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...
Forum Discussion
sylvanr wrote:
We have been researching Class A Motorhomes for a while. We have a budget of about $80,000. We are trying to decide whether to go used or new. There are pros and cons to either. Is it better to get an new entry level GAS Class A with a warranty or get a used DIESEL RV of a little higher quality but no warranty? Here are some of the RV's we are looking at and would love some feedback on. If you were listing them in order of "value," in what order would you place these?
1. NEW GAS 2016 Coachman Pursuit 31BD at $81,995
2. NEW GAS 2016 Jayco Alante 31AV for $84,995.
3. USED DIESEL 2004 Newmar Dutch Star 3807 $79,995
4. USED DIESEL 2007 Alfa See Ya 1004 $84,995
Newmar. I'm surprised by the lack of responses. This is usually one of the hottest topics! Let me go out on a limb here and draw some fire. A used, high end, DP in good shape is always, I say again, always better than a gas MH in the same price range. The reasons include, hydronic heating, air bags, higher build quality, power and longevity of diesel and just plain comfort. I should get some comments and discussion for you now. Good luck.
