Cost of a motor home; any class
3 years ago we went from a small 5th wheel to a 2002 Class C 30 footer with 2 slides for $23000. We knew it could be expensive to maintain but now looking back on the 3 years I feel I have to caution ...
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I think it all depends on your personal desires and circumstances.
A new or newer class C will cost at around $50K. If you can save up $5K per year, that will take 10 years to save up. By then the kids are grown and don't want to hang with you.
However, if you by an older cheap RV for $5K, you can start enjoying it now while it's being fixed up. And you can spread out many of the repairs/upgrades over time. And it's unlikely you'll need to spend $45K or more on repairs, so in the end you'll still have spent less money while having been enjoying the motorhome.
Where buying really used doesn't work is if you plan on fulltiming and/or extended trips in it right away. But if you do short trips for the first few years, there's nothing wrong with buying used so you can enjoy now rather than later.
A new or newer class C will cost at around $50K. If you can save up $5K per year, that will take 10 years to save up. By then the kids are grown and don't want to hang with you.
However, if you by an older cheap RV for $5K, you can start enjoying it now while it's being fixed up. And you can spread out many of the repairs/upgrades over time. And it's unlikely you'll need to spend $45K or more on repairs, so in the end you'll still have spent less money while having been enjoying the motorhome.
Where buying really used doesn't work is if you plan on fulltiming and/or extended trips in it right away. But if you do short trips for the first few years, there's nothing wrong with buying used so you can enjoy now rather than later.
