Need Advice
We are rv hopefuls and have been enjoying scanning the forums. We are in the market for a motorhome, but we are overwhelmed and need some more opinions with such a big expense. We have no experience w...
Forum Discussion
mowermech wrote:
For every doom and gloom naysayer there are quite likely 10 people who have been rving/camping for years with no major problems, and haven't bragged about it.
We have never owned a diesel motorhome. We have had a Class A with Dodge 440 engine, a Class A with a GM 454 engine, a Class C with a Ford 460 engine, and now our Class A with the Ford V10.
We towed either Jeeps or a Dodge 1500 behind most of them (the 454 engined one didn't have a hitch).
IMO, forget about how many can sleep in it, what is important is where you are going to put them on a rainy day!
We've never really had a major problem with either of our trailers. The worst thing that's happened to us, twice, was the AC breaking while boondocking in summer time, both times covered under warranty (two separate trailers and two separate causes). But my comment was just based on the maintenance and fuel costs of having a trailer. I am not as familiar with RVs, but I'd guess they'd have similar maintenance/fuel costs as our set up...and probably more maintenance costs because they'd be looking at an older rig.
I just don't think RVing is a thing people who are already tight on funds should get into. I can't imagine being tight on funds and spending $30,000 on an older used RV only to have it sit unused or deteriorating quickly because they can't afford the maintenance or repairs.