How long have you had your current RV?

[Sinton4616]

I was watching videos today on RV buying. One interesting comment was "the average person keeps their RV for 2.5 years." Struck me as kind of odd since we had our for 10+ years before a hurricane destroyed it.

So, how long have you had your current RV?

[doxiemom11]

Bought it in 2010 when it was 10 yrs old. Still fulltiming in it since 2011. So we have had it 8 yrs with no plans to replace it anytime soon. We will update it though.

[cummins2014]

11 years, no plans for changing. Surprised at how long many keep their Rv's , I would have thought much shorter .

[FULLTIMEWANABE]

Second RV = Gas Engine A Class had it from new in March 2003 = 15 years. First was a fifth wheel for 3 years.

[pnichols]

RRTom wrote:
Current 10 days
Prior 9 years

From looking at the answers here, maybe if those who sold quickly had visited these forums they would have found answers, solutions, tips that would have helped them enjoy the RV lifestyle more. Just my thought.

How true that is!

But maybe more importantly: From research in these forums maybe prospective buyers out shopping for a new RV would become aware of the design and construction deficiencies they are seeing in certain new models ... and then describe to the dealer what design and construction deficiencies are causing them to walk away.

Over time, these actions by prospective buyers would begin to serve as powerful feedback - first to the dealers - and then of course back up the chain to the manufacturers. This powerful feedback to manufacturers originating from prospective customers who rejected poor design and construction practices would of course dramatically drive the manufacturers to improve their practices.

Without employing the ultimate communication and walk-away tactics above ... new RV purchasers will continue to deserve what they're getting. We need to vote with our mouths first, and then our walk-away feet.

[RRTom]

Current 10 days
Prior 9 years

From looking at the answers here, maybe if those who sold quickly had visited these forums they would have found answers, solutions, tips that would have helped them enjoy the RV lifestyle more. Just my thought.

[tewitt1949]

Our first trailer we bought used and kept it 2 years. Then we bought a new trailer in 1996 and still have it. 23 yrs old. Still use it.

[daireemt]

Have had it 11 years. We’re tired but not retired, so wont be able to use it so much as to wear it out anytime soon..........

[MuleBrand]

7 years for this Class C and 8 years for our previous 5th wheel.

[soulman327]

Tough to say since next week we are trading in our TT which we have had 3 weeks short of 6 years for a Class C MH.

[colliehauler]

The shortest time period was 1 year. Bought a new Gulfstream Streamlite (ultralight) in 03 and did not like the spongy floors. I traded off the trailer after one trip. I traded it in on new 04 Cherokee TH that I still own. So the longest (so far) is 14 years and counting.

[carp65]

Previous MH for 10 years, 70,000 miles--current MH 2 years, 19,000 mi.

[ReneeG]

3 dog nights wrote:
126 days

Almost as good as the person who had theirs 27 years!

[ReneeG]

pnichols wrote:
We bought ours new around 12 1/2 years ago and it now has over 71K miles on it.

It's layout, construction, characteristics, drivability, and features can't be duplicated today, so we plan to keep on going with it ... why part with perfection.

That's why we're keeping ours too!

[3_dog_nights]

126 days