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04-26-2012, 04:08 PM
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You Have $100,000 - Decisions
Let's say you have exactly $100,000 (pre-tax) to buy your new (to you) RV. What would you do? Here is the criteria...
It must be a Class A
It can be diesel or gas.
Minimum of 2 slides.
It must be at least 34 feet long.
Try to be fairly reasonable on current prices.
I know its an odd question to ask, but we are very curious and any help would be appreciated with this little survey.
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04-26-2012, 04:23 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by TheTourVan
Let's say you have exactly $100,000 (pre-tax) to buy your new (to you) RV. What would you do? Here is the criteria...
It must be a Class A
It can be diesel or gas.
Minimum of 2 slides.
It must be at least 34 feet long.
Try to be fairly reasonable on current prices.
I know its an odd question to ask, but we are very curious and any help would be appreciated with this little survey.
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100k buys you a brand new gasser or one heck of a nice DP..
I all ready own a gasser, so a DP would be on my list..
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04-26-2012, 04:26 PM
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Knowing what I know on how to shop for RV's now that I have done it twice in 2 years, I could get a beauty. I thought I did pretty good with spending a 3rd of that amount. a $100,000 would put me in a mansion on wheels!
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04-26-2012, 04:28 PM
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Originally Posted by shoreco
100k buys you a brand new gasser or one heck of a nice DP..
I all ready own a gasser, so a DP would be on my list..
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Any thoughts on which one? We are curious about someone with that budget and what they would purchase.
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Originally Posted by dogpatch
Knowing what I know on how to shop for RV's now that I have done it twice in 2 years, I could get a beauty. I thought I did pretty good with spending a 3rd of that amount. a $100,000 would put me in a mansion on wheels!
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We did as well. Any thoughts on what you would buy?
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04-26-2012, 04:42 PM
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There are plenty of DP's in that price range or less. I would tend towards buying something for $60-70,000 and then spending the rest upgrading it to exactly how I wanted it.
In the end, the biggest consideration is floorplan, and that's a personal decision.
Steve
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04-26-2012, 04:54 PM
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The way I read your post you have 100,000 pre tax or about 70,000 after taxes which will still offer a lot of rv's. Gassers a cheaper to buy and maintain and DPs generally have more power and smother ride. I would suggest shop around look and drive both do your homework and happy travels.
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04-26-2012, 05:05 PM
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Originally Posted by SteveLevin
There are plenty of DP's in that price range or less. I would tend towards buying something for $60-70,000 and then spending the rest upgrading it to exactly how I wanted it.
In the end, the biggest consideration is floorplan, and that's a personal decision.
Steve
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Originally Posted by Tha_Rooster
The way I read your post you have 100,000 pre tax or about 70,000 after taxes which will still offer a lot of rv's. Gassers a cheaper to buy and maintain and DPs generally have more power and smother ride. I would suggest shop around look and drive both do your homework and happy travels.
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I guess I worded it not all that well. I am well aware of what can be purchased and we currently have a DP that we like quite a bit.
I am asking everybody here if they had 100k to spend on a coach, what coach are they buying. Not dp vs gas or what year, but what actual coach or coaches are they looking at and buying.
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04-26-2012, 05:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Tha_Rooster
The way I read your post you have 100,000 pre tax or about 70,000 after taxes which will still offer a lot of rv's. Gassers a cheaper to buy and maintain and DPs generally have more power and smother ride. I would suggest shop around look and drive both do your homework and happy travels.
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At a sales tax rate of 8%, as it is in New York State, that would leave about $92K for the purchase budget.
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04-26-2012, 05:27 PM
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$100,000 dollars shold put you solidly in the DP Market. In that price range you are probably looking at 40to 42' and somewhere in the 8 or 9 year old market. Now if you are looking for bang for buck, A National Tropical or Dolphin Might be worth looking at. The seem pretty reasonably priced. You might also be looking at something like a Dutchstar from Newmar or even a Tiffin Allegro Bus all somewhere in that 2003 to 2005 window. If you are prepared to go a little further back and go upscale a bit, you might be looking at something from the Monaco Signature Series. Something from the 2000 year. There are no shortage of Fleetwoods on the market either that would fall into that price range. Personally, I would verge towards the Newmar's or Tiffins or if I was wanting to go a bit newer would look at the Nationals.
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04-26-2012, 05:34 PM
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Originally Posted by sirpurrcival
$100,000 dollars shold put you solidly in the DP Market. In that price range you are probably looking at 40to 42' and somewhere in the 8 or 9 year old market. Now if you are looking for bang for buck, A National Tropical or Dolphin Might be worth looking at. The seem pretty reasonably priced. You might also be looking at something like a Dutchstar from Newmar or even a Tiffin Allegro Bus all somewhere in that 2003 to 2005 window. If you are prepared to go a little further back and go upscale a bit, you might be looking at something from the Monaco Signature Series. Something from the 2000 year. There are no shortage of Fleetwoods on the market either that would fall into that price range. Personally, I would verge towards the Newmar's or Tiffins or if I was wanting to go a bit newer would look at the Nationals.
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Great info. Thanks.
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04-26-2012, 05:58 PM
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It really boils down to how much age you are willing to accept in order to get a higher quality coach. We bought a 10 yr old DP because we wanted solid walnut cabinets, a huge CAT engine and the overall quality Beaver was known for. Some people wouldn't want to accept having to do updates of TV's and that sort of thing, but we felt that those were outweighed by finishing details that were hard to beat.
Of course, you can take this approach and go even further. We had seriously considered Wunderlodges up to 20 years old and some Prevosts also, but we drew the line at that, but we know folks who own those and love them.
Some people will raise issues about the manufacturers of many of these coaches being out of business (including ours). We have found that totally not to be a problem. There are hundreds of qualified service locations for the engine and transmission and virtually all chassis parts are found on lots of heavy trucks and most truck shops can repair or replace them. The vendors for all our major onboard systems (heating, plumbing, jacks, etc) are still in business and are glad to provide service assistance.
IMHO it boils down to personal choice; we wanted a DP and were able to find a well-cared-for MH that suited us. Other people will make equally valid but different choices.
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04-26-2012, 06:08 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by TheTourVan
Any thoughts on which one? We are curious about someone with that budget and what they would purchase.
We did as well. Any thoughts on what you would buy?
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Every builder has had a problem, once a coach is out of warrenty it is up to the owner to keep it water tight, perform normal oil changes and lube chassis, etc.
Motorhomes are not "investments", therefore I would suggest buying a rig a few years old...
I would start with a "floorplan" and an interior decor that fits your needs and taste...
I would also look at a DP for that kind of $$$, because a nice used gasser runs about about $35k/$45k...(my current rig total out of pocket is $31k including many upgrades and brand new tires). It fits my needs and it is paid for...I have entertained the idea of "upgrading" and I will when the time is right...(I am always looking)
I would look for rigs selling for around $125k and offer 100k (maybe a little less to cover tax)
Good Luck, let us know what you get...
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04-26-2012, 06:09 PM
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TourVan,
Number one I would get a copy of Motorhome Magazine and look at the RV's in there that are for sale.
Number two I would by a Winnebago product such as an Adventurer either 33 or 35 footer with a gas engine which would probably be a V-10. You could also consider the Itasca Suncruiser which is bassically the same as the Adventurer and both made by Winnebago.
There are also sites on the internet that sell RV's and you could probably "google" them.
Good Luck and by the way I'm on my 3rd Winnbago and like them.
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04-26-2012, 06:10 PM
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It, along with our trade, would make a down payment on a new Dutch Star for us. Although I might take a used Essex or King Aire.
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