Answered: How Much Does a Class A DP Cost?
I often see the question "how much does a motorhome cost" posted on these and other forums, and the provided answers are always lacking. Responses range from "it depends" to "impossible to answer," b...
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When asked, I recommend NOT buying an expensive DP unless you can use it 100+ days/year. If I read this correctly, you used it 60 days in two years so your "cost" was $1000+\day of use. Even at 200 days your cost would have been $320/day. I understand your unhappiness but much of it was self inflicted as I find your $ numbers very high. I agree that depreciation is the biggest $$$$ number often not thought about when buying a toy.
That said, m 1978 Cessna 182RG that I bought for $40K is now worth $85K many years later... it's called inflation.
From a previous post of mine on cost:
A" large DP is the nicest and most expensive way to see the USA, OK and Canada. You can save a lot of money and then buy a slightly used DP when you retire. My criteria was until I could use a RV 100+ days/year I should keep the price below $60K... $75K in today's dollars. Even paying cash, this is not a cheap sport... For 11 years my depreciation has been $14K/year, insurance $1200/year, 1000 gallons fuel/year ($2-3000)... at 100 days/year that's $160/day for it to just move down the road... even at 180 days/year that's $90/day and well worth it. :B * Not sure I really wanted to know this.:h If I divide it by 2 people that's only $45/day/person."
In 12 years I've spent $3400 on tires and have six years before needing to replace.
In 70K miles five oil changes at $250... $1250 as I do my own and not once/year.
Probably my biggest repair expense has been my NoCold 1200...$4000 which includes the cost of replacing with a residential last year.
$1000 TV and Sat dish upgrades.
$500 for a spare old style AC/Heatpump... I plan on keeping this DP for another 10+ years which will help on the depreciation number.
$350 for three AquaHot services.
That said, m 1978 Cessna 182RG that I bought for $40K is now worth $85K many years later... it's called inflation.
From a previous post of mine on cost:
A" large DP is the nicest and most expensive way to see the USA, OK and Canada. You can save a lot of money and then buy a slightly used DP when you retire. My criteria was until I could use a RV 100+ days/year I should keep the price below $60K... $75K in today's dollars. Even paying cash, this is not a cheap sport... For 11 years my depreciation has been $14K/year, insurance $1200/year, 1000 gallons fuel/year ($2-3000)... at 100 days/year that's $160/day for it to just move down the road... even at 180 days/year that's $90/day and well worth it. :B * Not sure I really wanted to know this.:h If I divide it by 2 people that's only $45/day/person."
In 12 years I've spent $3400 on tires and have six years before needing to replace.
In 70K miles five oil changes at $250... $1250 as I do my own and not once/year.
Probably my biggest repair expense has been my NoCold 1200...$4000 which includes the cost of replacing with a residential last year.
$1000 TV and Sat dish upgrades.
$500 for a spare old style AC/Heatpump... I plan on keeping this DP for another 10+ years which will help on the depreciation number.
$350 for three AquaHot services.
