I am a financial planner. Need to have an idea of what to plug in for cost for clients who have no idea what they want to buy, but want an RV. They will live in year round as they accept job assignments that each last about 3 months. (Moving to a different area for each new assignment) Simple life style, a couple with no kids, don't have a history of camping. But do have mechanical work experience. Would buy used. Anybody give me a word and a possible cost? I was thinking around $25k to include purchase price, sales tax and licensing.
I know its vague but you folks can at least give me a better guess than mine. And give me a term to start using (i.e. motor home, pop-up, fifth wheel) until they know more what they want. the goal is 4 years away, but don't worry about future cost. Just give me current prices and I can adjust for inflation. Thank you!
My wife and I are retired and have lived full time in a motor home for going on 6 years now. If they are going to live in an RV full time with relocating every 3-4 months then the unit needs to be fairly high end. They may be in cold weather climates in the winter and hot climates in the summer so a good level of insulation coupled with adequate heat/cooling is important. I recommend minimum of 40' and 3 slide outs in a diesel pusher configuration.
My suggested coach would be 5-7 years old and cost $80-120,000 at that age.
steveownby wrote: My wife and I are retired and have lived full time in a motor home for going on 6 years now. If they are going to live in an RV full time with relocating every 3-4 months then the unit needs to be fairly high end. They may be in cold weather climates in the winter and hot climates in the summer so a good level of insulation coupled with adequate heat/cooling is important. I recommend minimum of 40' and 3 slide outs in a diesel pusher configuration.
My suggested coach would be 5-7 years old and cost $80-120,000 at that age.
Glad I asked! Thank you. But what do you mean by coach? I assume you drive it? Or do you tow? If you drive it, do you tow a smaller car for local transportation?
I would think that $25K including taxes and license is a tall order for something to live in full time AND is in good enough condition to move around often. Motor homes are more expensive. Trailers also require a heavy duty tow vehicle (truck).
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steveownby wrote: My wife and I are retired and have lived full time in a motor home for going on 6 years now. If they are going to live in an RV full time with relocating every 3-4 months then the unit needs to be fairly high end. They may be in cold weather climates in the winter and hot climates in the summer so a good level of insulation coupled with adequate heat/cooling is important. I recommend minimum of 40' and 3 slide outs in a diesel pusher configuration.
My suggested coach would be 5-7 years old and cost $80-120,000 at that age.
Glad I asked! Thank you. But what do you mean by coach? I assume you drive it? Or do you tow? If you drive it, do you tow a smaller car for local transportation?
Sorry. Yes, coach is RV speak for motor home. Then another vehicle is towed behind the motor home to use for local transportation. The motor home is the residence and the tow vehicle is the comuter vehicle. Many autos and light trucks can be towed, 4 wheels down and hooked up to tow in less than 10 minutes. The other route is a fifth wheel then the truck that tows the 5th wheel is your comuter. The down side is the size and economy of the comuter.
downtheroad wrote: I would think that $25K including taxes and license is a tall order for something to live in full time AND is in good enough condition to move around often. Motor homes are more expensive. Trailers also require a heavy duty tow vehicle (truck).
yes, a small trailer can cost that much.
if they plan on full-timing, they need living space so they'll need a motorhome(coach), a fifth wheel or a large travel trailer.
if they have a motorhome, they'll need a "toad"(smaller vehicle to tow behind the MH).
if they have a 5th wheel, they'll need a 3/4 ton truck or larger to tow and the same for a larger travel trailer.
you better figure on a minimum of 50k to get something decent.
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I think I'll use $80k as the need. $100k as the desired target and $120k as the aspired. That way, if things don't go the way they hope there is a lower end they may be able to get if they are patient.
downtheroad wrote: I would think that $25K including taxes and license is a tall order for something to live in full time AND is in good enough condition to move around often. Motor homes are more expensive. Trailers also require a heavy duty tow vehicle (truck).
yes, a small trailer can cost that much.
if they plan on full-timing, they need living space so they'll need a motorhome(coach), a fifth wheel or a large travel trailer.
if they have a motorhome, they'll need a "toad"(smaller vehicle to tow behind the MH).
if they have a 5th wheel, they'll need a 3/4 ton truck or larger to tow and the same for a larger travel trailer.
you better figure on a minimum of 50k to get something decent.
Well, $50 is still better than $80, I think I'll change my low end of $80 to $50. Keep the other two levels the same. Thanks!
Here's a site that will give you an idea of a lot of used RV prices. If I was going to live in one full time, I'd want a unit that had a full time bed.
If they want a Motorhome, they'll need to tow a car as a daily driver. That varies widely depending on if the car can be towed 4 down or needs a trailer. If they want a travel trailer or 5th wheel, they'll need something to tow it with, and that's going to be some kind of truck that's sized for the weight of the TT or 5er, and set up properly to tow.
A spot in a nearby Full Hookup RV park for a 3 month stay is going to vary a lot, depending on what they offer, but I'd guess maybe $20 to $30 per night, or $600 - $900 per month. That's negotiable, but if they're in a popular vacation destination, probably not much. Not many discounts in Florida in winter, or vacation destinations in the summer.
If they can narrow the playing field a little, we can probably give some better answers.
Sorry to say, the answer is "It depends...". It'll help a lot if they start looking around and making some decisions to narrow the field.
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I've had all configurations fifth wheels, class c & class a motor homes and travel trailers, good and bad things about all, a class a with a diesel is very expensive to service, I owned one every time it went to the garage I spent over $1000.00 the service for a Diesel can run $500.00 or more. Fifth wheels being towed by diesel pickups I've found are the most economical I averaged 11.8 with a F-350 6.0 pulling a 36ft.coachmen still had issues with the diesel and the shops I took it to had Dodge's and Chevy's in there also I dropped over $1,000.00 on every visit to the shop. Class C I've had 3 all three leaked over the cab. Gas motor home I own one now with chevy 8.1 plenty of power, gas milage not good 8.7 if I watch how I drive doesn't change a whole lot when pulling my tow car.For the price that your talking about a travel trailer ultra light (4500-6500 lbs) with oposing slides and a half ton pickup is a good set up just my opinion.
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