How old is too old?
We're looking to buy a used motorhome (our first.) I'm leaning toward an older higher-end MH, such as Newmar, in order to get the features we would like within our budget. I would like the MH we b...
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I have a question I think fits in this thread rather than as a new topic. My wife and I have been out of RVing for ten years and are about three years from retirement. We are considering fulltiming after retirement.
A motorhome caught our collective eye on the internet within the last few days - a 2001 Fleetwood Bounder 36U, gas engine on a Ford chassis. It has all the amenities we want and is being sold by a reputable dealer in Iowa. We live in Pennsylvania.
Before making the 850 mile trek to Iowa to look at this rig, we want to know if other forum members feel this class A that the dealer claims has no negative mechanical history, 56,000 miles on the odometer, stored indoors by the previous owner, and a $35,000 list price would be a good choice for our RVing needs.
We would use it for weekend camping, trips to visit family, and some extended travel for vacations lasting two weeks or more, with the potential for fulltiming upon retirement in perhaps three to five years.
After having owned three new motorhomes over the years, we are definitely not interested in buying new, but are looking for a less expensive way to get back into RVing.
Would the expenses associated with owning and operating a motorhome this old make this prohibitive?
A motorhome caught our collective eye on the internet within the last few days - a 2001 Fleetwood Bounder 36U, gas engine on a Ford chassis. It has all the amenities we want and is being sold by a reputable dealer in Iowa. We live in Pennsylvania.
Before making the 850 mile trek to Iowa to look at this rig, we want to know if other forum members feel this class A that the dealer claims has no negative mechanical history, 56,000 miles on the odometer, stored indoors by the previous owner, and a $35,000 list price would be a good choice for our RVing needs.
We would use it for weekend camping, trips to visit family, and some extended travel for vacations lasting two weeks or more, with the potential for fulltiming upon retirement in perhaps three to five years.
After having owned three new motorhomes over the years, we are definitely not interested in buying new, but are looking for a less expensive way to get back into RVing.
Would the expenses associated with owning and operating a motorhome this old make this prohibitive?
