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Originally Posted by wolfe10
Sorry for being blunt, but an 18 year old diesel pusher in "fair" condition that you have to pay others to maintain is a recipe for significant inconvenience and expense.
As others have suggested, you will need to LEARN how to do a lot of the work yourself or it will be sitting waiting for work to be done much of the time and at significant cost.
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^This.
I'd cancel the $4,000 "fix" to get "everything" up to snuff - because it won't get everything up to snuff. And start working it through one problem at a time.
New tires every 5 to 6 years and new batteries 4 to 6 years are givens.
Personally, I'd leave all of the diesel and chassis work to a professional. But then there really shouldn't be a great deal of that other than routine and annual maintenance.
It's the "house" systems that you really MUST tackle on your own.
There is no cheap way to own and operate a 19 year old diesel motorhome. Understand that from the start. If you can't afford it then go a different route.