Wrong Motorhome
How many have bought a MH only to find out they don't like it for one reason or another and then tried to sell it and could not. How do you get yourself to like the one you have?
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toedtoes wrote:wbwood wrote:
We always tell new RV'ers to not expect to get "The One" Rv on your first try and to not go into serious debt with it either. Reason being is that RV'ers change. They change the type of RV they want/need...they change the size, the options, the style of camping. We started off in 2000 with a pop up. Had it for several years and then sold it because we were not able to use it. In 2010 we jumped into a 31' TT with a bunkhouse. After a few years, decided the setup was a waste to us and we would really like a motorhome. Traded it in after 3 years and got a Class C motorhome (31'). Now we are deciding we really don't need all that room and a smaller motorhome might make more sense for us. So we are now toying with the idea of a smaller Class C or Class A. And we are even considering dropping what we pay for it down also.
If you bought something that you owe more than what it's worth, then you either hold on to it until you even out, or trade it in and take the loss.
But we never have bought an Rv that we didn't like. We've changed our style of camping and needs/wants over the time. My boss is on his 4th RV (motorhomes) in about 3 years.
For me, buying 4 RVs in 3 years is more about not knowing what I want than about changing styles. If you can afford to buy and sell (even used) that often, then go for it and don't worry. But for me, that's money and effort that I didn't want to give up. I put all my effort into the research beforehand and bought twice (first was an extremely cheap TT to determine if I even wanted to RV camp, then was the RV that met my needs).
Yeah I threw that in there to show that some people really have no idea what they want and often jump at the first one they see. I kid him about it all the time. The first two were Class A's. After a couple months with the first one, they decided it was too small for them and grand kids. So they went from a 29' to a 34'. Had it not long maybe 6 months and his wife was going to have to go through a series of surgeries. So they consigned it out as they didn't know if or when they would be able to use it again. Might of been money, but that was the story I was told. Had it about a year and traded it in on another 31' class c of a different brand. The new one is laid out better and has a lot more options and upgrades. Of course it came with a $25-30k higher price tag.
Needs and wants change.
