First Time Buyer...Updated 03/06/2006
This post is intended to be helpful to the first time buyer of a motor home. For those of you who don't fall into that category or believe this post is incomplete or off the mark, do us all a favor, a...
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Johnny T.
Excellent post but I do have to disagree with you on one point.
Buying new for your first RV may be a mistake. Even it you have done all your home work.
The financial hit you will take on a new unit if you find that you bought the wrong RV for you, will be in the thousands or tens of thousands or more depending on what you purchased.
Follow Johnny T's advice to the tee. Except in my opinion buy a used RV first just to make sure you keep your losses to a minimum if what you thought was right for you ends up not being what you expected or it just flat out does not fit your needs.
You can plan and research for years and until you own that RV and hit the road there is no way to tell if all that planning and research paid off.
Worst case depending on how you look at it is after hitting the road and your homework paid off and you did get the RV that fits all your needs then upgrade to a new unit if you even need too.
It's your money do what you think is right for you. I am talking from experience. With all the choices out there it is very hard to pick what works best not just for this year but all the years to come.
Best case again depending on how you look at it is that you bought an RV that does not work out like you had planed after all your planning and research. In this case you saved yourself some big bucks and then go get the new RV that will work for you.
Excellent post but I do have to disagree with you on one point.
Buying new for your first RV may be a mistake. Even it you have done all your home work.
The financial hit you will take on a new unit if you find that you bought the wrong RV for you, will be in the thousands or tens of thousands or more depending on what you purchased.
Follow Johnny T's advice to the tee. Except in my opinion buy a used RV first just to make sure you keep your losses to a minimum if what you thought was right for you ends up not being what you expected or it just flat out does not fit your needs.
You can plan and research for years and until you own that RV and hit the road there is no way to tell if all that planning and research paid off.
Worst case depending on how you look at it is after hitting the road and your homework paid off and you did get the RV that fits all your needs then upgrade to a new unit if you even need too.
It's your money do what you think is right for you. I am talking from experience. With all the choices out there it is very hard to pick what works best not just for this year but all the years to come.
Best case again depending on how you look at it is that you bought an RV that does not work out like you had planed after all your planning and research. In this case you saved yourself some big bucks and then go get the new RV that will work for you.
