In reading the many post on this site I hear that an rv older than 10 years is preatty much done. Would like to hear of your experiances. Good or bad. Thanks

We bought a 2005 Monaco Monarch SE a year ago. We like it so well that I just had full body paint put on it. The bath and half floor plan is just what we wanted. We plan on keeping it for several years.I preferred buying a good quality older coach than a less quality newer one.

Many of us are very happy with older rv's. Our fiver is age 25 and other than some rot which I knew about and fixed we have had no problems at all. They generally require more frequent maintenance as they age, don't we all, so the owner should have some mechanical, electrical, and plumbing knowledge to avoid breaking the bank.

We bought an older MH because of the features we wanted are not on newer MHs in our price

Both of the MH's we've bought have over 10 yo. Anyone telling you that a MH over 10 yo is "done" isn't someone worth listen to.

I bought my '99 five years ago.

Have you bought a ten year old or older rv? | Good Sam Community

Chowan
Explorer
Dec 16, 2015
Looks nice.
mike_brez
Explorer
Dec 16, 2015
Here is one with a few miles on it.
Chowan
Explorer
Dec 15, 2015
So, we have a difference of opinion. Does this mean both can be good?
donfrump
Explorer
Dec 15, 2015
JimFromJersey wrote:
Unless it's completely beat to heck, the YEARS in a MH are not as critical as the service and maintenance. A 5 or 6 year old coach that's been sitting on a front lawn and only has 4K miles is probably suspect a lot more than a 12 year old unit that's been maintained correctly and has 80K miles.

I would buy the mentioned 5 year old with 4000 miles many many times over a 12 year old unit with 84000 miles any day of the week
Bumpyroad
Explorer
Dec 15, 2015
JimFromJersey wrote:
Unless it's completely beat to heck, the YEARS in a MH are not as critical as the service and maintenance. A 5 or 6 year old coach that's been sitting on a front lawn and only has 4K miles is probably suspect a lot more than a 12 year old unit that's been maintained correctly and has 80K miles.

and exactly what is the problem with mostly sitting in the front lawn? and how is this different from sitting in a campground?
bumpy
Chowan
Explorer
Dec 15, 2015
Thanks that is some very good information.
Gjac
Explorer III
Dec 15, 2015
I bought a 10 year old Class A 10 years ago and used it for 10 years. some times we think that the "grass is always greener on the other side", but I have found over the years it greener where you water it. I would buy a "well water MH" that has been properly maintained, and modified for performance over a brand new one. If gas look for a 2006 chassis or newer,that will have the latest chassis improvements both from Ford and Workhorse.
JimFromJersey
Explorer
Dec 15, 2015
Unless it's completely beat to heck, the YEARS in a MH are not as critical as the service and maintenance. A 5 or 6 year old coach that's been sitting on a front lawn and only has 4K miles is probably suspect a lot more than a 12 year old unit that's been maintained correctly and has 80K miles.
Gruu
Explorer
Dec 15, 2015
dieharder wrote:
I bought my '99 five years ago.
We bought our 99 Rexhall last year and love it
JoeTampa
Explorer
Dec 15, 2015
We bought our first TT at 8 years old and just traded it in at 10 years old. We could have used it for several more years, we just needed something bigger. It had the normal issues you might expect (some blinds need to be replaced after baking in the FL sun for years), but mechanically speaking it was fine.