Buying older motorhome as first purchase
My budget for a motorhome is about 22k. Im looking for something less than 25ft, with under 80k miles on it. I found a 97 coachmen that fits this criteria & the owner is asking 10k for it (NADA lists ...
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IAMICHABOD wrote:lfrese wrote:
Ive seen those. the ones from Cruise america are bigger than id like. Why do they get rid of them at 100k miles? I assumed it was because the maint costs go up after that. I also looked at El Monte rentals. I was concerned that around 100k miles things like new engine or transmission, suspension, etc are necessary, no?
No,with proper maintenance,which Rentals get,they will go easily go to 200000 miles or more with no problem. An average RVer puts about 5000 miles a year so there are a lot of years left.
It isn't the mileage that is the determining factor,it is that most Rental companies turn over their fleet every 2 to 3 years,the public likes newer RVs regardless of mileage.
https://www.rvtrader.com/dealers/El-Monte-RV-Center--Santa-Fe-Springs-732104/listing/2014-Thor-Four-Winds-23U-122587192
Something like that is going for $28,900, the low end of NADA without any extras selected - assuming there are about 120k miles on it. From those who are experienced with this sort of thing, how low ball would they go?
