Best Tow Vehicle (that I can afford)?

zedas_lapedas wrote:
Hi Again, Everybody,

I think my main concerns, other than budget, are: do I sacrifice the convenience of not having to maneuver a TT into a non-pull-through spot and lug everything back and forth versus

having a vehicle to get around once we get there.

You would eventually, most likely, end up getting a toad to tow behind the MH. It's inevitable once you take the plunge to a MH. And like I said before, once you cross over to the dark side of having and parking in the RV lot, you will find you can get a ride with anyone that has a toad to go for whatever you need or they will bring it back for you. That's how we roll.:C

For me one of the BIG BIG pluses of towing a toad is if you break down is insurance, there is no panic mode of OMG what do I do with the dogs?
You move the dogs into the car, throw the keys to the tow truck driver and say call me when it's fixed. You are not stranded on the side of the road with your dogs.

If the financing worked out, I think our

absolute max for a MH would be about $40,000.

You can find many REAL nice used MH's for that price range, actually even lower.

My first dog show MH cost $25,000. Bought it from a family that showed horses with their daughter!!. Precious cargo daughter and show horses, so that MH was maintained to the hilt.

And even though the reason I bought such an inexpensive one was to see if I liked using a MH for the shows so as not to go in debt out of the gate....

I ended up keeping that MH for six years and then sold it to another show person. I still occasionally meet up with them still running the circuit with my ole MH. :C

I have no problem with used MH's. Going in debt for a zoomie new MH to impress shouldn't be in the same sentence when you show which is a very expensive hobby in itself.:W