Financing vs. buying older model?
In your opinion, is it better to finance a newer motorhome, or to pay cash for an older one (10 - 15 years old.) - or maybe something in between - like a heafty down payment on 6ish year old model. We...
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Renting once to try out RVing is a great idea.
There certainly are plenty of older RVs for sale that are hunks of junk. But there are others that are just fine. It mostly boils down to how well maintained they were. (The asking price doesn't always correlate very precisely with condition, either.)
One decent option is to buy an ex-rental unit from one of the major rental companies. CruiseAmerica is, I think, the largest rental company and their program of refurbishing their used units before selling them is generally very thorough.
There certainly are plenty of older RVs for sale that are hunks of junk. But there are others that are just fine. It mostly boils down to how well maintained they were. (The asking price doesn't always correlate very precisely with condition, either.)
One decent option is to buy an ex-rental unit from one of the major rental companies. CruiseAmerica is, I think, the largest rental company and their program of refurbishing their used units before selling them is generally very thorough.
