Buying a new class A
My wife and I are going to sell our 5th wheel and buy a class A and tow a Jeep. We have a budget of 250K for the class A My question is what motor home models would you stay away from. Also how do you...
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Seems to be a lot of DP fan boys out there. Here is my 2 cents.
My wife and I did a lot of research before placing an order for a new coach. We considered used and decided that when spending this amount of money we did not want someone else's headaches and/or potentially poor maintenance.
We test drove a DP and while it gave a very nice and quiet ride, we also drove a gasser with V8, 6 speed and liquid springs. Honestly, for the $160,000 more than the gasser, I couldn't come close to justify it. The interior features were nearly the same quality and the floor plan in the gasser we liked better. (Compared Tiffin Phaeton to Tiffin Allegro Open Road)
We purchased the Open Road and plan to keep it for at least 10 years so the depreciation is a non-issue in my mind. It is nearly fully loaded (the only things we didn't get is navigation, satellite and solar panels) and our price was 25% off MSRP. We picked our colors, options and do not have to settle for someone else's choices. We will know that EVERYTHING is brand new and yes, we now new coaches can have issues too but, that is what a warranty is for. Do you really want to buy a used coach and then layout $7-8000 for an extended warranty?
So, for your $250,000 budget you can buy a brand new Tiffin Allegro Open Road and keep $60-$70,000 in your pocket. That buys a lot of nights in a CG. Plus fuel is less expensive and maintenance is less expensive on a gas model. Unless you are going to trade it in in 2-4 years the depreciation is essentially meaningless.
Hope that helps. Just my opinion. Your mileage may vary.
My wife and I did a lot of research before placing an order for a new coach. We considered used and decided that when spending this amount of money we did not want someone else's headaches and/or potentially poor maintenance.
We test drove a DP and while it gave a very nice and quiet ride, we also drove a gasser with V8, 6 speed and liquid springs. Honestly, for the $160,000 more than the gasser, I couldn't come close to justify it. The interior features were nearly the same quality and the floor plan in the gasser we liked better. (Compared Tiffin Phaeton to Tiffin Allegro Open Road)
We purchased the Open Road and plan to keep it for at least 10 years so the depreciation is a non-issue in my mind. It is nearly fully loaded (the only things we didn't get is navigation, satellite and solar panels) and our price was 25% off MSRP. We picked our colors, options and do not have to settle for someone else's choices. We will know that EVERYTHING is brand new and yes, we now new coaches can have issues too but, that is what a warranty is for. Do you really want to buy a used coach and then layout $7-8000 for an extended warranty?
So, for your $250,000 budget you can buy a brand new Tiffin Allegro Open Road and keep $60-$70,000 in your pocket. That buys a lot of nights in a CG. Plus fuel is less expensive and maintenance is less expensive on a gas model. Unless you are going to trade it in in 2-4 years the depreciation is essentially meaningless.
Hope that helps. Just my opinion. Your mileage may vary.
