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Old 07-05-2018, 08:22 AM
 
Location: Grosse Ile Michigan
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Can't answer exactly but I'll share what we did.

In 2012we bought a used 98 class A with 52K miles for $16K as a trial unit for what we did and did not want in our full time class A. Put $3K in it, mostly tires and tune up stuff. Sold in 2016 for $13K. This was well worth it and we learned a lot. This was our first class A after owning a succession of travel trailers over many years.

I don't know where the depreciation curve sits with RVs. I just accept it as a cost of RVing.
This is exactly what we plan to do. Before retiring and going full time, we want to test how we do living in an RV and figure out whether we prefer a class A over a 5th wheel. We will likely even just live in int for a few weeks in our driveway to get a feel for long term living. I expect buying an old beater RV will also result in my being well versed in repair and maintenance issues. We then should be ready to handle any problem we encounter with a newer, nicer one. I am glad to hear it worked out well for you.
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