Looking for advice....used vs new
Having some discussion with the Mrs, and now some of my own internal "struggles" if you will on a potential purchase we have made (of course its only on "hold" until I get get it driven etc.), but her...
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jplante4 wrote:
Ask the DW why she believes new is better than used. If the answer is "things won't breakdown", then she will be disappointed. Manufacturers count on the first buyer and the dealer to fix quality issues under warranty. For some period of time (let's say 6 months just to put a number on it), you will need to stay fairly close to home and/or an authorized dealer to resolve quality issues.
The more you pay for a coach, the fewer of these issues you will have, however, all coaches have quality problems.
OTOH, a 5-7 year old rig has had most or all of these issues resolved at the expense and inconvenience of the first owner.
Her point has been that "new" has warranty...I like your point though, our last new unit was a 39' 5 slide KZ Durango 5th wheel that was an absolute lemon. In the 2 years we owned it, it spent more time in the shop getting fixed then it did camping. My point is much the same. While I realize this is not "new" most of the problems are resolved. Sure, things fail...but I can buy some aftermarket warranty to deal with those things. If we maintain it, continue to do interior upgrades etc, it should still have value in another 5-7 years. That is really how long we want to keep it for, 5-7, then on to the next challenge. She figures we would lose less on the new in that time frame, I disagree personally. But as other posters have noted, its not an invesement that is going to appreciate...so one mush move on from thiking that way.
