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Aug 04, 2017

Should I Purchase An Older Moterhome?

Hello. My husband and I are thinking of traveling around the US for a year and are looking at several RVs with a budget of $25k. We found a 1994 Kountry Star that looks in good shape in the photos but are concerned buying one this old for a cross country trip. We are also looking at an 2003 Bounder. They are asking $13k for the Kountry Star and $24k for the Bounder. We have never owned a moterhome before. What are yalls thoughts? Is it a bad idea to buy a 94? Is the MPG going to be alot worse in a 94 vs an 03? Do you think parts would still be available if something happened in an 94? It has a 434 V8 and from what I understand it was a luxury model in 94. My husband is confident in his mechanical skills and feels he could handle some repair. Buying the 94 gives us money left in case something happened where as the 03 uses all our budget but I'm concerned something major could go wrong and use all our budget anyway. We would like to get some advice before looking at it as it is several hrs away from us. Do you think it's a waste of time to look at it and we should stick to a newer model? Thoughts are appreciated thank you!

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