My wife and I are in pre-retirement mode. We owned a travel trailer about 30 years ago and would like to buy a 5er to travel and to spend the winters in a warmer location. We have located a used 2013 ...
If I was in your shoes I would buy used for sure. Unless of course money is no object. Then I would buy new. I have bought 2 new RV's and they were great. But I have bought several used and I am sure unless I win the lotto I will always buy used in the future. When you are talking trailers they are relatively simple units. Most everything is a DYI project if you have some carpentry and light mechanical skills. Once your retired I would guess you would enjoy maintaining your RV. JMHO