Yes, no questions - there are always exceptions to general
statements.....you stumbled on a rare bird - congrats!
Love those old GMC’s - truly classics - but a far cry from a modern Class A.
Hope your ongoing maintenance costs don’t kill you!
I’ve addressed all the common wear and tear issues, engine has good compression and less than 100K miles, I’ve done practically all the other upgrades and improvements. All that’s left is addressing the interior which isn’t awful but it is 40 years old. The upholstery is OK but a little dry rotted where sun has hit it, and I want to take the carpet out and replace it with something hard surface for easier cleaning, then rugs over that. So much crap builds up in carpet, and it’s hard to get it all out even with regular vacuuming. It does have a functional central vac built in, these were top of the line, period, for their time.
Oh, and the driving experience. I’ve been in and driven modern Class A motorhomes. While they’re better than some of the older ones on RWD truck chassis they’re still trucks and drive like them. Driving that GMC is like piloting a jet or something, the cockpit feel of it with the wraparound glass, the low dash, forward and side to side visibility is practically unparalleled. It’s actually so open that passengers upfront can sometimes feel a little exposed at first, but then they inevitably fall in love with the experience, too. Handling isn’t much different from your typical American van, not challenging to drive it. The ride is full size American sedan, Cadillac plush. Modern Class A motorhomes don’t offer that. They have more room, more ceiling height, slide outs and all that but they look like bricks. I’m happy with this one. Even if I had to replace the engine and transaxle, I’d still have less than $30K in it. That won’t get you much of anything recent, let alone anything desirable.