Keeping Seldom Used Motorhome

dave17352 wrote:
Jeepers it doesn't take that much to keep a used class c. Keep it til your sure you won't use it. Three times would be enough for me to keep If it was a older unit.

Once it's paid for you are correct. i have an 09 Cambria with 40K miles on it, a trip doesn't go by that I don't have to repair something before heading out again. If you can do small maintenance items yourself then good, if you let the little things build up then no good. I won't allow my vehicles to start having issues where something doesn't work then you just end up by- passing it . What if what? What if you want to hit the road, rent one. Figure in all your costs to have it sit there. Drivelines like to be used, not sit there. And where does the poster live, weather can take a RV to it's grave quicker than you think without care.

You sound as though you aren't desperate so my advice is to keep it.
Drive it once every couple of weeks, keep it well supplied, full of fuel, water, propane.
You never know when you will need an escape vehicle----Keep a Toad also.
We have had our "C" for nearly 2 years and have been camping about 4 times. We keep it stocked and keep other supplies on hand to load on a moments notice. Extra medicine packed to load---Old folks like me have a bunch on Meds. I also have some emergency items in the toad.
I can prepare and move out in an hour in case of a disaster.
Explain this to your Wife and she should want to keep it.
The last thing I worry about is Tag, taxes, insurance, etc.
The RV is our Security Blanket.

If one of your homes is on the Oregon coast, sell that one and keep the motorhome to visit the coast at any number of fine places to stay. They tell us that the BIG ONE is going to hit any minute now and all those site built homes are going to be washed away by a tsunami. I have a boat that is in a similar situation as your RV. I have owned it since 1988, but now I am weary of being both captain AND crew, so it's going up for sale.

Keeping it if you plan to use it is a good idea. However keeping it for just in case in case means it's time to sell. Sell it now while it is in decent shape.
Don't just let it deteriorate in the driveway pretending you are going to use it.