I want to rehabilitate my old Dodge Class C

toedtoes wrote:

Bordercollie wrote:
Not to argue, I take months to build detailed scale RC model airplanes, crash and repair them and finally round-file them. My take on owning an RV is having it ready to use confidantly and enjoyably without frequent problems on the road and having to spend a lot of unplanned time and money fixing/replacing old stuff.

I think that shows - it's a personal choice as to what's "worth it" or "winning". Another person would never fly their RCs because they don't "want them ruined" after all that time creating them - but that same person might happily buy a $4000 RV and put time and money into it.

You probably speak for half this board. Just take a look at the old Dodge thread. I find great pleasure and personal satisfaction in doing my own RV repairs and upgrades. The time I spend working on it is actually fun and it's something I have control over because I own it. The last thing I want to do is buy a new rig then have it spend weeks at the dealer waiting for parts because all those gizmos don't work just like the show model did or because some defective part failed and because its warranty work, it sits at the shop at the bottom of their priority list. I've read too many nightmare stories here on that. So there's a good deal of risk in buying new as there is buying old; albeit buying old, perhaps more risk but it is an expected risk which decreases proportionately with the amount of upgrades and quality repairs you have made. It's all a matter of personal preferences and means.