Another gasser question

Mondooker wrote:
I have a question for you, not so much between a gas and diesel, more about the RV experience.

A friend of mine recently bought a 27' Class C and just got back from a 1800 mile round trip, mostly through the mountains, to Seattle, WA. He knows I've been looking at motorhomes and felt I've been looking for a lot more than I need. He told me the following.

1. He liked the size because he could go wherever he wanted to go without a Toad.
2. He looked at diesels in that same length and couldn't rationalize the extra $50,000.00 bucks.
3. It has everything they wanted other than a washer & dryer but that meant a larger and more expensive coach.
4. He wanted to buy new because they retire next year and intend the keep the coach. They wanted the warrantee and will know the coach is taken care of the way they take care of things.
5. When something goes wrong they don't want diesel repair cost eating into their retirement.
6. They can go to a Ford dealer and not a diesel shop.

There was more but those were the main points. His main point to me was "consider a gas under 30' it will be less grief and you'll have less invested"! I should also say that he and his wife have been RV-ing for years from a pop-up trailer to what they have today. Never a diesel.

I'll not go to a Class C because I like the motorhome style but everyone has a point of view don't they? I'm going to Lazy Days this weekend, not to buy but look around and kick some tires. I'm curious if I'll know from the experience or be even more confused?

It's almost like everyone's not rooting for the Bronco's!

1- Size has very little to do with coming and going. It's the PITA of disconnecting and putting things away, when you want to go running around.
2- Diesels are a good investment, for those who really put the miles on, otherwise they're for people who could care less about their cost per mile and/or want over 38ft.
3- Many washer and dryers have been taken back out and many that stay, are mostly used for socks and underwear and reserving the rest for launder-mat.
4- I hate new and would just as well, have the original owner take the depreciation and arguing with the dealership about the warranty, while they're waiting for weeks at a time for their coach. The depreciation factor alone, pays for a much better warranty, as in having your own in your own personal bank account.
5- I get it with the Diesel expense and my main reason for not having one. This is with me doing most of my own work, too. Again, if you're running 25K miles a year and want it for long term, then it's going to pay off.
6- One stop shop, can be a good thing as well, in a pinch and when you don't know the local shops for individual areas of expertise, that may come with a savings.
7- IMO, Class C's look like an after thought and would much rather have the bus look. Not to mention the big windshield for viewing America, at it finest.