Answered: How Much Does a Class A DP Cost?

S-n-L wrote:
I think many of you are misunderstanding or not realizing the intent of the OP's post. If you know the cost and accept it than good for you. Most of us who own a DP do understand and are happy with the decision. However, if you are thinking about buying a DP and have never had one before this is very useful information.

As one gets older, as many DP owners are seniors, than doing one's own maintenance becomes less appealing. If you think the OP's assessment is unrealistically high or unusual than you have not been talking to many DP owners around the country. It does not matter what brand, if you own a mid to high end DP then you have a good chance of this scenario. It is far more uncommon for me to hear form someone "I have owned this rig for 5 or 10 years" and all I needed to do is yearly preventative maintenance.

I also want to point out the false illusion that because you paid cash for your rig you are in some way avoiding less of an negative impact than many who finance their rig. For many you are losing more money. I for one chose to finance my rig as my investments are earning more than the interest I am paying. I could have afforded to pay cash however I, and many others, made the prudent choice to have my money earn more money. It's called leverage.

Maybe if the OP was able to read this type of post before buying the DP he/she would have made a different choice of rv or vacation plans.

If any of you want to throw $100 bills into a fire just because you like the way it looks when it burns that is your choice. No one should say you're wrong. They may just say it is not the best decision for them.