[Richard]

https://youtu.be/K6XkOiMaOuk?si=irglC_vtPr7lp83U

Wow, just wow. I was so shocked and dismayed at watching a video of an RV inspector who up front said she knew nothing about Newells, continue to make a big deal of two solvable issues. Apparently her client declined to finish the deal based upon her findings. Her ignorance totally killed a deal on what appears to be a solid and well cared for coach. 

First the minor water stain and her assertion there could be rot could be assessed in 10 seconds with a sharp pick just below her area of concern. 

Second the loose aluminum trim piece below the door could be reattached in minutes with 3M VHB tape as it was originally. 

This is sad that this coach was misrepresented by this videographer. 

That said, any person considering the purchase of a Newell should understand there is no perfect coach, and some ongoing maintenance is the cost of ownership. 

Arrrrrgh!

[HoosierDaddy]

Richard, I had a similar response when I saw that video. However if the buyer let those issues dissuade them without further research maybe this coach was not for them. They may still be looking for a perfect trouble free 100k$ coach ……. I don’t know what that inspection cost but it seems that Deb could have been more helpful if she had done a bit more research…. ( It does have a big beautiful blue DD 60 though!

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I actually commented on this video. I think both the inspector and the customer seem to lack understanding of how a Newell is constructed.

I had a similar experience trying to find an inspector to look at our coach before we bought it. I talked to one inspector and they had never even heard of a Newell. Most RV inspectors run between $800 to $1200 and hopefully they know more about sticks and staples RVs for that price. I was fine paying that but when I asked what they were going to inspect it was basically a surface inspection, whatever they can see on the surface, turn on lights, turn on faucets etc stuff like that. I was not concerned with stuff like that, as it’s easy to repair. Anyways from the sound of the end of the video she said that they had a buyer, so hopefully someone saw how good that coach is and purchased it despite the “terrible rot” ?