Buy and fix or walk away

[Aerowood]

Bambi98, I see you are showing Denver for your city of record on the forums. I'm in Arvada and I'm happy to help you out.

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[ROBERT CROSS]

Originally Posted by waninae39

walk away

Probably....BUT. It didn't happen without photos, without it's hard to advise.

It's likely you'll pay thru the skylight for the work needed.

Disclaimer...our first was a '63 Safari.

Bob
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[Ultraclassic]

It all depends on the "deal" and your expertise, in 2020 we bought a well maintained 2000 30ft and it is in great shape, and we'll cared for. We were able to use it right away, then fix anything that came up like : oven gas line cracking, thermostat going dead, I am a vehicle mechanic and a home handy man so these were "fun" to do. Last year I replaced the tires, brakes, packed the bearings etc etc. So if it is a gift then take it, if they are asking top dollar (- Ac cost) it might be better to get a 2000-2015 used unit that is well taken care of and loved

[bobzdar]

Looking at that list, items 1, the second 2, 3 and 4 are all probably the same issue. So if a roof a/c unit is properly installed, it'll probably fix the electrical issues. Alternately, properly capping the wiring running into it would probably fix most of it, including the hot skin. A bit puzzling why the po would remove the a/c unless they were planning to replace it and just didn't get to it.

If it's worth it or not would totally depend on the price imo.

[AldeanFan]

Originally Posted by Bambi98

Thank you to everyone for your responses and guidance. We decided to move forward with the purchase and are going to spend money for professionals and hope to learn a lot in the near future to complete some tasks ourselves as well.

Congratulations on your purchase and good luck with your airstream adventures!