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way2roll
Aug 21, 2019Navigator II
DallasSteve wrote:way2roll wrote:DallasSteve wrote:
Class A is maybe the most comfortable for traveling and surely the most expensive to buy..
I have to disagree. Lots of Mh's on the market much cheaper than a comparable Fiver and the truck to pull it. I've seen just the trucks big enough to pull a fiver with a higher sticker price than some brand new entry level Class A's. That's not counting the price of the trailer. Trucks have become insanely expensive.
Comparing apples to apples a Class A is more expensive than a fiver. If you compare an old gas Class A with no toad or an old beat up old toad to a new fiver with a new diesel truck, then it will be cheaper, but that's not apples to apples. A Class A needs a toad to get around. Or you can compare a small Class A to a huge fiver and you win, but again that's not apples to apples.
I knew somebody would argue the point, but I stand by my observation.
SMH, Of course a straight comparison of Fiver to a Class A the A will be more expensive. But a Fiver with no way to move it is rather pointless as a travelling RV. So you have to consider that a Class A by itself is comparable to a Fiver and a Truck Combo. I could cite a hundred different combos where a Fiver and a truck are very comparable if not more expensive than a Class A with a Car. But it has to be a straight comparison. You can't compare a prevost with a Mercedes toad to a mid level Fiver and a dually. Case in point, our first 2 Rv's (2012 and 2013) were brand new 30' gassers and we towed our year old CRV. Total Cost was about $75k for each setup. You'd be hard pressed to find a comparable Fiver and a reliable truck capable of pulling it and grocery getting and your total expenses - including cost of ownership was significantly less, if less at all. But we could argue this all day as there are endless levels of combos you could arrive at to prove either point. I agree to disagree.
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