Forum Discussion

summerbreeze's avatar
summerbreeze
Explorer
Sep 10, 2018

I bought my 1st RV today excited but nervous

Hi I bought my 1st RV today after years of dreaming about it I actually did it. But now I'm second guessing the decision on the RV I purchased. I bought from a dealer a Class A 2010 Winnebago Vista 26P. I love the floor plan and it is very clean. I pick it up in a week. I'm second guessing my decision because the miles are high 63k and the generator is at 900 hours. I put my deposit down today and am still deciding if I should pay the remaining balance in cash or credit. Any suggestions there would help me a bunch. I'm excited but a bit anxious at the same time. I'm excited to hit the road and finally travel a bit but am wondering with a generator with that many hours and a coach with that many miles even if it was meticulously maintained, am I looking at a money pit in a few thousand miles? Any advice or suggestions would be most appreciated.
  • Son_of_Norway's avatar
    Son_of_Norway
    Explorer
    Sep 10, 2018
    That mileage and generator use considered by themselves do not call for any concern at all. They are not excessive, but SoundGuy is right.
  • SoundGuy's avatar
    SoundGuy
    Explorer
    Sep 10, 2018
    summerbreeze wrote:
    I'm excited to hit the road and finally travel a bit but am wondering with a generator with that many hours and a coach with that many miles even if it was meticulously maintained, am I looking at a money pit in a few thousand miles? Any advice or suggestions would be most appreciated.


    Hate to be the bearer of bad news but any recreational vehicle, be it a MH, TT, 5th, whatever, is a potential money pit. :E Regardless of what you buy you can be guaranteed that the actual purchase price won't be the end of it, just the beginning. The reality is you need to be prepared to spend even more to keep whatever you buy operating - sometimes you're lucky and it won't be too bad but if not it can get really expensive really quickly. Reality is RVing is anything but cheap. :(

About RV Newbies

4,026 PostsLatest Activity: Jun 15, 2017