Does buying that 45' rig do it for you?
Bear with me, this is going to take some verbiage to explain. The DW and I attended a presentation at Hershey this year and one guy explained the RV manufacturers' statistic that most new RV'ers tend to buy in the mid-30-ft. length range, and most will go through 3 coaches in the first 5 years trying to get it right. We're planning on that as well, although we'd like to get it right the first time.
Now, much advice has been given about buying used over buying new; fewer teething problems with build quality and less drive-off-depreciation. We looked around and can't really find that many class A coaches in the 36-38' range that are, say, 3-4 years old, although there are a few. What we do see is a lot of 40-45' behemoths up for resale in this same age category. That makes me wonder.
My question is: Do many newbies buy that huge coach on the premise of "bigger is better", and then, realizing afterwards that it's harder to drive, can't get into as many campgrounds, is more expensive, burns more fuel and is just, in general, more work to maintain, they ditch the big bus for something smaller? That's the only reason I can think of for the glut of large coaches on the used market and the absence of 35-36-footers. Anybody have any thoughts?
Now, much advice has been given about buying used over buying new; fewer teething problems with build quality and less drive-off-depreciation. We looked around and can't really find that many class A coaches in the 36-38' range that are, say, 3-4 years old, although there are a few. What we do see is a lot of 40-45' behemoths up for resale in this same age category. That makes me wonder.
My question is: Do many newbies buy that huge coach on the premise of "bigger is better", and then, realizing afterwards that it's harder to drive, can't get into as many campgrounds, is more expensive, burns more fuel and is just, in general, more work to maintain, they ditch the big bus for something smaller? That's the only reason I can think of for the glut of large coaches on the used market and the absence of 35-36-footers. Anybody have any thoughts?
