Buying new vs. Pre-owned (3 years old)
I am just wondering what are the pros and cons in buying new vs pre-owned? How do you justify buying new and take all the depreciation within three years? Maybe you can shed light to me how to perceiv...
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We didn't know what we wanted or needed so we took a four year old unit that happened to be available and that we liked. Luckily the dealer was reputable and everything worked. No repairs so far, 5 years later. Cost was about half of new. Numbers are difficult; other considerations dominate. We would not have gone in debt to buy any RV. We weren't comfortable with driving a 50 or 60k vehicle into the bush campsites we liked. We don't camp with other people much so no Jones' to impress. When this MH becomes unsuitable for our age, we can afford to get another one.
