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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It is a total mind bender, trying to figure what to do, what to buy. I am with the buy with cash group. Bear in mind...you will want to have it properly inspected prior to purchase. Tires on a used unit...unless you are really really lucky, the one you are buying will have tires that are over 5/6 years old. There are YouTube vids galore on how to tell when they were manufactured. It's not how many miles..it's how old are they. They deteriorate. That's around $1,500.00.
You don't show where in the US you are..if you are in Texas or Az..maybe the weather is always dry and hot. If you are in eastern US or the west coast? Rain plays a huge role. Some RV's are built like a house..with wood. Some are built with aluminum framing. You want the metal framing. RV's leak...sooner or later, they spring a leak. Wood rots and there is nothing to do but repair it or get rid of it. Huge bux. Which is which? Google is your friend. You can contact the manufacturer of one you are considering and find out if that model has wood r aluminum framing.
Buying an RV is a very expensive proposition. New or used. If the thing drives like a wallowing beast...that means replacing some very $$ parts. Plus the tires..and this can apply to new and that is not a warranty issue.
Renting is 100% the way to go. Especially if you are going for two weeks a year. A person really needs to look at what they plan to do. Can you afford to drive it even? You can figure 100 bux to fill the tank. And you are going to get maybe 350 miles on that. Unless you are boondocking and most first timers don't..$50.00 a night in a campground is not uncommon and you will pay BIG bux in Florida or Ca.
If you have to fix it too? A lot of monsy. Renting and it's not working properly? That is a an issue for the owner..not you.
Gary Haupt
You don't show where in the US you are..if you are in Texas or Az..maybe the weather is always dry and hot. If you are in eastern US or the west coast? Rain plays a huge role. Some RV's are built like a house..with wood. Some are built with aluminum framing. You want the metal framing. RV's leak...sooner or later, they spring a leak. Wood rots and there is nothing to do but repair it or get rid of it. Huge bux. Which is which? Google is your friend. You can contact the manufacturer of one you are considering and find out if that model has wood r aluminum framing.
Buying an RV is a very expensive proposition. New or used. If the thing drives like a wallowing beast...that means replacing some very $$ parts. Plus the tires..and this can apply to new and that is not a warranty issue.
Renting is 100% the way to go. Especially if you are going for two weeks a year. A person really needs to look at what they plan to do. Can you afford to drive it even? You can figure 100 bux to fill the tank. And you are going to get maybe 350 miles on that. Unless you are boondocking and most first timers don't..$50.00 a night in a campground is not uncommon and you will pay BIG bux in Florida or Ca.
If you have to fix it too? A lot of monsy. Renting and it's not working properly? That is a an issue for the owner..not you.
Gary Haupt
