Help...Us buy our first motoerhome......

[wavel]

Mark,

I think your greatest expense will be depreciation (which will be less on an older coach) but upkeep will be more.

I am in the same process as you but I do own a coach now. Prepurchase inspection becomes important - engine, transmission, chassis, bakes, generator set,diesel fired heating, AC's, air bags, tires - maybe in that order. All the house stuff is fairly cheap by comparison. Im sure others have kept a log of expense - but if I were to average mine over 10 years it would be about 5K/year - but that is only with rare useage.

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-----Original Message-----
From: Mark
Sent: Jan 18, 2010 3:36 PM
To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: Help...Us buy our first motoerhome......

BB you wrote,

No coach, new, used, metal or plastic will be a snap to own
> and run. You have to be prepared financially and emotionally
> for wear, tear, breakage, replacement parts and plenty of
> maintenance. One other thing that's real important is..no
> leaks. No air leaks at the door, no water leaks anywhere,
> roof, windows, tanks or valves. They have a way of causing
> more damage to more things than you can imagine. If it leaks,
> and they won't guarantee the fix, keep looking. Best of luck.

Just curious what you think you think it’s reasonable to need to spend on maintainance.

What problems seem to happen the most?

My wife and I will soon retire and are considering an older DP to fulltime in. I don’t mind and am very capable of

Working on a coach. Stuff that is expensive though might be a problem.

Mark

Northglenn,Co.