I Bought A $1000 RV! Is It Junk?

This was the same RV used in breaking bad! I bought this 1987 Fleetwood Bounder RV of craigslist for $1000. Let's see what's wrong with it! It has the Chevy 454.

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[ARuralVermonterQqjmcb]

Can anyone guess why I put meth lab in the thumbnail of this video? I'll give you a hint: Walter White

[frankm]

1, 000$ and you drove it home. Already a win..

[michaelbaka]

Looks like you could fix it up and make it livable. FIX THE ROOF!!! Get on top and do a quick inspection. Tarp it if necessary!!! Next, empty all your water storage. Black, grey, and fresh. If that stuff freezes up, it breaks stuff. Find your control panel, open cabinets until you find it. This will give you battery voltage, maybe some circuit breakers, levels for fresh water, grey water, black water, and propane level. See if the gennie runs....make sure you have at least a half-tank of fuel or it won't start. Look for manuals it all drawers and cupboards....quite helpful! And....YouTube is your friend! Best

[bloomerdavid]

Walt paid $7k for his Bounder, so I’d say you got a deal!

[magdad]

I had an apartment smaller than that thing and my apartment didn't have a 454!

[retrox]

All campers that price have trashed interiors. Yours looks fine

[zillionzulu]

the owner : whoo glad we got rid of it and $1000 bonus
the buyer : whoo glad I got it for a cheap $1000

[MXguy]

Dang! You gotta be careful collecting all these vehicles, you’ll end up looking like my place! So . Fix the water leaks and road trip it down here this summer eh?

[jjssbailey]

1987 Fleetwood Bounder was $50, 000 out the door. As I sit in one on Padre Island, TX.

[tehpanda]

you're a braver man than I to be driving this monster at 63mph on tires that dry rotted!

[robj]

Yep. Had a friend who had one back in the '80's. We took it on a 2, 000 mile trip around the US and had a great time. It was very reliable. Of course, that was 30 years ago. You might run into a number of issues with one that old. Remains to be seen how reliable this one is after all these years.

[openyoureyes]

I redid an old motorhome once and the best idea is to replace the carpet with wooden flooring..wash everything, and take care of the ceiling leaks! You got a great deal! I know how to upholster and so I reupholstered the sofa's chairs seats etc, in mine. It looked brand new when I was finished! Any questions ask me! :)

[sr]

That's a damn good deal if the engine runs well. All 6 tires will be about 200$ each. The interior doesn't look like it needs to much work minus the water damage. Great find!

[ChrisfromGeorgia]

Looks perfect to take on a Christmas Vacation!

[michaelcook]

When I was in Real Estate school, they said to look for rust under metal railings, metal handles. Basically, because the stuff is boiled, and corrosive, rust happens in unusual places.
Sounds like an exhaust leake over a valve tap...but, I'm not live.
You ALWAYS impress me...YOU HAVE ACCESSIBLE COMMON SENSE!! The engine, trans, and generator is worth more than you paid for it. Love shack...hehehe.

[autobotavengerfireballxl]

The 454 is solid af man I just bought a camper for 500 she has the 460 ford also solid af.

[nickyannajones]

"That's 5 less than usual...." We're good! Lol. Positive attitude lol

[mjc]

I look forward to seeing it repaired and updated, cool project.

[jameshenneberg]

Lucky SOB! Wish I could find such a deal. I want to downsize, "less is more" and sell / ditch my house.

[johnhansen]

Put a tarp over the Motorhome immediately. Fix it permanently as you have time...It should be a fun project....MUCH BETTER than a new one for the of the price per pound...