Buying used from a rental company-process ?s
Yes, I've read the voluminous thread on WHY to buy a used C from the rental place. We're persuaded that this is the right option for our budget and needs. So what I don't know--the truck camper was...
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You lost me with your anaylis Gotsmart. But it is what Soren said. You don't add in options. Esp if the rig comes with those. NADA says as much at the bottom of their page. If I were to add that into my coachmen it comes up to about 29k, not the 22k it is really worth
My point was you get into a rental cheaper, but they also depreciate quicker, espically once they go over 100K
If you plan to keep the MH for ever that would not matter, and one could talk about paying less interest etc.
But at the end of the day, you give up a lot also, like the slide, V8 not V10, fact it has so many more miles, and use on the house part. Heaters fridges, etc only last so long.
So in my simple analysis, If I were to sell now, my rig would have cost 500 more a year for 8 years or 4k. To me given all my rig has that a rental does not, that was a good value, for me.
Not to mention if I bought with 90K I would now be at 140K. And I know people claim the running gear will go a billion miles, But I am not so convinced of that. And even if the engine and tranny go forever. I could easily see a good part of that 500 going to things like power steering pump, altenator, starter. etc. Those items do break. And the higher the miles, the more likely they will fail. Not to mention fridge, heater, water heater, generator etc. Nothing lasts forever
My point was you get into a rental cheaper, but they also depreciate quicker, espically once they go over 100K
If you plan to keep the MH for ever that would not matter, and one could talk about paying less interest etc.
But at the end of the day, you give up a lot also, like the slide, V8 not V10, fact it has so many more miles, and use on the house part. Heaters fridges, etc only last so long.
So in my simple analysis, If I were to sell now, my rig would have cost 500 more a year for 8 years or 4k. To me given all my rig has that a rental does not, that was a good value, for me.
Not to mention if I bought with 90K I would now be at 140K. And I know people claim the running gear will go a billion miles, But I am not so convinced of that. And even if the engine and tranny go forever. I could easily see a good part of that 500 going to things like power steering pump, altenator, starter. etc. Those items do break. And the higher the miles, the more likely they will fail. Not to mention fridge, heater, water heater, generator etc. Nothing lasts forever
