Purchase of Cruise America Rental Class C

Floridastorm wrote:
Have been away from this forum for quite sometime and never got to review your latest post. Have still not bought a motor home as I have been busy with other things. Am now, once again, in the market. And yes, I have checked out El Monte. They seem to be a very reliable outfit as is Cruise America. Let's face it, both of these companies have been in the RV rental and sales business for many successful years.

I have also been looking at used Class C's and even small Class A's from private sources. Nothing over 26 feet. There seem to be many Class A's out there and for decent pricing. The Class C's seem to be fewer and more expensive. Also, the pricing for Cruise America and El Monte Class C's have gone up by about 25% since I last looked at them. Maybe I should have bought one then. I am really torn between getting a few years old Class C from a private individual and paying cash as opposed to purchasing one of the ex-rental units and having payments over the next 12 years or so. With an older Class C I will not be able to obtain an extended service agreement which will leave me open to paying for repairs out of my pocket. With the ex rental unit I will at least have an extended service agreement and a newer unit. I would never attempt to fix most things on a motor home myself. Retired executive who can't hammer a nail straight. I guess it's a "pay me now or pay me later" scenario.

The prices at CA and El Monte do vary drastically depending on their inventory. I have seen them as low as 19k and as high as almost 40k at CA.

Regarding fixing things on an RV, I have a degree in musical theater. If I can learn to fix stuff on an RV, you can too. I have replaced all of my lights with LED, replaced switches and performed my own oil change on my generator, have learned about replacing tires and then replaced them, have replaced the entire left power window mirror, fixed my toilet, fixed my furnace, installed a bike rack to my rear hitch, have sealed roof and my RV door window, have replaced my stereo, and more and all with the help I got here. You will be surprised at how easy it is The nice folks here will always help you out.