RV purchase suggestions: 5th wheel or trailer?
I am looking for advice.
We have had a used 1992 lance 24 ft. 5th wheel for pass twenty years with a 99 Dodge 2500 Cummins Diesel. Believe me; next time around I will get the compression brake/Jack brake and or a transmission like the GMC Alison to help slow you down going down hills. The wife said it time to move on/ upgrade. I read were a RV normally losses 50% of their value after five years and that is why it is money wise to purchase a good used RV. So we are looking to purchase a used 5th wheel or trailer approximately five years old. This time around I would like a 30 ft. max. RV that is not so cheaply constructed that it is a night mare to work on or repair. Don’t get me wrong we cannot afford a Rose Royce/ Lexus quality unit but would like to have something in a Toyota Camry range. Something we can have for ten years plus without having a major headache each time we go to use it. I am an electrician and know how to use a tool or two so I can and do my own maintenance.
Something I been toying with is getting two 125/250 Yamaha style trial motorcycles so the wife and I can run them on the back mountain roads darning camping trips; no dirt biking for us. I am concerned that I would not have room to haul them if I purchase a 5th wheel. That is the big reason we are will to consider a trailer this time around. Possible haul the bikes in the back of the truck bed. Not really keen on toy haulers but it is not totally ruled out.
1. What brands would you recommend and why?
2. What brands to avoid.
3. Which way to go, 5th wheel or trailer?
4. Anything good advice would be of help.
Also:
Is it just too good to be true?
I live in Oregon and heard that in Arizona there are a lot of RV’s were a member of the family has died and need to sale it. I have been told about snow birders that are unable to bring the RV back home and sale at low price.
Basically I am asking if it is true and worth it to go to Arizona. Probably all the good deals to be had are picked up by full time RV dealers search the county side.
We have had a used 1992 lance 24 ft. 5th wheel for pass twenty years with a 99 Dodge 2500 Cummins Diesel. Believe me; next time around I will get the compression brake/Jack brake and or a transmission like the GMC Alison to help slow you down going down hills. The wife said it time to move on/ upgrade. I read were a RV normally losses 50% of their value after five years and that is why it is money wise to purchase a good used RV. So we are looking to purchase a used 5th wheel or trailer approximately five years old. This time around I would like a 30 ft. max. RV that is not so cheaply constructed that it is a night mare to work on or repair. Don’t get me wrong we cannot afford a Rose Royce/ Lexus quality unit but would like to have something in a Toyota Camry range. Something we can have for ten years plus without having a major headache each time we go to use it. I am an electrician and know how to use a tool or two so I can and do my own maintenance.
Something I been toying with is getting two 125/250 Yamaha style trial motorcycles so the wife and I can run them on the back mountain roads darning camping trips; no dirt biking for us. I am concerned that I would not have room to haul them if I purchase a 5th wheel. That is the big reason we are will to consider a trailer this time around. Possible haul the bikes in the back of the truck bed. Not really keen on toy haulers but it is not totally ruled out.
1. What brands would you recommend and why?
2. What brands to avoid.
3. Which way to go, 5th wheel or trailer?
4. Anything good advice would be of help.
Also:
Is it just too good to be true?
I live in Oregon and heard that in Arizona there are a lot of RV’s were a member of the family has died and need to sale it. I have been told about snow birders that are unable to bring the RV back home and sale at low price.
Basically I am asking if it is true and worth it to go to Arizona. Probably all the good deals to be had are picked up by full time RV dealers search the county side.
