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valhalla360
Sep 18, 2022Navigator
Quality doesn't vary significantly across the price ranges. The higher ranges are usually about image and bling...and fancy bling tends to mean more stuff to break.
- If you buy new, expect to have bugs to work out initially.
- If you buy used, someone might have worked the bugs out or might have let it rot (and that rot can happen quick with abuse). Without experience, good luck telling the difference.
- Then there is ongoing maintenance. Every time you travel it's like taking a house thru a combined hurricane and an hours long 7.0 earthquake simultaneously. If you don't keep up on maintenance, expect things to fail.
If you are expecting automotive type quality control, where you just drive it for 100-200k miles without issue, I suggest picking a different hobby.
PS: Go on youtube and search for RV repairs...put in the high end brands like airstream...you will still find plenty of expensive repairs.
- If you buy new, expect to have bugs to work out initially.
- If you buy used, someone might have worked the bugs out or might have let it rot (and that rot can happen quick with abuse). Without experience, good luck telling the difference.
- Then there is ongoing maintenance. Every time you travel it's like taking a house thru a combined hurricane and an hours long 7.0 earthquake simultaneously. If you don't keep up on maintenance, expect things to fail.
If you are expecting automotive type quality control, where you just drive it for 100-200k miles without issue, I suggest picking a different hobby.
PS: Go on youtube and search for RV repairs...put in the high end brands like airstream...you will still find plenty of expensive repairs.
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