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As Dean remarked, the environmental conditions in which a coach exists for most of its life, and how long it has been sitting will be good indicators of the potential issues upon which you must focus your attention.  Our 1982 was stored inside a climate controlled barn for 24 of its first 26 years in mostly arid climates, and was used on a regular basis.  No deferred maintenance, no rust in the water bays.....a little rust in the house battery compartment.....engine bays relatively clean and orderly, holding tanks all in above average condition.  Everything worked.......AC's still, after 35 years blow ice cubes, gas heaters work wonderfully (had to replace one circuit board on one heater last year), electric heaters, genset, fridge.  In over 50,000 miles of use since we purchased ours I have had to replace only the mechanical water pump, and the three electric heaters as there was a recall on them.  I am on my second set of tires, I change the oil, and all filters as needed, etc.  But mine is the exception to the rule.  Others have already outlined what you should do, and that is the best way for you to know what you are getting.  I spent hours with the prior owner going through all the systems, asking questions, etc.  Just had the brake lining checked and still have over 80% on the front brakes after over 50,000 miles of use by us, plus whatever was put on them by the prior owner.  Just had to have the Jake brake serviced.

I cannot emphasize enough to follow Tom's advice on having all fluids checked by a lab.....your drive train and generator represent the most expensive items in your coach and if not up to par can result in a nightmarish money pit of expenses.  Rebuilding a series 92 after failure can run to, or over $30,000 all by itself......tranny between $5 and 10,000, radiator up to $4,000.  Most everything else that can go wrong you can fix yourself.  Next most important thing is the age of your tires.....be sure the date codes all show 2013.....if that is truly the case then you've got a couple more years, or more.  It doesn't matter what they look like on the outside.....it's how old they are.  Whether tires sit on a rack for 6-7 years, or have been running down the road all those years they are pretty much done after 6-7 years.

That's my 2¢ (as Wally used to say) and I'm sticking to it........