Arlo Kalon 2.0
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A few people have PM'd me and emailed wanting to see pics of the motorhome I recently acquired. It's 24 years old but looks closer to ten - it was well cared for. I recently found a paper inside it with the name and phone number of the original owner down in Austin. I called to ask if the 68,000 miles shown had turned over once and was actually 168,000. I was surprised to learn that at 60,000 miles the Chevy 350 engine was replaced with a much newer motor that was rebuilt and only had 8,000 miles on it. I also learned it had a new water heater, the Onan generator was rebuilt recently, it had new shocks and six new tires, and the cabin heater was new as well. He had been fixing it up to get several more years usage out of it when he found a deal on a newer one he couldn't pass up. He sold this one to cover the amount of his recent expenses - $7,500.00. It has passed through two hands since that time two years ago and I got it from a guy who was overwhelmed witha few problems it had and felt the need to unload it. I paid $4,000 for it. I've since learned he didn't even know about the new motor. The problems he was faced with was the outside auxiliary shower at the rear leaked badly when the water hose was connected to the camper and there had been a leak at the window seal in the sleeping area above the cab. Years ago I totally rehabbed an old travel trailer and had no problem fixing these issues. One neat thing about it is it has an apartment size refrigerator in it - much larger than the original. It also has a four burner stove with a big oven, microwave and big stand up shower in the bathroom. Anyway, for the curious here are the pics. It performed like a champ on our five hour shakedown cruise to my oldest son's house for Thanksgiving. It feels kind of cool to only be 58 and retired already with a motorhome. We'll keep it a few years then sell it and upgrade to a larger one - providing gas isn't over six bucks a gallon by then!
