I currently have a 2016 Bighorn 3585, we absolutely love it, Question, is on depreciation, at what year is the best to trade before it depreciates too much. Obviously the biggest year is the first year, the minute you drive it off the lot. We have two awnings, 2 AC's, the outside entertainment center, and the coiffered Ceilings probably went too fancy, and loose value more. Appreciate any insight.

After rig turns 10 years old then financing for the buyer sometimes gets tricky. No real data to go on but 6 years appears to be a sweet spot for some value remaining before repair and maintenance costs start to climb.

They take a real nose dive the first year on value. These are a depreciating asset and to fully get the value, you use it until it is used up.Ken

The value is going to drop most the first year, but is going to continue to drop each year by lesser amounts. So the longer you wait, the less the value. Just a matter of how long you want to wait to get that new one. It's a losing proposition no matter when you do it.

My parents bought their RV new in 2003. They have had much use out of it and spent very little on maintenance. I think they paid about 55,000 back then and could likely get 10k out of it now. That's $3000 per year. I think it's pretty tough to do much better than that.

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MURPHY55347
Explorer
Aug 02, 2018
The "best" time is never.
WeBeFulltimers
Explorer
Aug 02, 2018
MURPHY55347 wrote:
The "best" time is never.

Correct answer! Sell it.
ol_Bombero-JC
Explorer
Aug 04, 2018
msabel wrote:
I currently have a 2016 Bighorn 3585, we absolutely love it,

Question, is on depreciation, at what year is the best to trade......."

Ans: There is NO best to *TRADE*!!..:S

Sell it yourself - no matter how old it is.

:C
msabel
Explorer
Aug 04, 2018
Thanks for all the feedback, some keys learned purchase price up to 35% off list, or buy used, and depreciation is always going to happen and there is no best time to trade, and if you do, sell it yourself, which I have had little success doing when units are newer, everyone wants a deal. Waiting 10 years to sell, seems like you would have a hard time selling it.

Maybe year 5, is the best?
packnrat
Explorer
Aug 05, 2018
most here say 10 years.
i am a bit past that time frame. bought new in 2001. so it is now 17 years old. and going strong.

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