Do Tires on a Class A Rot with age?
I have browsed through ads for used Class A motorhomes and noticed (just my observation) that motorhomes that are 7 or 8 years old, even the high end ones with hardly any miles on them, seem to be adv...
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To the OP, if you notice a lot of the tire replacement advice is from the RV'ers who live out west and their tires are exposed to the sun just about year round. Florida and the south somewhat the same. Wear, cracking and dry rotting is not as rapid living in the northeast vs. these sunny warm weather states. I believe that is why there is no definitive time frame of when to replace tires. I have a work associate that has a late 1980's Winnebago class A with the original tires on it with total mileage just over 30,000. He also is an excellent mechanic who knows a thing or two about maintenance etc. on vehicles and race cars that he wrenches for. I bought a 1977 Kawasaki motorcycle about six years ago with 3740 original miles on it with the original rubber. I drove the bike two years before the tires showed any signs of cracking.
On used RV pricing, the posts that said you should be able to buy new at 25 to 30% off list are spot on. Another way to look at it and the formula I use is list minus shipping, divided by 40%, subtract from list, add shipping back on and a profit for the dealer, $1500 to $2500 and you'll have a good idea of what it should of sold for brand new. From there I just simply deduct 10% each year for depreciation. I used this to set the trade-in price of my last A and what I expected to pay for my one year old at the time "new" A. It seems to be very close.
Good luck and happy shopping!
On used RV pricing, the posts that said you should be able to buy new at 25 to 30% off list are spot on. Another way to look at it and the formula I use is list minus shipping, divided by 40%, subtract from list, add shipping back on and a profit for the dealer, $1500 to $2500 and you'll have a good idea of what it should of sold for brand new. From there I just simply deduct 10% each year for depreciation. I used this to set the trade-in price of my last A and what I expected to pay for my one year old at the time "new" A. It seems to be very close.
Good luck and happy shopping!
