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 Tiger, we do know that we want an RV with four beds as we imagine we will have guests with us often, which is the main reason for us gravitating toward the Class C with the extra bunk above the cab. I used to go camping with my grandparents and they had a Class A with a pulldown bunk over the driver seats but I don't really see that on current Class A vehicles. We know we want the queen in the back--although I really like how my grandparents had a large table and benches along three sides in the back that a lot of people could sit around and then convert into a bed at night, but I don't see that on modern ones as well--which means that we will need at least a 27 footer. I would like to keep it to no more than 30 feet in length to save on weight because we would also like to have a slide in the eating/cooking area. We have some other preferences but they are not as important to us as budget.
Thanks Bordercollie for the feedback. I don't think our budget will allow us to buy something only 3-4 yrs old and still have the features we want--the ones I pointed out above. Is there a reason to keep it within that age range--other than everything is a bit newer? As far as name brand, I guess that is what I was trying to ask in my initial post, I am just not sure what name brand is in the RV world. I wasn't sure if Gulf Stream was name brand or not. There are some names I definitely recognize but there are others that I did not but after reading are definitely highly regarded. As far as getting everything checked over by a truck mechanic and an RV repair place, is that a pretty common request for potential owners to make with a dealer? I assume we would take it to a mechanic and RV repair place prior to purchase and then take the list back to the dealer to talk about. Is there a typical price range for such service from these places?
Thanks again for all the info. Between this thread and all the reading in the forum I feel like I have a lot better idea what to look for in a potential purchase.
Thanks Bordercollie for the feedback. I don't think our budget will allow us to buy something only 3-4 yrs old and still have the features we want--the ones I pointed out above. Is there a reason to keep it within that age range--other than everything is a bit newer? As far as name brand, I guess that is what I was trying to ask in my initial post, I am just not sure what name brand is in the RV world. I wasn't sure if Gulf Stream was name brand or not. There are some names I definitely recognize but there are others that I did not but after reading are definitely highly regarded. As far as getting everything checked over by a truck mechanic and an RV repair place, is that a pretty common request for potential owners to make with a dealer? I assume we would take it to a mechanic and RV repair place prior to purchase and then take the list back to the dealer to talk about. Is there a typical price range for such service from these places?
Thanks again for all the info. Between this thread and all the reading in the forum I feel like I have a lot better idea what to look for in a potential purchase.
