Hello
This is my first post to the group. I am located in the Cleveland Ohio area and have never owned a class A motorhome. I currently have a small popup that my wife and I use and I previously owned a 1982 VW Vanagon Westfalia.
OK that being said, I have a relative that lives in the San Francisco area that is willing to GIVE ME his very good well maintained 1999 Rexhall American Clipper C29 that has approximately 22000 miles on the odometer. The dilemma I am having is that if I take him up on the offer and pay anywhere from $2000 to $3000 to have it hauled to my home - which is no big deal - I will need to find an indoor storage facility to park it. This will probably cost anywhere from 1500-2000 a year according to my limited research that I have done. Also, no worries there at least for a few years
What I am needing input from the fine folks here is based on your experience how do these machine hold up if they are not used on a regular basis? I can see myself having this really nice machine parked in a nice indoor storage facility and using it once or twice a year for a few weeks, Since I am not retired yet this would be the situation for quite a few years out and I am thinking that although I am getting the RV for nothing except the cost of getting it to Cleveland, I will be paying for storage for a long time and things could deteriorate due to lack of use, and what started out as a good idea may not be that great in the long run. Also, the whole car towing thing intimidates me - have to have something to tool around in once you get to the destination right?
Are the Rexhall units really well built machines and do they hold their value? From what I have seen this model and year are currently going from 12000-18000 depending on condition. From what I recall the layout was pretty nice and it seemed to be very well built. I recall it had some type of leveling system that used a joystick of some sort. The cabinets and fixtures seemed to be good as well. Are the AC units and generator sufficient?
I guess what it boils down to is that I am asking for some opinions as to what you would consider doing based on my predicament. I would love to own one of these but I know that it will be quite a few yeaars until I can really use it as it is intended. I guess I could get it here to Cleveland and try it out and then sell it if I dont use it - but that defeats the purpose.
Well thats about it, and if you actually read my ramblings all the way to this point well god bless you
and thanks! Any and all comments, thoughts, ideas, or whatever that can provide any insight iinto helping me decide on this would be greatly appreciated. I have about a month to decide.
Cheers and thanks in advance
KF
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