The Big Switch are we crazy ?????

Gdetrailer wrote:

danewguy wrote:

Not really as concerned with the money side of it as I am the problems that might develop with the Class A which is already 10 years old. Our last rig went down hill fast at 10 years, rust in the compartments, roof issues, etc I guess I am just not sure even with the proper care if the A will last another 10 years

That makes NO logical sense.

That is like selling a 20yr old home just because the water heater might break, or a light bulb might quit.

Use what you have now, when it breaks, fix it. If it becomes a continual problem with chronic break downs or the repair costs start mounting up then trade it in for your retirement dream rig.

A ten year old trailer WILL have major ROT issues, rot in the roof, rot in the walls and rot in the floors.. Leaks happen, and most folks FAIL to do the REQUIRED MAINTENANCE which is inspect the roof YEARLY, replace any of the CRACKED caulking.. Most folks FAIL to recaulk the WINDOWS, DOORS, CORNER SIDE MOLDING.. All of that stuff DEPENDS YOU on being proactive by checking and replacing old hardened cracked caulking.

Failure to do the maintenance results in a rotted out trailer worth pennies on the dollar in just a couple of yrs.

Your last rig had rust in compartments due to WATER LEAKS and water leaks happen due to FAILURE to be proactive.

Your best bet is to learn to do the maintenance or continue to throw your money out the door.

I don't know about you, but I DON'T throw my money out the door, I have spent too many HARD YEARS OF WORK to do so.

Some folks would call me cheap, I call myself THRIFTY which is why at age 52, I can right now RETIRE and never work another day punching a time clock. I didn't get to this point buy spending a lot of money on depreciating assets like RVs.

Maybe you misunderstood, going from a 400 a month payment to a 200 a month payment over 10 years saves $24,000 that could be put towards a new Diesel Pusher. Additionally I figure repair bills and maintenance cost on the older rig will be higher then a brand new rig again saving money.

As far as maintenance, I have always done it and properly too. You can do all the maintenance you want but if something has a crappy design well ......

I think its great that you have yourself in a position to retire at an early age too many people are forced to work way too late in life and miss their chances to enjoy retirement. I myself can pack it in at the age of 50, civil service will never make you a millionaire but has its advantages.

My goal here was to see if anyone had made a similar decision and how it worked out for them.

Thanks for your input