Which one of these C's would you buy?

jimx200 wrote:
Neither one. We went down that road looking for a clean rental rv, but after have these 100,000 mile units checked by a good mechanic, we passed. Why? At those miles, half the life is gone with many repairs/parts needed. We saw a Class C that was to be refurbished and it was beat to ****. People who rent do not treat them well. There are gems to be found and we found a older class c, 1999 Ford E350 with V10, in mint condition with 19000 miles, original owner, stored inside, from a non smoking, no pets, elderly couple. Paid $15,000 and spent another$2800 for new tires and new roof reseal. Runs and drives like new. Now is a very good time to buy with winter coming. Here in N CA, there are lots of very clean, low mile units, but they go fast! Oh, our gen had 40 hours on it and everything in the coach works perfectly. Good luck!

You inadvertently elaborated quite well on my point made earlier.

There are good stories of people owning former rentals, and I say "Good For Them". But I feel as you do. For that kind of money, you can get one better as you have for less money, or nicer for the same money. But doing so takes patience and determination. You also need to be in a position to buy it quickly. You need to be educated on "good" versus "bad", recognize that and pounce with cash in-hand.

Some people don't have what it takes to make a wise yet fast decision on such a big and risky purchase, so they pay more to get less, but have peace of mind about it.