What is your cost of maintenance

Well, I am going to be a bit different. It depends on your miles driven. I drive many more miles than most of the class A owners on here. I do it by cost per mile and it is about 2 dollars a mile if you count fuel and repairs. I have be remodeling too. I have put in a residential fridge and the fridge alone was 1800 and the cabinet work and installation was another 1800. Tires are about 700 a piece and I have 8 of them so that is about 5600 plus every 6 years or so so that is about 1000 dollars a year if you do it that way. The oil changes are simple and not a big issue. I have had to replace all my brakes and put in new caliper pins and I purged the old grease and put in synthetic aircraft grease and they are disc brakes that was 3500 but the coach is now 13 years old so it was due as well as having 150K miles on it or right about. RVing is much more expensive then staying in a hotel but it is can not only be about money it is not unpacking and it is having your house while you run down the road and pulling off at a scenic overlook or taking that out of the way road and living life to the fullest. Sure you have to figure out how to afford it but I would figure about 6000 dollars a year or so if you factor in other long term expenses and upgrades too.

I allocate !,000 dollars per year for maintenance on my 2012 Gas motorhome. The work is farmed out. Includes basic fluids and lube of engine, generator, slides, a wash and wax. If it comes under I have some left to improve something in the coach like a new fan. I also do upgrades on things for my comfort but that is another budget. I should amortize for tires but don't but estimate 500 dollars per year as mine are the 19 not 22.

I always say if you own a motorhome you should have a lot of money or be handy at fixing things. So far on my 2007 I have been able to tackle all the problems myself including oil changes, filter changes,and other maintenance. The internet has been godsend:) for parts.

Luna C wrote:
I have no idea why some people on here want to show you how smart they are. The OP asked a simple question. If you have no idea what you spend just say so or better yet say nothing. Me, i spent 4 years sailing the caribbean and I can not tell you what i spent on maintenance. i just know i have less money now than i did when i started. But we have great memories too.

You can go on to Speedco's web site and they will give you a general idea as to what a yearly service will cost for the "bones" of your MH.

As for batteries and "systems" (ie AC, Frig, ect.) Those will be a little harder to figure (same as trying to figure it for your home).

Good luck and now i am going to have a sneakers because i get a little upset when i am hungry

So, when you anchored for a day or so or pulled into a marina somewhere, did you stay on board and feverishly go to work on anything and everything that needed attention, or did you check into the Hilton and have the Marina take care of your every need including cleaning and detailing.
Huge difference in operating and maintenance cost, between the two scenarios, wouldn't you say?

WyoTraveler wrote:
When I bought a MH in1989 and sold it 5 years later and calculated my total loss I could have stayed in a 1st class motel room cheaper for every night I slept in my MH. Yup, still in an RV. Never learned anything.:B

Yep. I've been the care taker for two different pushers for about the last 13 years. The money spent would have paid for first class travel and then some. But then again we are still RVing also so I wouldn't change a thing.

I budget $1000 yr for maintenance and repairs. I have been exceeding that the last few years. Last spring I spent 12K on engine generator and other problems.
An unexpected big hit. We still love the MH and won't stop RV'ing until I can't drive any more! If you buy a DP expect costly maintenance vs Gasser. I have owned both.

WyoTraveler wrote:
When I bought a MH in1989 and sold it 5 years later and calculated my total loss I could have stayed in a 1st class motel room cheaper for every night I slept in my MH. Yup, still in an RV. Never learned anything.:B

My wife keeps telling me the same thing but it depends on what MH you buy and how often you use it. I bought a 1996 GBM in 2002 for $28k and put $12 into it for maintenance and repairs as stated above over 9 years for a total cost of $40k. I figured I spend about 90 days per year and travel about 8000 miles per year on average. If you were to figure $100/day for hotel at 90 days for 9 years that would be $81,000 in total. $50/day for food would be $40,500. 72,000 miles at 25 mpg for a Honda CRV or equivalent at $3.50/gal is $9,800 for gas. If you add in gifts for the family and friends and entertainment at $20/day times 90 days over 9 years that is another $16,200. That adds up to a total of $147,500 for small car and hotel travel. I have averaged $80/day x 90 days /year over 9 years for a total of $64,800 to travel in the MH. When I add $64,800 to the total cost of the MH $40,000 I get $104,800 for my MH vs $147,500 for hotel travel. So my conclusion is that if you by used and use your MH at least 3 months per year MH travel is cheaper. If you by new or with less usage per year hotels will be cheaper. At least this is what I tell my wife to justify my hobby.

peaches&cream wrote:
I posted this back in Sept. soon after I sold my MH. Does not directly answer your question, but gives you a "ball park" answer.

I posted this a couple of months ago. Sold my Class A this week. Thought I would give a report on expenses to any newbe thinking of doing as I did. I purchased the MH, a 2005 Holiday Rambler Ambassador 36PRT, 40 mo. ago. It had 14,000 miles on it and was in great condition. I paid $100,000 for it cash.This was below NADA wholesale at the time. In 40 mo. it depreciated $29,000 to $71,000 which is above NADA wholesale. In the 14 mo. I spent $7,000 on fuel, $2,700 on Insurance, $2,500 for tires, $400 for wheel alignment and ride height setting, and I did not keep up with the cost of oil chg, filters, etc. as I did all the work myself. During the 40 mo. the MH was never at a Service Center or Dealer. I did not keep up with campground expenses. This figues out to $2.97 per mile or $1050 per month. I am very pleased as I traveled alot of the country and met alot of people. Just want to make RVer's aware, purchasing a newer MH is not cheap. I am sure many do it cheaper, but they did not have more fun than we did.

Good to hear from you again! Hope your having fun flying the airplane! Rooster

When I bought a MH in1989 and sold it 5 years later and calculated my total loss I could have stayed in a 1st class motel room cheaper for every night I slept in my MH. Yup, still in an RV. Never learned anything.:B

Having had a few different RV's, the cost to maintain depends on how many miles you drive per year, and how much of the work you can do yourself. I budget $1,200 per year for annual maintenance, oil change, oil and fuel filters, DOT Inspection, which is around $500 a year, so I have $700 put back for other scheduled stuff, which I may or may not spend that year, and let it accrue into the next year. I also put back $400 a year for tires. I have owned the Coach 2 years, and this next May will be year 3 and I have $2,200 sitting in an account that has not been spent yet, and I will deposit another $1,200 in January. This year I will need to have the coolant drained, thermostat replaced when it goes in for it's annual servicing. I drive less than 10K per year, drive it year around, so I service it every month in May. If you drive more, you spend more. Also some expenses I don't count, roof sealing every year, so far no cracks or leaks, so no expense, but eventually I will need to reseal it, or eternabond it, and this expense you will have with a TT or 5'er.
I have a separate fund for camping and fuel.