Class A vs Class C: Maintenance and Towing
Hello! Brand new today (I've been haunting for sometime though, finally had enough questions wracked up to join!). :-) I've been reading and reading, and reading some more and I can't find anythi...
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Your husband has the right idea. Motorhome RVs cost a LOT to purchase, maintain, insure and use. And they lose value each year after you buy them.
If I were looking for a low cost RV for my young family to go camping twice a year or whenever I had $300 or so in hand to cover fuel and campsites, I'd get a used pop-up trailer. We had one when we were first married and had lots of fun with it, towing behind the car we already owned.
By the way....you mentioned costs of purchasing a class A or C. If you have $19,000 - $30,000 in cash, that's great...spend a little of it on a low-cost used trailer and invest the rest for cost if maintaining and using your trailer, and for life's emergencies, college, or your retirement. You will be so glad you did.
But, If you were thinking of borrowing the $19,000 - $30,000 to buy a used motorhome or RV of any kind, that would be a really, really bad idea for a young family on a budget looking for low cost vacations.
If I were looking for a low cost RV for my young family to go camping twice a year or whenever I had $300 or so in hand to cover fuel and campsites, I'd get a used pop-up trailer. We had one when we were first married and had lots of fun with it, towing behind the car we already owned.
By the way....you mentioned costs of purchasing a class A or C. If you have $19,000 - $30,000 in cash, that's great...spend a little of it on a low-cost used trailer and invest the rest for cost if maintaining and using your trailer, and for life's emergencies, college, or your retirement. You will be so glad you did.
But, If you were thinking of borrowing the $19,000 - $30,000 to buy a used motorhome or RV of any kind, that would be a really, really bad idea for a young family on a budget looking for low cost vacations.
