First Time Buyer...Updated 03/06/2006
This post is intended to be helpful to the first time buyer of a motor home. For those of you who don't fall into that category or believe this post is incomplete or off the mark, do us all a favor, a...
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I found this to be a very good read. Thanks much for taking the time to write it out and post it. As me and my girlfriend are working through our decisions, and narrowing down to what we want (we think we found it!), these questions and thoughts have been in our head and will continue to be.
Speaking from past experience in a similar situation, having the questions and foresight before handing over the check or signing your name to something is worth every penny you end up spending, 10 fold over! I purchased a sports car ... my dream car infact, with very little research into it other than it's close, available, and I have the money. I don't regret owning it, or even putting an additional 50% of the initial cost into bringing it back up to better working condition (was not a new car). I do regret however missing the chance to avoid that, enjoy it more, and find that there were subtle differences that I would have enjoyed incorporating into my final decision.
This time around, with a purchase about 4x that size and responsibility, we're going to ask so many questions it's not even funny. We're also going to insist once we do pick it up, on a VERY long and in depth walk through for both of us and our children.
The absolute BEST thing a consumer can have in their pocket is knowledge, from research and asking themselves as many questions as possible.
Speaking from past experience in a similar situation, having the questions and foresight before handing over the check or signing your name to something is worth every penny you end up spending, 10 fold over! I purchased a sports car ... my dream car infact, with very little research into it other than it's close, available, and I have the money. I don't regret owning it, or even putting an additional 50% of the initial cost into bringing it back up to better working condition (was not a new car). I do regret however missing the chance to avoid that, enjoy it more, and find that there were subtle differences that I would have enjoyed incorporating into my final decision.
This time around, with a purchase about 4x that size and responsibility, we're going to ask so many questions it's not even funny. We're also going to insist once we do pick it up, on a VERY long and in depth walk through for both of us and our children.
The absolute BEST thing a consumer can have in their pocket is knowledge, from research and asking themselves as many questions as possible.
