I don't see a problem posting an ad and would be more than happy to look at it. Is it a dealer ad or private party? The coach is 5 years old and I haven't looked at any ads but the price appears to be in line. I would definitely look at the coach in person even if it required a plane ticket to do so.

I had a friend buy a five year old coach site unseen, looked good in all the pictures but when he got it home you could tell it was well used.

Pictures are a bit fuzzy but it appears to be in good condition. Find out if they have service and maintenance records. At 34,000 miles the diesel is not broken in yet. Cummins says 50k is the break in mileage, not sure about cat. It probably has original tires but they should be good for at least a couple of more years. Breaks are good for another 10 years depending on the miles you put on it.

If you make a visit to look at it, have the seller fire up the refer and hot water heater a day before so you can verify they are working good.

But the biggies for me would be the diesel engine and the Allison trans. Ask the seller if he has had oil and coolant analysis done. This will let you know if there is any major issues.

If that's the case yes I would be concerned. That would dictate a visit to see the coach. There may be a simple explanation but you never know.

Well for sure there are two different dash pictures.

I'm like Second Chance.  Those photos bother me considering how easy it is to take pictures of one's own coach for an ad.  Before I did anything, I would insist on photos from the owner to include those areas like the wet bay to see if one could see a problem.  Insist on close-up pictures of that area.  It really appears that this seller has taken photos from the internet that were posted by dealers.  And, he didn't do a good job of that because of the differences in the pictures of the dash area and the kitchen and living room.

As easy as it is to get one's own pictures, I think I'd be leery of this one unless I was actually seeing the unit, and even then, when I visited, I'd try to have an RV tech along to look at it as well.

Terry

I seen this one on craigslist Nashville TN. also! I smell a big fish as it never said anything about Wyoming!

Offtosmelltheroses wrote:

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While surfing the web this morning, RV shopping,  I came upon what at first glance appears to be a great buy on a 2010 Tiffin Phaeton.  ($119,000 for a 40'DP seems to be a REAL good buy).  A couple of things in the ad raised my "spidey senses".  Before I responded to it, I'm interested in a few unbiased opinions?  I'd be interested in what others think of the ad.  Would I be breaking any rules by posting a link to the ad and asking for a few unbiased opinions?

Jim

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 Jim:

 

We've run into this a couple of times before when poking around ebay. It seems that these are brochure pictures, maybe with a few genuine shots of that particular coach (but not many). My response was to email seller and state that it was good to see all original brochures pictures to get a feel for the layout of the coach, but asking to see extensive pictures of the particular coach that was for sale. He actually did send pics of coach for sale and they were a lot different (condition wise) than that of the brochure pictures (of course). Good luck and don't purchase anything without seeing it in person and having it checked out.

Yup,  agree!