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setraveler
Mar 06, 2016Explorer
Be very careful when buying to consider what is use for RV, vacations, weekending, pad living on seasonal basis, perm residence, etc. Then look at where most driving will be, terrain, etc. Fuel and maintaining engines, tune ups, and how complicated is the entire unit to maintain.
We sold out 32 ft that was perfect for us and not into pad or long term living, handled well in traffic or even in towns, good one highway and was gas as really no savings for diesel, more so when maintaining as generator was also gas. Regardless of what seems "Just what we need", you must first draw up a list of us4es, mileage, budgets, and new vse used as far as potential operating costs, AKA costs more to repair diesel vse most gas. Remember what sounds great, might not be needed and more operating systems of all kinds, more potential for repairs and options are money makers for dealers. HOw ling will you keep unit, what is annual routine upkeep, what is weather protections for use and storage.
If used are there operation, parts etc manuals for ALL the systems. What is maintenance and failures records for ALL units. What is your operation budget? Take as much time preparing to define use as you do in looking... and try not to go "Oh I love it" around sales folks... We will replace our 32 with same size as easier to use, allowed in most Parks, and like a boat, smaller is less expensive to buy/use.
We sold out 32 ft that was perfect for us and not into pad or long term living, handled well in traffic or even in towns, good one highway and was gas as really no savings for diesel, more so when maintaining as generator was also gas. Regardless of what seems "Just what we need", you must first draw up a list of us4es, mileage, budgets, and new vse used as far as potential operating costs, AKA costs more to repair diesel vse most gas. Remember what sounds great, might not be needed and more operating systems of all kinds, more potential for repairs and options are money makers for dealers. HOw ling will you keep unit, what is annual routine upkeep, what is weather protections for use and storage.
If used are there operation, parts etc manuals for ALL the systems. What is maintenance and failures records for ALL units. What is your operation budget? Take as much time preparing to define use as you do in looking... and try not to go "Oh I love it" around sales folks... We will replace our 32 with same size as easier to use, allowed in most Parks, and like a boat, smaller is less expensive to buy/use.
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