Thank you everyone for your thoughtful and super informative responses!! You’ve given me a lot to think on. I will try to answer all the questions that came up...
Frequency of use... I am planning on hopefully traveling regularly during the summers so I would definitely prefer to buy something that I’ll be able to use for years to come. I am originally from WA, but I have been living in VA for about 9 years now. Since I have family and friends in both states, I’m hoping I’ll be able to visit back and forth with whatever set up I end up with.
Pet situation... I know that the practical and probably much more sensible option would be to rehome at least some of the pets, but they are my family and my responsibility and I just have a hard time with that. The bunny may be able to go back to his original home, as I’m just looking after him as a favor. Otherwise, though, I’m pretty committed. I moved from WA to VA with 2 dogs, 4 birds, and a snake in a Subaru Outback Sport :D One of the dogs, 2 of the birds, and the snake are still with me. The others have passed away of old age in the meantime. The birds are actually awesome travelers... they just hang out in their travel cage and enjoy listening to music with the windows rolled down and the wind blowing through their feathers... :)
Vans were not even on my radar as a tow vehicle, so I will definitely be looking into that! And that is good to know that having pets in the travel trailer while moving is definitely not a workable option.
The Rogue not being towable kind of throws a wrench in the class c while bringing along my car idea, unless I decide to just have the motorhome without another vehicle. Although I am attracted to the idea of just driving a motorhome though because that seems less overwhelming to me in comparison to towing.
There is a 96 Minnie Winnie with 50k miles on it for sale near me for $6500, and I’m considering looking at it but I’m just worried about its reliability as an older vehicle... Do the low miles negate its age a bit?
Thanks again!!
