to buy or to rent for a road trip.

taffclarke wrote:
Hi Everybody.

just a quick bit of background about us, I am married and have a beautiful wife and a son aged 4, my wife and i are both extreme sports people and love the outdoors.

august next year we plan on doing a road trip of some 9000 miles. over three months, the hire of a class c from moturis (camping world) is 14 thousand. As a British (actually welsh) vacation-er i can stay for only 3 months.

life is never simple and as part of the trip i have been approached to make a video diary by a tv company i have worked with in the past, and am going to have to meat with them several times on thye trip. now if the trip goes wrong we may only do a 2 month and then another month the next year if you are with me.

it has been suggested to buy an rv from the same company for the 25 thousand range then sell it once we have completed the trip.

in your humble opinions is this a good idea? can it be done and does anybody have any suggestions.

this will be my first time with an rv so i am really stocked by the idea. does that make me a recreational virgin

thanks and have a great week

Taff anna and David

Hi.
Are you being compensated for the video?
If so, does your Country allow you to to deduct business expenses? If the deduction is allowed, I would go the rental route, since it will be tax deductible.
If you rent, roadside assistance is usually included in the rental price.
If you were to buy, would you be buying a new or used coach?
Any coach you purchase, new or used, you always want to take it for a few shake down runs to work out the bugs. I would never buy any RV and just take off for a 9000 mile trip.
Since you are new to RV'ng, there are many additional expenses when you buy. You should do a thorough inspection. Then there is the worry worry of tires, generator, drive train, etc on a used coach.
If you are going to turn around and sell it, you would wan't to make sure it is in excellent condition, but plan on losing money on the sale.
Also, if you buy, you will then be stuck having to sell it or put it on consignment.
That price for 3 months rental seems kind of high for a Class C.
Have you checked Cruise America's prices for rental?
Just some thing to think about.
Best of luck to you.

What Golden HVAC said sbout Phoenix being cheap for RV storage is only correct if you plan on parking it in the vicious Az sun for a year, which will destroy any unattended coach. Covered RV parking in the Phoenix Az area is VERY expensive.