12-13k Budget For Motorhome
DW and I are about convinced that we want a motorhome. Here is our plan, however, I wanted to consult with the experts first because I understand that plans vs reality are often two different things. ...
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TechWriter wrote:jerem0621 wrote:
Is this an unreasonable expectation and budget?
Unreasonable? Yes, I think so.
Out of curiosity I checked several used motorhome sites for <$10K Class As. Two of the sites came up with none, but there was more than 20 listed on other site. The latest year in this price range was 1997.
You could end up with a money pit.
The big issue with your search is that there are two separate paths involved here. I generally find that there is a massive difference between glossy commercial websites, and the hundreds of local Craiglists in this country. In our search we have seen examples of the same year and model motorhome being offered by a big dealer (on line)and a local owner. It's not unusual to see the private owner offering a much better coach for 25-40% less, and making it quite clear that they REALLY need to sell. When it comes to really inexpensive coaches, IMHO, I wouldn't even waste time looking at national websites. The finds will be in the local CL and other sources, and the owners will be the ones who just want to see it gone. They may have aged out of the hobby, lost a spouse, or whatever, but they just want to see an empty yard, not the MH that they don 't want or need anymore.
