If you only had $40k to spend.........
Just for the sake of conversation, lets say that you have $40k to spend and you want to buy a MH. The entire world is your oyster.....as long as it costs under $40k. What would you buy and why? ...
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Unfortunately, AGC, you're correct. Divide $19k by 6K miles and you're looking at $3 a mile over the three seasons and 6000 miles we actually used it. Add in 8 mpg on gas at $4.50 a gallon (the prices we paid in the small towns we travelled through) and $40 or more a night for CG's, you can see how much this hobby ended up costing us. Our normal travel pattern was 120 - 150 miles between stops and overnight just one night.
If we'd been more careful in our choice of a consignment dealer, we might have done a bit better, but I've agreed "no names. no pack drill" with them.
When we bought it, from the original purchasers when it was new, everything worked just fine and it was in great condition, except for original 8-year-old tires and a rotted-out topper over the living room slide. Early in our third season, the fridge died.
New tires - $2300. Replace toppers - $600. Replace fridge - $1800.
This "hobby" is not for the faint of heart or the light of wallet! We enjoyed our three seasons, but the attack on our retirement funds couldn't be tolerated.
To "Magilla", I would send the following caution. If your budget for this lifestyle is $40K, I'd suggest putting $8K on one side for the additional expenses (not including the costs of actually using it). When you buy a used rig, what you spend to get it is only 80% of what it will cost to keep it and running it will cost a lot more.
If we'd been more careful in our choice of a consignment dealer, we might have done a bit better, but I've agreed "no names. no pack drill" with them.
When we bought it, from the original purchasers when it was new, everything worked just fine and it was in great condition, except for original 8-year-old tires and a rotted-out topper over the living room slide. Early in our third season, the fridge died.
New tires - $2300. Replace toppers - $600. Replace fridge - $1800.
This "hobby" is not for the faint of heart or the light of wallet! We enjoyed our three seasons, but the attack on our retirement funds couldn't be tolerated.
To "Magilla", I would send the following caution. If your budget for this lifestyle is $40K, I'd suggest putting $8K on one side for the additional expenses (not including the costs of actually using it). When you buy a used rig, what you spend to get it is only 80% of what it will cost to keep it and running it will cost a lot more.
