Looking into getting a class C motorhome
Hey all, Well my family and I are looking into purchasing a motorhome. We have a travel trailer now, but the wife likes the idea of getting a motorhome. Was going to go with a new truck and cabover...
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Like with any vehicle, a low mileage motor home can be more troublesome than one with an average amount of miles given it's model year. It all has to do with how the vehicle is stored when not being used. If stored outside in a field of tall grass, left to 4-season elements, that is a worst scenario. On the opposite side of the spectrum, if the rig is stored indoors in a controlled environment, then the low miles become an asset.
A properly stored pristine "original" unmodified 1962 Corvette convertible that was driven 200 miles per year would have approximately original 10,600 miles. That vehicle would be worth an ungodly fortune today in 2015.
The same car stored in a field, driven 200 miles per year (if that is even possible), would be worth so very little.
That is an extreme comparison, but I hope the idea comes across.
In the case with motor homes, there are a lot of issues beyond drivability and outward appearance that present themselves when the rig is left to the elements.
A properly stored pristine "original" unmodified 1962 Corvette convertible that was driven 200 miles per year would have approximately original 10,600 miles. That vehicle would be worth an ungodly fortune today in 2015.
The same car stored in a field, driven 200 miles per year (if that is even possible), would be worth so very little.
That is an extreme comparison, but I hope the idea comes across.
In the case with motor homes, there are a lot of issues beyond drivability and outward appearance that present themselves when the rig is left to the elements.
