Purchasing a Fifth Wheel
Well here we are ready to purchase a fifth wheel. We are not full timers and we do have a budget we want to stay in. We have been looking at fifth wheels for many years and now with the TV paid for we...
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I know that you prefer to buy new, but I just want to mention that with careful dealer selection---where you may find excellent trade-ins which the dealer wants to covert to cash very quickly---you can get a very good deal. (After all, the best dealers would prefer to get rid of the old RV so that that lot space can be allocated to a brand new model with a MUCH bigger price tag and profit margin.)
That is how I got myself a 10-year old Thor toy hauler at under five figures. I don't have any toys to haul but I found that the layout gives me the feel of living in a house, not an RV. I had never even considered toy haulers until I saw that every item of furniture could be moved and converted to open-space. So I have a lot more options than I had with any other RV---and without the kitchen taking up all of the space.
So, I'd be surprised if a new RV is your only option on a great price. (Yes, we all have our preferences. But I prefer to let the previous owner/owners pay the first $30,000 to $50,000 and then I come along and buy that same RV for $9,000. OK, I found a couple of torn screens and some bent venetian blinds. But otherwise it looks like new. Even after sales taxes and misc fees, I still bought myself a 38' "house" for under $10,000. To each his own.)
That is how I got myself a 10-year old Thor toy hauler at under five figures. I don't have any toys to haul but I found that the layout gives me the feel of living in a house, not an RV. I had never even considered toy haulers until I saw that every item of furniture could be moved and converted to open-space. So I have a lot more options than I had with any other RV---and without the kitchen taking up all of the space.
So, I'd be surprised if a new RV is your only option on a great price. (Yes, we all have our preferences. But I prefer to let the previous owner/owners pay the first $30,000 to $50,000 and then I come along and buy that same RV for $9,000. OK, I found a couple of torn screens and some bent venetian blinds. But otherwise it looks like new. Even after sales taxes and misc fees, I still bought myself a 38' "house" for under $10,000. To each his own.)
