May-09-2018 01:08 PM
May-10-2018 09:21 AM
jplante4 wrote:
I'm not sure a properly maintained RV will ever be worth zero. I bought my first gasser for $12.5 and put about $5k into it over the 2 years I owned it. The next owner bought it for $13k and put something into it (I know because he called me for help on a couple of things) and it's on CL for $14.5k now. We're talking a 1995 P30 chassis beach buggy here.
May-10-2018 08:56 AM
Danpaine wrote:
When my wife and I bought our then-new Class C at an RV Show in 2016, lots of people we spoke to talked about the 'six-year rule,' in that when you buy new, after six years it's customary to trade your unit in for a new one, roll over the payment, then go another six years, trade, and so on.
May-10-2018 08:41 AM
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May-10-2018 06:55 AM
sayoung wrote:
We hang out with a couple that trades in both cars every 30000 miles period. They just don't understand how we keep cars for 10 or more years & lots of miles.
May-10-2018 05:28 AM
sayoung wrote:MrWizard wrote:
sales BS. why do that unless you are NOT happy
there are some people that trade cars every few years
and guess some that trade RVs more often than most of us
but i do not think 6yrs is the National avg
or avg RULE
We hang out with a couple that trades in both cars every 30000 miles period. They just don't understand how we keep cars for 10 or more years & lots of miles.
May-10-2018 05:16 AM
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May-10-2018 03:36 AM
toedtoes wrote:Lantley wrote:
I don't believe in the 6 year rule. But there is some sort of age rule out there.
Maybe it's more like 10 or 12. At some point the RV wears thin and needs some upgrading. While it may remain functional for the most part, the interior becomes dated and the resale value plummets.
Maybe it's different for every rig. But there is a point where selling an upgrading is more beneficial than holding on to it until the wheels fall off and its value erodes to almost nothing.
How many rigs do we see that have rotted away that should have been sold when they had some value remaining.
I'm not sure I agree with this. If you aren't using it, then selling it instead of letting it rot is a good thing. But if you use it and maintain it as much as possible, why not run it to the ground.
The money I have put into my 42 year old clipper is far less than I would have put into buying something much newer and I plan on using it until its in pieces. Who cares about getting any monetary value out of it, I'm getting a much better value by keeping and using it.
May-10-2018 01:17 AM
Danpaine wrote:
Hi, Everybody. When my wife and I bought our then-new Class C at an RV Show in 2016, lots of people we spoke to talked about the 'six-year rule,' in that when you buy new, after six years it's customary to trade your unit in for a new one, roll over the payment, then go another six years, trade, and so on.
We're just curious, is it common to do this? Or do most people just buy the unit they like, keep it and pay it off forever like we are?
Thank you.
May-10-2018 12:44 AM
Lantley wrote:
I don't believe in the 6 year rule. But there is some sort of age rule out there.
Maybe it's more like 10 or 12. At some point the RV wears thin and needs some upgrading. While it may remain functional for the most part, the interior becomes dated and the resale value plummets.
Maybe it's different for every rig. But there is a point where selling an upgrading is more beneficial than holding on to it until the wheels fall off and its value erodes to almost nothing.
How many rigs do we see that have rotted away that should have been sold when they had some value remaining.
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