How much to budget for RV repairs ?
The whole idea of traveling in an motorhome sounds great if fits within our budget. So far I can determine the cost of any motorhome and any RV site by searching online. The one area that I cannot ...
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AprilWhine wrote:
There are a lot of variables to your equation:
For instance, if you are handy and can do most of your repairs, cost goes down.
If you full time and have no place to do maintenance/repairs the cost goes up.
Generally, the older the RV the more repairs needed.
The more you use it, the more parts will break.
The more it sits, the more you will have to replace rubber and gaskets.
Buying an RV is sort of a pay me now/pay me later scheme. Newer costs more upfront but older costs more in repairs. But older does not mean it will cost as much in repairs as a newer unit does upfront. Both of our RVs were high mileage when bought but for both of them, the cost of the RV plus all needed repairs is a great deal less than the price of a similar RV that wasn't used as much. But you have to have a ready reserve of funds because you never know when something is going to break.
DING, DING, DING!!! We have a winner.
