Best ways to purchase a used RV?
Hi there! After going back and forth about our various options for months, my husband and I have a rough plan in place and we've started saving money! We are heavily leaning towards a small class C. I...
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DutchmenSport wrote:
If you are really set on purchasing a 2006-2008 model, you absolutely do NOT want to attend an RV show. You also do NOT want to look at new campers on an RV dealership lot! Why?
If you do, you will see how much nicer, flashier, and advanced the NEW campers are and then if you come across a used one from the era your considering, you'll be nothing but disappointed and maybe even depressed with what you see. Flashy, glitzy, and NEW will prejudice your perceptions and when you find an older unit, it will just simply never measure up.
My advise... stay away from the RV shows, unless you are willing to inevitably accept a new one! Also, if going to a dealership, look ONLY at used RV's for this same reason. Because, once you see the new 'glitz', you'll want one!
I have not found that to be true for me. I look at many of the newer RVs, and I like the older one I have more than before. I like the basement storage that isn't taken up by a big television set or a second fridge. I like the inside that isn't too cramped when the slides aren't out (which is in no small part due to not having slides). I like that there's no step in the middle of the floor. I like that there's no huge television set blocking the view or the path, and I like that it's not designed with the idea of going to Yellowstone to watch TV there. I even like the honey oak decor better than a lot of the newer styles, but I've always liked the look of wood (even given it's only a moderately good facsimile of actual wood).
Yes, the new ones do have some nice features, but on the whole I don't see a lot that makes me wish for an upgrade.
