To first time buyers of a Motorhome
Its the same ole argument here..gas or dp. I think you should think about something else first.
New or used a motorhome owner has to have a different attitude than a trailer owner or a stick house owner.
If you are thinking that owning a MH is going to be fun and exciting you are right...more exciting than fun maybe because the thing that makes you excited might not be a good thing.
Think about it...the bottom half is designed to move, it needs to be driven. If it sits for long periods of time things go bad, things rot. The tires, the fuel, and anything depending on those two things.
The top half is "designed" to a point to move, but not really. How would your stay in one place house fair if it were subjected to a 70 mph wind and a 5.1 earthquake at the same time? Not so good I bet.
What I am trying to say is if you want the fun of owning a coach but you don't like problems, things breaking, needing replaced or repaired and you don't want to spend money for the above, you might as well want to climb Mt Everest and not like or want to get cold.
Now if you can understand the above and are mentally prepared for it than you can look a little closer at what is out there.
A low mileage used coach may have an interior that is in better shape (it might have been owned by one of those silly people who never used the bathroom because it might affect the resale value of the coach...but that is another topic that I will hit on later)
A low mileage used coach also has a higher price tag, but that is misleading, as I said a coach needs to be driven a minimum number of miles to keep its moving parts in good order so if the average is low..look at it with your eyes wide open or maybe look at a different coach.
A high mileage coach has a smaller price tag but comes with its own set of problems...lots of loose screws in the house and other things like that. It is usually an older coach so the TV may not be digital, and some of the other essential things might be manufacturer discontinued, so ask the seller if he has contact info for parts (the manuals) and do a bit of research...online maybe.."if this page can't be displayed" shows up for a bunch of sites...maybe you should look for a newer model.
I think you get my drift....
Now if I have not scared you off then owning a MH is a very wonderful thing...it helps to make friends, lots of them. You may not be around them for long in one place, but you may see them again. The view outside your window changes every now and then, the frequency of that change is up to you. You will learn to be a more patient and hopefully kind person because you will need help one day to fix a problem you have or you will get the opportunity to help someone else. That's just the way it is in our world, a world that my wife and are are full time residents of.
Its an adventure for sure, and if that is what your crave, adventure, then I hope you find the MH of your dreams, better yet find a good one new or used because they are not necessarily the same coach.
Fuel is cheap now....take advantage of it!
Gramps.
ps...my wife loves the interior of our coach, I enjoy driving it...miracles do happen.
New or used a motorhome owner has to have a different attitude than a trailer owner or a stick house owner.
If you are thinking that owning a MH is going to be fun and exciting you are right...more exciting than fun maybe because the thing that makes you excited might not be a good thing.
Think about it...the bottom half is designed to move, it needs to be driven. If it sits for long periods of time things go bad, things rot. The tires, the fuel, and anything depending on those two things.
The top half is "designed" to a point to move, but not really. How would your stay in one place house fair if it were subjected to a 70 mph wind and a 5.1 earthquake at the same time? Not so good I bet.
What I am trying to say is if you want the fun of owning a coach but you don't like problems, things breaking, needing replaced or repaired and you don't want to spend money for the above, you might as well want to climb Mt Everest and not like or want to get cold.
Now if you can understand the above and are mentally prepared for it than you can look a little closer at what is out there.
A low mileage used coach may have an interior that is in better shape (it might have been owned by one of those silly people who never used the bathroom because it might affect the resale value of the coach...but that is another topic that I will hit on later)
A low mileage used coach also has a higher price tag, but that is misleading, as I said a coach needs to be driven a minimum number of miles to keep its moving parts in good order so if the average is low..look at it with your eyes wide open or maybe look at a different coach.
A high mileage coach has a smaller price tag but comes with its own set of problems...lots of loose screws in the house and other things like that. It is usually an older coach so the TV may not be digital, and some of the other essential things might be manufacturer discontinued, so ask the seller if he has contact info for parts (the manuals) and do a bit of research...online maybe.."if this page can't be displayed" shows up for a bunch of sites...maybe you should look for a newer model.
I think you get my drift....
Now if I have not scared you off then owning a MH is a very wonderful thing...it helps to make friends, lots of them. You may not be around them for long in one place, but you may see them again. The view outside your window changes every now and then, the frequency of that change is up to you. You will learn to be a more patient and hopefully kind person because you will need help one day to fix a problem you have or you will get the opportunity to help someone else. That's just the way it is in our world, a world that my wife and are are full time residents of.
Its an adventure for sure, and if that is what your crave, adventure, then I hope you find the MH of your dreams, better yet find a good one new or used because they are not necessarily the same coach.
Fuel is cheap now....take advantage of it!
Gramps.
ps...my wife loves the interior of our coach, I enjoy driving it...miracles do happen.
