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Danpaine
Explorer
May 09, 2018

Anyone out there adhere to the "new rig every six year rule?

Hi, Everybody. When my wife and I bought our then-new Class C at an RV Show in 2016, lots of people we spoke to talked about the 'six-year rule,' in that when you buy new, after six years it's custom...
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MitchF150
Nomad
May 09, 2018
15 years with the first trailer we bought.. :) Made a lot of mods to it over the years to keep it working for us.

When I price out new or even a couple of year old rigs, it does not make any sense to get rid of my paid off rig (that's been paid off for at least 12 years now...

Do what you gotta do and get what you gotta get.. But, always having a monthly payment on an RV is not what I gotta have.. ;)

Good luck!

Mitch

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