Travel Trailer Purchase
Hi everyone, I'm trying to decide between two travel trailers and thought I'd reach out here since I have very little experience (my first purchase). The choice is between a 2021 Aspen Trail 26BH an...
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gelo wrote:
They are both used. The Shadow is a personal sale from a couple who got divorced and just wants to get rid of it. The Aspen is at a dealer and was traded in.
If the decision was purely about functionality I think I'd take the Aspen but I worry that I may not like camping or may just be too busy to use it and want to be sure if that happens I will get most of my money back when/if I sell.
If the part I put into bold is a critical part of your decision. then stop right now. Do not buy a RV, they depreciate in value the second you put your name on the title.
RV buyers tend to fixate on the age, brand, layout, color and condition of the unit, what you pay this yr in one or two years, you could easily lose 20%-%25 of the value or more.
While it is a bit expensive to rent a RV, renting once is a good option for a first time new camper try without buying, especially when there is a concern of losing a lot of money if you end up not liking it.. Camping in a RV is not for everyone, some folks are not able to adjust to it and some do fine.
Finding a much older used unit can also be helpful, much of the value has been lost already but the catch there is it may need a bunch of work to fix things like water damage or replacing a $2,000 RV fridge.
The sad thing is, right now is a horrible time to buy, even 15 yr old RVs they are asking double of what you used to be able to buy them..
