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Looking buying 02 intrigue 30,000 miles , has been sitting last 6 yrs, how bad is this on engine , tranny, brake and rest of coach. Thanks for any info first time time rv buyer. Bork Created by: hmodxfu5jzbbpz36q4hsrr7du5soigkrywbaxtan
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Looking buying 02 intrigue 30,000 miles , has been sitting last 6 yrs, how bad is this on engine , tranny, brake and rest of coach. Thanks for any info first time time rv buyer. Bork Created by: hmodxfu5jzbbpz36q4hsrr7du5soigkrywbaxtan
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I hesitate to respond to this as I have only been Rv'ing for about 5 years, but have driven over 35,000 miles in that time. Prior to this, my wife and I have been boaters, first on western Lake Superior, the other Great Lakes, the Chesapeake Bay and 7 years to and from the Bahamas. After 43,000 nautical miles on the water, we decided to sell our last boat and see the land side of the US and Canada. With that as a background, I did 95 plus percent of the maintenance and repairs on the boat myself, including all systems and the diesel engines (3 including the generator). My advise to new boaters has been and will continue to be, "I would much rather buy a boat that has been heavily used than one that has been sitting at a dock and with very little hours put on the systems". The simple reason is that a heavily used boat is almost always well maintained, since the consequences of a failure at sea is far more serious than a failure of a system in an RV on land where maintenance help is usually close. This is not a hard and fast rule, as I am aware of folks who bought boats that were lightly used, paid a bargain price and were able to make the necessary repairs, but they were usually ones who were handy and could do their own repairs. Hiring work at a marina or at a RV repair facility is not inexpensive, and you can expect to pay upwards of $100/ hour and in some cases, the tech is learning at your expense.

Generally, it was the novices new to boating that made the bad decisions and found out the hard way that there are many things that can go wrong, and if they did not have a good surveyor to check out the boat, sometimes the consequences were not good. Fortunately for boaters, insurance companies requires surveys of the boat before they would underwrite a policy. That is not the case with RV's.

In my experience with RV's, the systems are very similar but there are far more electronic issues and complexities on the newer RV's. I found I could chase wiring issues, far easier on the boat than in the RV. Fortunately, Country Coach provided good manuals, wiring schematics, plumbing drawings, etc. If that doesn't come with the coach and if you can't understand it if it did, I would shy away from a purchase. However if you are handy, can fix things yourself, are not afraid to get dirty and take things apart, and have the time to shake the issues out-plus have cash set aside for unanticipated problems, go for it.

So with all the above as a background, if I were buying a used coach, I would not be afraid of purchasing a high mileage coach that has been well cared for and does not rattle down the highway. I would shy away from a coach that has been sitting for several years. If the fuel has been sitting for several years in a northern climate like Northern Minnesota, there is a decent chance it is still good. If it is sitting in a hot climate, I would have the fuel tank cleaned and the fuel replaced. I would also have a good mechanic/tech go through the engine and systems.

Good luck

Dennis Ojard 2003 Allure #30884
 

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No, walk away. There will be others that you can actally drive and test out all the systems before you buy. Without the worry of doing more damage.

Alex Ritchey 2k CC Affinity B&B