On 4/29/15, we were looking at Used, Inexpensive motorhomes to purchase. We had our financing in Alaska; just needed to purchase & drive home. Blair convinced us to buy his "own, personal" 1998 Fleetwood Jamboree GT which he said "has only been in Winthrop & Rochester & hardly even lived in because he is in Hawaii most of the year". We were told it was mechanically sound & ready to drive to Alaska, except it was still "winterized with antifreeze in the pipes & holding tank because he just drove it over from Winthrop". We waited entire day & told them we could not spend the night while they finish flushing it & cleaning it, inside & out. It was a beautiful, hot, sunny day & no one was getting to the continued flushings! We had to keep asking & got "not yet". At about 745pm, we finally headed N. to return our rental car in Seattle & head N. up the AlCan Hwy.
On 5/2/15, I wrote the following email to Blair:
"Blair, I hope your check arrived. We are on the road in Canada headed to the Yukon. I don't know when we'll get reception again, but this will send then. Some issues fyi:
*Heat, after 2 days, blowing only cold air, yes, we have Propane.
*Tailpipe connector on Generator must have been loose, just hanging & we have no tools so haven't been running it.
*Half the running lights are dead
*3 drawers totally unusable IF can open because bottoms broken.
*4 plastic bins of women's underwear in bedroom cupboard....
*curtain/blind behind driver unusable.
*AntiFreeze definitely still in tank due to dark pink water so it's also unusable."
NO RESPONSE!
We arrived home to Palmer, Alaska & had to call a Mobile RV tech. to change fuse for our heater to work (temp.) & they couldn't remove generator but had to drain it into every container we could find due to most of it containing WATER, not fuel, which Blair informed us was NOT the case. We also had the entire carpet soaked next to the bathroom & severe stain starting to show in the kitchen area by sink. He checked them out but didn't see leakage at that time. We also had to flush 4x to get rid of the pink antifreeze water throughout the system.
We used it twice in Alaska to visit friends N & S of us. Then, again, medical, we had to sell our house & move into the motorhome, to eventually move to WA State.
We, luckily got to Camp Host, not moving over the summer from 5/23/16 to 8/3/16. LUCKILY? during that time, instead of down the AlCan Hwy again, the bathroom lower pipes were leaking on pavement & we called the same Mobile RV Tech. who did not charge us a cent (THAT's good customer svc) because of missing the leak a year earlier. He left and 1 hour later, we texted to come quick, emergency! The hot water tank was empty & all the water over the carpeting, steps & pavement, near that other stain we never could figure out. He comes out & takes it all apart and the hot water heater had a massive crack in it and when removed had OLD, also MASSIVE rats' nests everywhere around that area. UGH!!! $900 later + a few days, I step down the stairs and the entire stairs fall to the ground with me on them. This was caused by the water heater HAVING LEAKED for years and destroying the wood & bolts holding up the stairs & we now know our stain problem. We used an RV Concierge to get rid of the stain & still can't get rid of it.
Before we head down the AlCan Hwy again,, we take it to an Custom RV repair shop (WE TRUST) and there is a severe propane leak from the fridge that was old also. AND THEN, owner states to not take bumpy roads too quickly because the entire cab over the driver/passenger area is dropping and seal is open all the way around. His price for fixing was too much and he said to seal it and re-seal it every chance we get, which we did & do.
In Aug2016, we leave Alaska and move to WA State. We have a Berkey Water filtration unit (I highly recommend these!) but somewhere along the line, saw our holding tank water in a clear, large container & there was mold, algae, things swimming, need I say more? in it. We winterized over the Winter of 2015 and flushed it, over & over again, more than thoroughly, before this trip. It is (not was) a someone NEVER CLEANING with bleach solution over YEARS problem.
Dec2016. We moved to W.WA to NOT freeze over Winter (before buying a house in E.WA). Our furnace quit working & would not ignite (temps ARE FREEZING because of El Nina). We finally get a Mobile Tech. out & it is the 'burner. The burner is RUSTED to the CASING. He couldn't remove burner because it was so rusted to the casing and shook & pulled on the casing & IT wouldn't budge either. The owner called me later to explain no parts available anywhere (I will look on ebay, etc. to find it & call them back). In the meantime, tech's shaking gave us temp.heat (for now).
ONLY THING NOT BLAIR'S DOING is our holding tank & hoses are now frozen... UGH read more