Why buy a new $125,000 motorhome?

ezmobee wrote:
My mother died of cancer when she was in her early 50's. She never got to retire. That had a profound affect on me. Now I'm not about to go out and finance a brand new camper, truck, boat, etc. that I can barely afford the payments on. However, I am going to do things I want to as soon as I can comfortably do them even if it's not "the ideal" time. I would not buy a new RV or boat because they just depreciate so fast and I can afford more in a used rig. I do however buy new cars for my main commuter car because I can afford it and I am just done with car repairs. I would absolutely lease if I didn't drive so much. I put over 20k a year on a vehicle.

I share your feelings as I almost got killed at work myself at 28 years old. Makes you realize you better do what you want to do (within reason) as it can end at any time.

But on the new versus used debate, whether one is cheaper than the other can be debatable depending on what you are looking for and how you're paying. If your a cash buyer used is probably the best way to go. If you're not a cash buyer, then new unit financing is usually better than financing on used units so you may find it's actually cheaper to buy new. You just have to do the math both ways. I did look at used motorhomes before I bought mine, and I couldn't find any that was in a floor plan I liked that had been taken care of like I would take care of mine. So I bought new.