What we are going to talk about today is the art of buying a used vehicle. In this case I will use a motor home as an example. My neighbors are selling a 1993 32′ General Motors chassis MH. They have a potential buyer, someone who is making a great decision on making sure his money is well spent.
The buyer of this vehicle has a good strategy put together, it is almost like he has read some of the motor home articles we already put on the GotTransmissions.com Blog site. If you are interested in those articles, take a tour of our blog, I am sure you will find something new and interesting.
The ‘buyer’ is taking no chances. He put a deposit on the vehicle and took it to a competent shop, which is having one of their qualified mechanics go over it from head to toe. His having such things as the engine compression checked. A great idea to have this test performed. It tells one a bunch about how healthy the motor is. You have low compression, or a larger than a 10% difference in the compression in any cylinders, well you might as well write this name and number down now. GotTransmissions.com at 1-877-268-0664.
Compression testing is great idea for any buyer of a used vehicle. But that is where it starts. The gentleman who is buying this home on wheels is having the complete braking system checked, including the shoes and pads, cylinders and calipers, brake lines-hoses and wheel bearings.
The steering gear and alignment are getting a look see and he is having the transmission pan lowered and inspected for excessive contaminants. If it looks good he will have the fluid and filter changed, using synthetic automatic transmission fluid. FYI, I upgraded this transmission when I owned my tranny shop. We (the seller) both know that the tranny is healthy.
Personally, this is a great time to add an auxiliary, external add on transmission cooler.
Obviously a vehicle that is about 15 or 16 years old has to show wear in some areas, but with the best of maintenance and staying on top of any problems that occur, most vehicles will last longer than one might expect and be reliable as well. I’m a believer in this type of care for my cars. I still drive my 1988 GMC 1 ton pickup I bough brand new. It runs perfect and I plan on keeping it for a while longer.
The point here is that spending a few hundred bucks on an examination may save thousands of dollars down the road.
Before I end my post, you may like to know that I also own a mint 1970 Porsche 911(I got it second hand from a neighbor who bought it new), it has always had meticulous care and runs perfect. I have three Harley Davidson’s, the newest being a 1985 Dresser, all run like the day I bought them new. I have no secrets, I just follow the advise I give in the GotTransmissions.com Blog. So should you… Enjoy.
