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Originally Posted by dmcguff33
Rent one first and try it. It's fun but you will almost always gave an issue. Good to be mechanical minded. Requires lots if pre planning. Campgrounds fill up early. And ni way can you park at a Walmart and put out your slides. If you can deal with aggravation you just might love it!!
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Don’t understand what was meant by “And
ni way can you park at a Walmart.”
Had a Class C streamlined unit 34’ for 6 years. Seldom stayed in a campsite if stopping for a couple days. Went north to New Hampshire several times a year. Once there, we would usually stay at York Beach Maine for several weeks and then head back.
You have to have a special mentality to own an RV. Need to be mechanical, creative, patient, adaptable, flexible and willing to put up with the larcenous dealers, have time to enjoy the trip, stop and see things, willing to meet people.
WE loved the life but hated the incompetence of the manufacturers and dealers. We had leaks in the roof over the cab that had to be fixed twice with full cabinet replacements each time (under warranty).
A few years back we stayed at a Sam’s parking lot for the whole summer while dealing with a serious family problem and the store manager said that because they closed at 8PM, we were there when the weren’t so we were welcomed to stay. God bless that man and Sam’s. We were there 7 weeks. Imagine the cost of the hotels and restaurants.
Don’t buy anything with out first going to Senior Vs. Crime, the Better Business Bureau, and talking to the people in waiting rooms and parking lots of the dealers. Believe me, the dealership sales people are not your friends. This is a 4 hour conversation about this stuff.
This year we are renting a standard Class C from Cruise America in Oviedo (not from an individual owner) so we can get trip maintenance and coverage if something goes wrong. Plan to be out 39 days, sleeping in our own stuff and eating our own food. Estimated cost on the high side is approx $8600. That is far less than we lost per year when we sold our Beautiful Class B/C to a local renamed dealership.
Nice thing is after 39 days, hand over the keys and say thank you for the memories.