Right around $230,000 in 1990. :D We have the original invoice. The original owner traded in a 1986 Travco RV and it brought his payments down to $1,432 a month, over 11 years. This seems like a lot of greenbacks today, I can't imagine how that felt in 1990!
The Limited was the very best coach that Holiday Rambler made back then. It would be replaced by the Navigator a few years later. As long as the fundamentals work, it should serve you well for years - perhaps even a decade or more. Just keep an eye on the roof and check it regularly for cracks in the seals.
"perhaps even a decade or more." Or as long as I need it to, perhaps decade(s). :D I have a bad habit of fixing things and keeping them. I bought a 1970 Winnebago once, we still use it, a lot. LOL :D
i own a 1990 Holiday Rambler, 32ft Ford Gas Model. this was a weird time for motorhomes from what i read, i knew they made both ford and chevy versions of the same year/model. they took base vehicles that had their own vin number then rebuilt them with a new VIN number so there are 2 VINs on the damn thing. its funny how many small features we share, colors of fabric details in cupholders small stuff
Being new to the HR line, I have not had time to learn enough about how they set up their VINs. I do know how Winnebago handled them. Winnebago would buy their chassis and they would come with their own VINs from the manufacturers. When Winnebago built the RV on top of those chassis, they would give it their own VIN. A lot of people get confused with the older Winnebagos because they find two VINs. To make things even more confusing, when the Winnebagos got titled, the chassis VIN was used. Maybe HR did the same thing. My Chassis is just a bus chassis from Gillig, but I haven't looked for multiple VINs to see if HR has one on it too.
@@1D10CRACY i think on mine one VIN is on the outside by the driver door, and the other in the standard place under the windshield i think, or it might have just been in the paperwork, cant remember exactly but i almost had a refusal in getting the title transfered from NM to KY because the VINs "mismatched" and one had like two too many numbers (or two few) either way they ended up letting it fly after the sherriff's office inspection (which was normal and required for all) mine is in great shape with about 110k on it lived in it for about a year, was an amazing time in my life and cant wait to get it tuned up hopefully for a spring trip.
The book says it has a 98 gallon diesel tank. The previous owner logged fuel mileage. Looks like it gets 10mpg. That may seem bad, but my 1970 Winnebago gets 6 to 7mpg.
To be honest, I haven't been able to find much about it! At this point I'm just kinda winging my way through a semi-restoration. If I find any documentation I'll let you know! You can find my email on my "About" page here on RU-vid.
@@1D10CRACY we looked at one very similar in size in Orrville about a month ago. It was not as nice to begin with. It seemed to be a good runner, but the water damage and a host of smaller issues made me not want to add it to my pile of projects. Even though they were only asking $7,500. If yours was anywhere close to that, you really made out like a bandit!
if made today it would be 1,000,000 dollars and still have something break down on it in the first week and every 3 to 4 weeks for 5 years, i got a used 98 32 foot gulf stream and they kept all the paper work that broke, first year it was in the shop more weeks then on the road, after that frig, furnace, both roof A/C,s levers electrical problems slider all broke so basically i only had to put on a new roof at was 30 years old(did it my self) new tires new furnace and only had 42,000 miles on it on 2019 when i paid 13,000, glad o did not get a new one like o was gonna het but talking to many new owners and all the problems they had used was a better deal
If it's got a cat engine then you can't buy parts for it. Cat doesn't make that engine anymore they don't make parts. So you're going to spend probably about 15 to 20000 to replace the engine and maybe the transmission
Yea, I was pretty surprised to find them (Cat 3208) being sold rebuilt with a warranty for 15k and under, not too bad at all for what you get! Personally I would just rebuild it myself, but I do that. Luckily it's just a Cat 3208 and there are a ton of parts still available both through Cat and on the aftermarket. It's a great platform to work with and with the Allison Transmission, it's a no brainer. But to own one, it's probably best if you are a mechanic. :D
