I need some help!!! (deciding on a rv)
Ok so my family and I are taking our first rv trip this summer and we are trying to find an rv to purchase. We thought about renting but the prices we are seeing are in the 5000 plus range and then e...
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Artum Snowbird wrote:
I would say do the rental. It will cost you a lot, but it will be trouble free most likely, and you won't regret it ever. Buying something 17 years old is just a time bomb waiting for something to happen, it might ruin your holiday, and most likely will.
You will learn so much, and be so prepared to make a good decision later if you so decide.
Nobody has ever regretted being educated, and nobody has ever regretted having a good time.
Just do it, and enjoy the learning curve, give it back when you are done, and then come back and ask your questions.
In this situation, I have to agree with this. Yes, renting will cost a lot. But you know nothing about RVs, you'd be buying an older rig with no idea what is currently wrong with it (regardless of the seller, at that price range, you're not going to be told everything that matters), and you have only a few months to figure out all the potential problems and get them fixed before your trip.
You don't have enough time to work out any problems on a purchased motorhome AND get those problems fixed before your trip. That means you'll end up dealing with those problems on the road - and with your planned itinerary, you're going to find you never saw anything but the inside of a bunch of RV shops.
Rent the RV and enjoy yourselves. If you really enjoy the lifestyle, then consider buying one. That way you'll have time to learn about RVs and their idiosyncrasies and you'll have time to get any problems fixed correctly without ruining your vacation. If you find the RV lifestyle isn't for you, then you're just out vacation money ($5000 isn't that much for a trip that long).
