Possible return to RV life

Grit dog wrote:

klutchdust wrote:
wrote "Notice how they 'conveniently' leave off the mileage. After all, why would mileage be important to anyone??"

Having wrenched for a career i can honestly say i would choose a vehicle with high mileage and a detailed maintenance program over something " we tried to change the oil before every trip" or what's a fuel filter" Or my neighbor said .........

My understanding rentals come with details from day one. 100K miles on today's engines is their break in period. The days of engines giving out at 100k is long gone.
trannys the same thing, unless you buy into the "flush" idea which causes more damage than good. My friend jerry, who owned a shop for 35 years heard it toooo many times. "I just had it flushed, what could go wrong".
Plenty. Don't do it.

And purchasing a used unit from a dealer is scary. No maintenance logs, most likely came from an auction or repo. If your rig is getting repo'ed would you maintain it?
Can't make the payment again honey but did you get the oil changed? Choose wisely.

To the high mileage remarks, yes, I agree, 100k is generally nowhere near the end of the useful life of major truck drivetrain components. However, having "wrenched for a career", certainly you recognize that engine and transmission rebuilds are not your day to day bread n butter. But at 100k miles, there is a plethora of other maintenance or repairs that can or will come due. I could start a list, but you know what I'm talking about and it would be a long list.
Would be real easy for someone to spend $1000s on repairs, especially if they're not able or capable of being a shadetree mechanic. Heck, just new brakes (1 of the long list of items) all around for someone taking it to a shop, is an easy 4 figure bill.

Another consideration is how long they plan on owning it, how many miles will be put on and equity/resale ability. I could make the case of driving a 100k mile rig "into the ground" figuratively speaking as being the most cost effective, but it is not for many.
Nevermind the subjective considerations like having a high mile, worn out or "broke in" bare bones ex-rental rig.
Notwithstanding how people care for rentals, regardless of whether the rental agency is performing timely oil changes.

In short, there is some merit to buying a high mile rental and the potential cost savings it provides, but the coin is not 1 sided.

Or to put it succinctly, why would the rental places just get rid of what you are purporting to be "just past it's breakin period"?
Answer: It's more economical for them to sell while it retains some value AND not deal with the expense and downtime due to repairs that you are not recognizing as a real consideration.