Buy 1-2 year old rental unit or private?
My partner and I have become serious road trippers- nearly 28,000 miles in the last sixteen months with over 17,000 miles(80+nights sleeping in it) towing our basic Teardrop trailer with my Toyota Cor...
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Your Idea of buying a Ex Rental is a sound one,especially the one that you describe with low mileage. Rental units will most likely come with a service record,they have to be maintained to keep them on the road and profitable. There are a few that have bought low mileage Ex Rentals in the link in My signature ,all happy campers.
With private parties you will not have these records most times.
I do not know where you got the information about Ford RV engines and transmissions that have to be replaced between 50,000-70,000 miles.It seems to be baseless or ones that were poorly maintained.
Rental fleets like Cruise America sell their units with 130000 miles or more, all on Ford Chassis, and they seem to have no problem going well beyond 200000 miles or more.
As for the EasyCare RV extended warranty,put that money away for future repairs if needed. They are just a money maker for the dealer and are just an insurance policy that has a lot of small print and exceptions they are never a good deal. After all they are in the business of making money,not losing it.
With private parties you will not have these records most times.
I do not know where you got the information about Ford RV engines and transmissions that have to be replaced between 50,000-70,000 miles.It seems to be baseless or ones that were poorly maintained.
Rental fleets like Cruise America sell their units with 130000 miles or more, all on Ford Chassis, and they seem to have no problem going well beyond 200000 miles or more.
As for the EasyCare RV extended warranty,put that money away for future repairs if needed. They are just a money maker for the dealer and are just an insurance policy that has a lot of small print and exceptions they are never a good deal. After all they are in the business of making money,not losing it.
