Wow Pop Ups are expensive!

SoundGuy wrote:
Not to be critical Mike but it seems to me you're looking just at the short term as in the long run there's just no way a popup won't be far more cost effective than any travel trailer.

Mike Up wrote:
Well the Travel Trailer is paid for. To get a Pop Up, I would have a payment or have to put out about $4K to $5K out of pocket.

The Travel Trailer will be cheaper at least for 6 years when payments are considered. And is much cheaper when out of pocket is considered.

Hmmmmm, earlier you said - "The Rockwood Freedom 2280 with shower, toilet, Air Conditioner is $11,400 which is way overpriced. I was expecting no more than $9,800 for all of it." So you were willing to go ahead with this popup purchase for $9,800 but not $11,400, a difference of just $1600? Either way you'd still have payments or have to make up for the difference in cash so other than saying $11,400 is more than this popup is worth why is one a show stopper when the other is not? :h IMO your much lower operating and maintenance costs for a new popup will easily cover this $1600 difference in a fairly short period of time, even less if you also factor in ongoing maintenance costs for your aging travel trailer should you keep it. Heck, just a new set of tires and brake / bearing service for the TT sometime in the next few years could easily chew up much of that $1600 "savings", not to mention that your travel trailer will be worth even less, perhaps close to nothing, 6 yrs from now. :( Your choice obviously but I just don't see your math to justify keeping a travel trailer you rarely use. JMO of course but sometimes it's wise to spend $$$$$ in the short term in order to save $$$$$ over the long term. ;)