dedmiston wrote:
I can't recall ever knowing anyone who said, "We did it, and it was fantastic.".
A younger couple (mid-30’s?) from our church wanted a motorhome but with a couple of little ones and a mortgage that just wasn’t in the cards. They spoke to several other families in the church and decided to go for it, spreading the use between families.
After several years it’s still working really well for them all.
There’s several threads about owning a former rental unit and from what I’ve seen the vast majority agree it’s a great deal.
I suspect it’s kinda like the Ford V10 spitting out spark plugs or Pinto’s exploding deal, yes it happened to a FEW vehicles, percentage-wise, but the loudness / popularity of the horror stories outweigh the happy folks who have no issues and stayed quiet.
I’ve overnighted in rest areas a dozen plus times a year for 30+ years with not a single issue, if you believe some people you’d die the first night........