TC - New vs Extreme Makeover

[RetiredBeanCoun]

A new member here. I have never owned a TC but ready to jump in. I have an F450 on order and am considering an EC 1200 or Mammoth. The question I have is new vs. used. A Mammoth for example is $65K new, where 5 years old, it is more like $25K to $30K. I can afford the new and prefer the updated look, but it seems for the extra $35K, I could update, getting cabinets refinished, leather upholstery, new appliances, new TV/sound, solar and lithium, mattress, etc... and still come out quite a bit ahead.

The question I have is -- in buying used-- do campers generally have good bones? The shell, windows, doors, A/C, heat, plumbing, electrical, do they hold up pretty well, or after five are you getting pretty close to wanting to roll it off a cliff?

[DutchmenSport]

It all depends upon how the prior owner took care of it. BUT!!!! I have never heard of frame failure on a truck camper. Actually, compared to TTs and 5ers, you don't here too much about truck camper failures except for one thing...the overhead bed roof seems to be the weak spot for leaks. Other than that, folks seemed pretty happy with truck campers compared to lots and lots of unhappy trailer owners.