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<blockquote data-quote="Copabanana" data-source="post: 695122" data-attributes="member: 18958"><p>I think your husband has the right idea, to buy used. New these motor homes/rvs are extremely expensive and depreciate very very quickly. Many of them are at heart trucks and they are built to last 300,000 miles or more. With care you can spend less than 10,000 dollars and get an RV that cost more than 75,000 with enough use left in it to last the rest of your lives and more. That you can sell for close to or or more than you paid and trade up as you like. </p><p></p><p>I was looking at one with less than 25k miles on it, that cost less than 10k. I was going to offer 7k. I am sure it sold for less than 7500 dollars.</p><p> I never had an interest in traveling with it. You remember, I cannot even drive a car on a freeway and M refuses to drive freeways with me, because I make him crazy. What I had in mind was driving it (M, not me) to vacation spots within a couple of hours from us. *We live within 1 to 2 hours in each direction of the Sea, the Mountains, etc.</p><p></p><p>I think it is a phenonomenal idea, SWOT. Except if it were me I would try to keep my apartment, if at all possible, especially if I had to the community. Unless, of course, you could easily find an equivalent rental without trouble. Then, why bother. Actually, that makes more sense. When you are ready again to settle down, get another apartment. I love this idea for you, SWOT. How long do you have to wait to do this? I hope not long.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Copabanana, post: 695122, member: 18958"] I think your husband has the right idea, to buy used. New these motor homes/rvs are extremely expensive and depreciate very very quickly. Many of them are at heart trucks and they are built to last 300,000 miles or more. With care you can spend less than 10,000 dollars and get an RV that cost more than 75,000 with enough use left in it to last the rest of your lives and more. That you can sell for close to or or more than you paid and trade up as you like. I was looking at one with less than 25k miles on it, that cost less than 10k. I was going to offer 7k. I am sure it sold for less than 7500 dollars. I never had an interest in traveling with it. You remember, I cannot even drive a car on a freeway and M refuses to drive freeways with me, because I make him crazy. What I had in mind was driving it (M, not me) to vacation spots within a couple of hours from us. *We live within 1 to 2 hours in each direction of the Sea, the Mountains, etc. I think it is a phenonomenal idea, SWOT. Except if it were me I would try to keep my apartment, if at all possible, especially if I had to the community. Unless, of course, you could easily find an equivalent rental without trouble. Then, why bother. Actually, that makes more sense. When you are ready again to settle down, get another apartment. I love this idea for you, SWOT. How long do you have to wait to do this? I hope not long. [/QUOTE]
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