Entering the next stage in my life
Hello good people: I'll try and keep this short but I have a ton of questions and I know I came to the right place. To start, I'm about to retire and considering an RV. First mainly travel thru Tex...
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IMO you have 3 choices. Buy something cheap & old, i.e. somebody elses troubles. Not a good idea. A money pit to fix up & you will still have something old.
Buy something new. The most expensive option but, well, gee, it is new & has all of the warantees etc.
Buy something used but only a few years old, i.e. somebody elses mistake. They bought the wrong unit for themselves. This way you get almost new, the bugs have been worked out, the first owner takes a huge depreciation hit & you still have some warrantee life.
The secret of course is to do the research & buy the model you need first time. Make your first your last. Trading every few years gets expensive.
I guess we are sort of in your position. After renting a C some years ago we learned two things. First we liked RVing. Second, no way was the RV of our own going to be a C. The jiggle & rattle of stuff is too much & having to move the whole 'house' for sightseeing or shopping was out of the question.
The hitching routine with a towable is something that one adapts to very quickly. There is only one propulsion engine to take care of. No toad. If the TV needs to go for repairs the house does not go too. No hotels needed.
Yeah the TV is big. We can't park next to the store door. No matter, a short walk is good for the heart. Again, you adapt with little problem. In any case taking a 1 ton pickup shopping is easier than a C.
Buy something new. The most expensive option but, well, gee, it is new & has all of the warantees etc.
Buy something used but only a few years old, i.e. somebody elses mistake. They bought the wrong unit for themselves. This way you get almost new, the bugs have been worked out, the first owner takes a huge depreciation hit & you still have some warrantee life.
The secret of course is to do the research & buy the model you need first time. Make your first your last. Trading every few years gets expensive.
I guess we are sort of in your position. After renting a C some years ago we learned two things. First we liked RVing. Second, no way was the RV of our own going to be a C. The jiggle & rattle of stuff is too much & having to move the whole 'house' for sightseeing or shopping was out of the question.
The hitching routine with a towable is something that one adapts to very quickly. There is only one propulsion engine to take care of. No toad. If the TV needs to go for repairs the house does not go too. No hotels needed.
Yeah the TV is big. We can't park next to the store door. No matter, a short walk is good for the heart. Again, you adapt with little problem. In any case taking a 1 ton pickup shopping is easier than a C.
