Can a total RV newbie be a campground host?
Hi, first post here. I'm a fit, active and healthy 69 year old single male with grown kids. Former teacher & coach, former Realtor, former home remodeler, along with a few other things! Just sold my h...
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New vs used is no different than buying a vehicle or anything else expensive and mechanical.
Almost new can be a huge discount or it can be someone upside down who paid too much and is asking the same as a good deal on a new one.
Warranty? I don't place much value on it and most are a year? That's not long and unless you buy from a big franchise, the propensity of something breaking under warranty 1000mi from the dealer is ....well it depends how much you use it.
The other thing I've noticed with many friends and family that buy new campers is the warranty seems to be when all the little quality control defects show up when it's new. Once the bugs are worked out, warranty is gone anyway and it's a house on wheels so things need fixin sometimes, but my last 2 campers are/were older and no significant issue with any of the systems or appliances. (Except that AC I tried smashing off the roof, it don't work anymore!)
Almost new can be a huge discount or it can be someone upside down who paid too much and is asking the same as a good deal on a new one.
Warranty? I don't place much value on it and most are a year? That's not long and unless you buy from a big franchise, the propensity of something breaking under warranty 1000mi from the dealer is ....well it depends how much you use it.
The other thing I've noticed with many friends and family that buy new campers is the warranty seems to be when all the little quality control defects show up when it's new. Once the bugs are worked out, warranty is gone anyway and it's a house on wheels so things need fixin sometimes, but my last 2 campers are/were older and no significant issue with any of the systems or appliances. (Except that AC I tried smashing off the roof, it don't work anymore!)
