Considering First Motorhome Purchase
Hello all, my wife and I are considering our first motorhome purchase. We both love to camp and have always talked about getting a motorhome some day. I am not a mechanic (I can change wheels, oil, br...
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Thanks for all the advice so far. Sooper and Tiger, are you suggesting I move on because there are too many miles on the vehicle or are there are reasons--like this make or model is just not a good choice overall? I did see a few comparable MHs like Sooper has pointed out with less miles but the prices are bit higher than this one. I guess mileage makes that big of a difference. This one in particular has all our required features and a few more so when I saw it listed for under 20,000 I thought that the price was great but wondered why the price was so good.
Dvdlprt, that sounds like a great deal. Is it really true that I should be able to expect to pay that much less under the asking price at a dealer? If that is the case I could really raise the upper limit of MHs we are looking at. I have been looking at a 20,000 dollar MH expecting to pay maybe a 1000 less or something around there, but if that much of a difference is typical than that really opens some doors for us.
Thanks Bob for the tips (Go Steelers!). I have been reading quite a bit on these forums and I did see the info about changing tires (even if they don't look bad) every 6-7 yrs, which I would have never thought was necessary so I am glad to have read that. I have had some experience with pop-ups and leaks in those are a pretty big pain so I imagine leaks in a MH are even more so--I read that in Class C I should be extra careful about the area above the cab because they tend to be a problem spot. Good point about the OCCC as well. I will have to think about how much weight we will likely be carrying on a typical trip.
Lots of things to think about and thanks for the info. Appreciate the advice and I am always open to hearing more.
Dvdlprt, that sounds like a great deal. Is it really true that I should be able to expect to pay that much less under the asking price at a dealer? If that is the case I could really raise the upper limit of MHs we are looking at. I have been looking at a 20,000 dollar MH expecting to pay maybe a 1000 less or something around there, but if that much of a difference is typical than that really opens some doors for us.
Thanks Bob for the tips (Go Steelers!). I have been reading quite a bit on these forums and I did see the info about changing tires (even if they don't look bad) every 6-7 yrs, which I would have never thought was necessary so I am glad to have read that. I have had some experience with pop-ups and leaks in those are a pretty big pain so I imagine leaks in a MH are even more so--I read that in Class C I should be extra careful about the area above the cab because they tend to be a problem spot. Good point about the OCCC as well. I will have to think about how much weight we will likely be carrying on a typical trip.
Lots of things to think about and thanks for the info. Appreciate the advice and I am always open to hearing more.
