1995 Popular 190 (CA)

Price: $16,500 OBO | Year: 1995

My name is Felix, from Germany. I'm the owner of a 1995/1996 Dodge Roadtrek 190 Popular, which stays well kept in a shed of a good friend near Dallas all over the year. I use it temporarily to explore the extraordinary highlights of the States. In springtime 2024 we did a 6000 mls roadtrip from Dallas to the great deserts and landscapes in the western states until LA, then we went back to TX.

In 2025 - April and May - we plan to make the next road trip to the great Western until California / west coast /central California/SF area.
Meanwhile - because we love the RT concept - we found a nice 94 RT here in Germany, which we will use in the future for our trips in Europe, because we are retired now.
Therefore after our next trip ending in CA we want to sell our Dodge RT, preferred SF area and surroundings.

The main reason for this really early announcement is, that somebody who might be interested in buying our RT, could inspect the vehicle on our next roadtrip, so we could plan a meeting.

Some facts in a short overlook:
manufactured 8/1995
87000mls
VIN 2B6KB31Z1SK572265
Clean Texas Title, clean Carfax, no accidents
360cui Magnum V8 gasoline
The engine runs super strong and smooth, has no oil consumption and does not have any oil leaks.
The automatic transmission shifts incredibly smooth and precise.
I did a complete revision of presumably weak or worn parts:
new timing belt
new ignition coil
new air filter
oil filter & oil
all brakes revisioned, perfect working.
Trailer hitch.
Chassis & suspension:
well known as a weak point is the (Dodge) suspension:
I can firmly confess: there is NO road wandering or swaying or wobble:
I let the fantastic Big D steering stabilizer install in a workshop, as well as solid new Monroe shocks front and behind.
You can NOT find any severe rust neither at the bottom nor suspension, frame or body! Specially the front suspension and frame are absolutely clean and still with original paint !
Inside:
the wooden furniture and cabinets are in mint condition as well as the seats, sofas and captain chairs and curtains.
All RT camping systems are working. Propane tank ok, furnace, hot water, cooking burners, fridge, shower as well.
Some issues:
there is still the original Onan gen and AC installed. I let both systems running for a short time. AC did not cool. Onan has some problem with gasoline pumping. But as we never went to cold regions, we never used these systems.
If I would come into the need, I would throw away these 30 year old aggregates and simply replace them with new, much more economic systems!
I replaced the original toilet with a (for us) much more flexible PortaPotti. Nevertheless you could reinstall a fix toilet in a couple of minutes, because all the connections, including water hose, are already in place!!
The outside paint.....another weak point. This thing has some dings, chips and cracks, nothing severe, but not nice - as many of these old Roadtreks are. So all in all the paint is not the most perfect one. And the fiber glass lid of the lower side storage had a crack in the past as well as the drivers step. I repaired both with fiberglass epoxy and now they fullfilles their duties and are strong enough,- but not really pretty.
Ok, lots of description, but I only wanted to announce this sale now, early enough, so that interested people can look forward and make plans.
I would like to sell it anywhere in central California coast area (San Francisco area and surroundings !) at the end of May 2025. We would visit you !

Before sale I would clean it and take out some tools and stuff I would need at my RT here in Germany. I would let all new purchased stuff (cushions, blankets and other hardware) inside as you want.

Listed 21Oct24 Adj 4JAN25(Ad #1337)