Hidden Costs of RVing
Everything in life seems to end up having unforseen costs that were never anticipated, when starting out on a new venture. What are some of your unanticipated costs of RVing. For me, it was removing...
Forum Discussion
travelnutz wrote:
TOMMY47,
Non-mootorized trailers and RV's have a ONE TIME small license fee in Michigan that's good for as long as you own the unit. All motorized RV's, especially Class A motorhomes have a very costly license renewal each year you own it and yes it does go by a year and model chart. It's a vehicle not a trailer and it's a choice you make when deciding which RV you decide to buy.
I don't feel one bit sorry for et2 as it was his decision to go the high annual price renew route and he gets to pay the freight! Back years ago when we had our big Class A's, the license was over $800/yr and the insurance was nearly $2000/yr. By comparison, our big TC and the 5th wheel costs zero per year for license and each are approx $70/yr for the insurance premium as they are bundled with our vehicles and homes which saves us big bucks and give much better coverage. Some states do not allow this type bundling but Michigan does...
Travelnutz, I don't see in my post where I asked for you or anyone to feel sorry for me. I simply replied to the OP's original post "hidden costs". It wasn't something that we even gave a thought about until the end of the deal and papers were being signed. That's when it became apparent and hit home. It wasn't a deal breaker, just an eye opener. since then it has been brought to my attention that in MI. you can buy tabs every two months saving some big money during the storage months. So I will look into this in the spring.
So I don't quite get the derogatory remark, but if at my humility it prepares someone else while looking for their "first" purchase then so be it.
