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Be sure to plan on time to inspect or have someone inspect it for you. Dont just rely on the carfax, some states do not report to it. Do your visual checks and be sure everything functions as it should. Any Class A Winne should have the J rail seam inspected. If it has not been sealed at the J Rail be sure to do so Immediatly. From what Rod in Winnebago Cust Serv informed me the Adhesive used to hold the roof edge of the fiberglass roof (which they dont consider part of the roof) wears out at about the ten year mark, then it solely relies on the sealant (if they applied it at the factory, our was not). You should inspect your sealants every 6 months and replace as needed, since our 99 Chieftain didnt get a sealant, we were not aware of this until we paid the $1000+ to have it repaired after 30 feet of our "not" roof edge flipped out of the J Rail. Winnebago is aware of this, and this is why they do not classify the fiberglass tucked into the J Rail as part of the roof. We sold an 88 31' Superchief with a 454 to get our 35U Chieftain with a 454 (not impressed with 5.7 MPG average, I have heard the ford 6.8 gets 8 - 9 MPG). We love the Winnebago floorplans, only three things I would change on my Chieftain, are the dinette would be on the passenger side instead of the drivers side, (my wife like to sit and watch the world go by and if the dinette was not on the drivers side she could see the country side instead of passing traffic), my Chieftain would have an oven, not just micro/convection for dry camp cooking, and I would change the way the roof is installed at the J-Rail, or take responsibility for not putting a sealant on it and blaiming the owner for not maintaining something that never was installed. Any Winne you get will be a winner even with the small inconveinances they have.
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