Pros and Cons of owning a class A RV
Owned a truck and 5th wheel for 5 years and loved it. Unfortunately circumstances caused me to sell both last fall. Thinking now about buying another when I saw a 1999 Class A with less than 100,000 ...
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Wow! Certainly a lot of information here. Wide variety of opinions too.
Several of the earlier posts had me convinced that I was going to get a MH. However, TOMMAN58 addressed some of my real concerns.
Since I am retired and on a limited income, no way I can afford new, or even a "newer" model of MH. I bought my 5er (2006 Cougar) and the truck (2003 GMC 2500HD with 72,ooo mlies) as a package in 2013. They were in amazingly great shape and I did my best to keep them that way. Previous owner changed the factory tires to better ones, and in five years never had to replace tires or do brakes. If I did there were only four wheels. Tomman58 mentioned replacing tires for a motorhome, and the cost and availability of parts if you break down somewhere. That really concerns me. As well, I can only imagine the cost of doing a brake job on a MH. These concerns would definitely have merit if I purchase an older MH.
Several of the earlier posts had me convinced that I was going to get a MH. However, TOMMAN58 addressed some of my real concerns.
Since I am retired and on a limited income, no way I can afford new, or even a "newer" model of MH. I bought my 5er (2006 Cougar) and the truck (2003 GMC 2500HD with 72,ooo mlies) as a package in 2013. They were in amazingly great shape and I did my best to keep them that way. Previous owner changed the factory tires to better ones, and in five years never had to replace tires or do brakes. If I did there were only four wheels. Tomman58 mentioned replacing tires for a motorhome, and the cost and availability of parts if you break down somewhere. That really concerns me. As well, I can only imagine the cost of doing a brake job on a MH. These concerns would definitely have merit if I purchase an older MH.
