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12-15-2006, 04:21

Brian,
I would think long and hard before buying any motor home or camper without
inspecting it first. As complex as these Bluebirds of any age are you probably
need a professional to help you. There are several members of the forum that you
can hire to help with professional inspections. Ralph Fullenwider, [ rlf47 at
swbell dot net ] is one you could contact. If he can't do it he could probably
give you a contact that could. Remember the old saying "pay me now or pay me
later." If you buy one for $15,000.00 and have to spend another $15,000.00
getting it back to a point of being safe. Remember if what you can see looks bad
what you can't see is probably a lot worse [enternal workings of the engine,
transmission, cooling systems]. I would bite the bullit and buy one that has
been maintained in good condition. Hank Hankerson has a very nice 31 footer
stored in Las Vegas that he is asking $31,000 for. He has had a lot of upgrades
done to this coach. He just completed a trip from Vegas to Michigan to Florida
and back to Vegas. He's in Australia now but is to be back in Vegas in January.
You can contact him through this forum. I believe he is planning to be at the
Quartzite rally the end of January.
I agree that a 31 footer is a little small for a family of 4 kids. If you plan
on trading up shortly I personally would be looking for a 36 - 38 footer with
side bath and double couches. You are going to need the extra room. Also I
believe south west Georgia would make a wounderful place to relocate to.
Howard Truitt
Camilla, Ga.
86 PT40
Sowega

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