Depreciation, why so much with RV's
I've seen all kind of numbers on this web site when someone is buying or selling a RV on depreciation. They all add up to the fact depreciation on a RV, especially a motor home is huge. Simple enoug...
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NMDriver wrote:rgatijnet1 wrote:
Travel by car, train, boat, or airplane, and buying all meals at restaurants, and staying in hotels, are all money that is 100% gone.
Depends on how you travel. By car I can save quite a bit versus pulling my 5er. Just in fuel. Plus being able to go 800 miles a day instead of at most 400 saves on accommodations and food.
I can also fly round trip to DC for $225 and I can not drive there and back for less than $2500 in fuel alone. So I can spend the other 2200 on lodging and food.
If you add up all of the cost to travel, you will find that RV travel is still the most cost effective, not to mention all of the places you experience on the way to any destinations. Again a car can give you the same experience for less money and I guess you are saying the value of the RV is not lost money. Well neither is the cost of the car.
Having the total freedom to travel on your own schedule is priceless in my opinion.
You have freedom to travel regardless of the mode or you are not free to travel for job, family, etc. reasons with or without an RV.
I agree that if you are making a trip from New Mexico to DC it's cheaper to fly and stay in hotels. If you're traveling from New Mexico to DC over a 3-month period and you want to stay at 50 places in between the air and hotels gets a lot more expensive.
