How long does a motor last in a Class A?
I am in the market for a used Class A, maybe 5-7 years old. I see many many nice units for sale with under 50K miles, most with 30K or so miles. I've read all the excellent posts about Gas vs DP a...
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pico2011 ----- As you can see there are lots of opinions. The minimum you should get from a gasser motorhome with a Ford or GM motor is 100,000. Likely a lot more. Heavy duty diesel motors from CAT or Cummins at least twice that. There is a big variation in build in diesels. We have a CAT C12 motor in our coach. That is a significantly larger stronger motor than a Cummins 5.9. I was told by CAT that the C12 was good for 800-1 million miles. Smaller diesel motors less. But still a lot of miles.
As far as the math of buying new vs buying used. The large lux expensive motorhomes are a bargain used. That is what I bought. Simple low end motorhomes not so much. One of my close friends just sold his 2006 National gasser. He put 80,000 miles on it and got a lot for it used. I on the other hand paid less than 30 cents on the dollar 4 1/2 years ago.
6,000 sounds way too high for a gasser extended warranty. More like 3,500. My huge expensive motorhome extended warranty cost 6,000 for the best one you can buy, Xtraride. Worth every penny in my case.
Motorhomes are a lot of fun. Buy the one you really want. Don't try to be too logical about it.
As far as the math of buying new vs buying used. The large lux expensive motorhomes are a bargain used. That is what I bought. Simple low end motorhomes not so much. One of my close friends just sold his 2006 National gasser. He put 80,000 miles on it and got a lot for it used. I on the other hand paid less than 30 cents on the dollar 4 1/2 years ago.
6,000 sounds way too high for a gasser extended warranty. More like 3,500. My huge expensive motorhome extended warranty cost 6,000 for the best one you can buy, Xtraride. Worth every penny in my case.
Motorhomes are a lot of fun. Buy the one you really want. Don't try to be too logical about it.
