Hello, last week my husband and I bought our first RV: a used 1989 Rockwood Class A 32 foot motorhome with the side dinette and full deluxe features package. It was $90k brand new; we paid $5k. Ford 460 engine, John Deere chassis, fiberglass roof and sides. Carfax said 4 owners, no accidents, no odometer rollbacks It was a sweet deal with only 33,000 miles on it. Her name is "Clora Mae", in honor of my late grandmother.
We've got some work to do and we don't know what we don't know! But we're good at doing research and we've both got lots of DIY experience.
The RV spent a week at the dealership getting the engine and AC and brakes checked out, plus a full tune up. Everything looks great they said, so we're really relieved about that.
The interior is in pretty decent shape. Sofa cushions and side dinette cushions need recovering or replacing. Woodwork is solid oak so we won't be painting that. But wall coverings and valances need updating.
The manufacturer, Rockwood, went out of business not long after our RV was built. The company that bought them out only bought the name, not the products, so there isn't any ongoing support for the brand. A lot of the documentation that came with our RV has water damage so we are having to find out things via the Internet verses having a company we can call with questions.
About us: we've been married 32 years, 6 children, 7 grandchildren, spread over 3 Midwestern states. Wanderlust is one of our love languages.😊
Later RJD
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