Deciding when to buy a motor home?
Currently retired and I am in the process of evaluating whether to buy a RV. Recently looked at a Thor Vegas and both my wife and I like what we saw. Right size for the two of us and our dog. Wha...
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It's a personal preference wether you like to stay in motels or not when traveling.
But from a financial side of it if you only get out once or twice a year for a trip it sure is not a wise financial decision to have it just sitting in the driveway 98% of the time. RV's do not hold their value. AND they do not fair well just sitting.
If you are a big sight seeing couple you would most likely also want to add a toad to take along too. So that's something to keep in mind that adds to the cost of buying an RV.
Gotta tell you the day I pulled into a CG down in Florida on my winter trip down there and saw that many CG's have some very nice cabins they rent out.....made me wish I hadn't bought the MH.
Those people that rented had a real nice little house to stay in with lawn, driveway, etc and experiencing the CG same as I was, but at a MUCH lower cost than my expenses of the MH, tiny CG site and paying a lot more for it! :W
But from a financial side of it if you only get out once or twice a year for a trip it sure is not a wise financial decision to have it just sitting in the driveway 98% of the time. RV's do not hold their value. AND they do not fair well just sitting.
If you are a big sight seeing couple you would most likely also want to add a toad to take along too. So that's something to keep in mind that adds to the cost of buying an RV.
Gotta tell you the day I pulled into a CG down in Florida on my winter trip down there and saw that many CG's have some very nice cabins they rent out.....made me wish I hadn't bought the MH.
Those people that rented had a real nice little house to stay in with lawn, driveway, etc and experiencing the CG same as I was, but at a MUCH lower cost than my expenses of the MH, tiny CG site and paying a lot more for it! :W
