Rent vs Purchase Used (selling after trip): 4-6 month trip

[DCrvnewbie]

Trying to get some advice on renting vs purchasing a 30ft Class C motorhome.

Scenario:

-Myself, wife, toddler.
-4-6 month trip, DC-San Diego-Seattle-Chicago-DC, 8-9 thousand miles total
-plan is to sell RV upon completion of trip (so depreciation vs rental costs).

Any thoughts? Buy slightly used 2010-2013 vs very used 2005-2009 knowing I will sell after the trip? Rent for the trip instead?

Many thanks,

Bryan

[RoyB]

A possible plus for the rental side is if anything breaks down they will bring you another one perhaps... Thats the way rental cars works...

Roy ken

[ependydad]

When I looked at rental costs, I came to a budget estimate of about $200/day. I'm not sure if there are price breaks on longer time frames- but I think you could take quite a hit on depreciation for the same money.