Deciding when to buy a motor home?
Currently retired and I am in the process of evaluating whether to buy a RV. Recently looked at a Thor Vegas and both my wife and I like what we saw. Right size for the two of us and our dog. Wha...
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It's all in your own personal choices and your own financial situation. There isn't an established "if you drive it X miles or sleep in it Z nights, it's cost effective to buy". Mostly because there is such a huge price range and the use is so varied.
There was a poster once who said they never slept in their $100+K class A - instead, they used it to travel from point A to point B in comfort and then slept in a rental vacation home. There are folks who never travel more than 50 miles from their home, but sleep in it 200+ nights a year.
Having owned a plane, you understand the concept of "never getting back what you put into it". Don't worry about it - just enjoy it as much as you want/can.
Knowing why you want an RV and determining if that lifestyle will fit you is the most important thing. What do you want out of an RV? How do you want to use it? Are you prepared to spend money on repairs, modifications, etc.? Do you want to mess with dumping poop, being pro-active and doing regular maintenance? Answers to questions like this will better answer the question "should I buy an RV or not" than an equation to determine value.
There was a poster once who said they never slept in their $100+K class A - instead, they used it to travel from point A to point B in comfort and then slept in a rental vacation home. There are folks who never travel more than 50 miles from their home, but sleep in it 200+ nights a year.
Having owned a plane, you understand the concept of "never getting back what you put into it". Don't worry about it - just enjoy it as much as you want/can.
Knowing why you want an RV and determining if that lifestyle will fit you is the most important thing. What do you want out of an RV? How do you want to use it? Are you prepared to spend money on repairs, modifications, etc.? Do you want to mess with dumping poop, being pro-active and doing regular maintenance? Answers to questions like this will better answer the question "should I buy an RV or not" than an equation to determine value.
