Recomendations for a new gasser
This has probably been beaten to death but Ive searched and really haven't seen much recent posts on this. My wife is retired and I am going to in a couple years. We plan to travel at such time. My b...
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TrashGuy, you didn't say how long you intend to stay on your coach after you retire. I think this is an important question to answer. If your intended use after retirement is occasional trips for a week then the size coach you'll be comfortable in will likely be different than a coach that you spend a lot of time in.
We retired a couple of years ago and got a higher end 10 yo DP that was well taken care of by previous owners. Our intention is to use it for 3-4 months a year to escape the summer heat in FL. The ride, noise and storage is a big plus for us and we've been very happy with our decision. However not all campgrounds are suitable for a 40' coach and we have to pick and choose accordingly. So far we've done that and not had a problem.
However if our intent was to use a RV for just a week every once in a while then I think a gently used gasser in the 32-35 ft range from Newmar or Tiffin would be a good choice.
Personally I would never buy new, the depreciation and higher sales tax coupled with the issues to be worked out on a new one would seem to me to be a waste of money and then the aggravation of dealing with the new maintenance issues would really bother me.
We retired a couple of years ago and got a higher end 10 yo DP that was well taken care of by previous owners. Our intention is to use it for 3-4 months a year to escape the summer heat in FL. The ride, noise and storage is a big plus for us and we've been very happy with our decision. However not all campgrounds are suitable for a 40' coach and we have to pick and choose accordingly. So far we've done that and not had a problem.
However if our intent was to use a RV for just a week every once in a while then I think a gently used gasser in the 32-35 ft range from Newmar or Tiffin would be a good choice.
Personally I would never buy new, the depreciation and higher sales tax coupled with the issues to be worked out on a new one would seem to me to be a waste of money and then the aggravation of dealing with the new maintenance issues would really bother me.
