You can find a used FT for under 40K that has lots of life left. You can tow your car. It is a suggestion that not all Class As are super expensive. Another issue is that I found when we moved up to a class A coach we used it more. It is always packed and ready to go. I just need about 15 mins to put in the meds and restock what we need in the fridge and we are out the door. SO ring for a weekend is easier. You have a bed and house with you so you are not restricted where you stop. I just took off for the PNW on the saturday of memorial day weekend. You would never find a spot without planning on that weekend but that is ok we just stayed in a rest area a couple nights and then in the BIL driveway in Iowa and off to Spokane after that. We left VA for TX on July 4th too but that was for work too so I travelled over the weekend but that is ok. I find I put on more miles and it is easier to use. Sure tires cost 4000 bucks and your will have expensive repairs but I do not worry about mountains rain snow or whatever. I have had the interstate shut down and I have just gotten off the road into a rest area as one was close and we spent the night in comfort. To each their own. Is is a move up no but it is a different type of traveling and you have a great window to see the world. I have put on well over 350K miles in my Foretravels seeing our country and there is no way I would do that much pulling a trailer in my pickup. Oh I have had a nice 3500 pickup of one type or the other since 99 that could tow most trailers. The kids had a trailer for a while till they sold it in anticipation of getting another one with more bunks. For them that works and a MH would not.