Looking for a Motorhome first time
We are just starting to search for Class C Motorhome (size preference). We want to start road traveling while we are still young enough. We are looking into wreck/damage as long as the engine is ok....
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Unless you are handy and looking for a long-term rebuilding project (many months), look for something that hasn't been wrecked and doesn't have water damage, even if it's comparatively old. Much water damage and you're fairly likely to be rebuilding significant parts of the structure. An older motorhome that is solid and dry may need occasional work or replacement of appliances and systems and so forth, but that is comparatively easy and quick and not always super expensive if you are handy...though some things are costly in any case.
It might help some if we had a little idea of what your budget was. I will say that motorhomes do require a good bit of maintenance and are not all that inexpensive to operate (fuel costs alone add up over a long trip), so if you can't afford that sort of money, it's probably better to look for e.g. a small trailer or consider tent camping or other forms of travel. A popup camper is a lot easier on the wallet to buy and use, and can be a great deal of fun...and offers a lot more creature comforts than a tent.
It might help some if we had a little idea of what your budget was. I will say that motorhomes do require a good bit of maintenance and are not all that inexpensive to operate (fuel costs alone add up over a long trip), so if you can't afford that sort of money, it's probably better to look for e.g. a small trailer or consider tent camping or other forms of travel. A popup camper is a lot easier on the wallet to buy and use, and can be a great deal of fun...and offers a lot more creature comforts than a tent.
