08-10-2014, 08:03 AM
Its a funny thing because the people I know who had a 30'+ motorhome or a 30'+ cruiser bought them without the ability to really afford them. And a BIG $ maintenance bill would have crippled them financially. I remember metnitoning that I had not seen them out and about for awhile and they said they couldn't afford the fuel at the moment and it was less then a $1.00 per galloon back then. But these were the same people who would tell us how broke they were and then go on a vacation two weeks later, so who knows!
But I think I may be chased away from the idea of having a motorhome if its just one problem after the next. I understand preventative maintenance and that stuff happens but sometimes I have the feeling if I make it 100 miles down the road without a mishap. I should rush to church because bad days are coming!
And from what I understand it makes little difference if I have a 2004 Newell or a 2010 American Eagle. That same 100 mile scenario is there and I'm thinking "man is having a motorhome nothing but grief"? And if it is all grief am I to believe that motorhome and boat owners are masochist? Hey that would explain a lot!
I'm retired and can tell you honestly that I haven't had to go begging on the street corner for weeks now! But that said, I don't want to be broken down on that same corner and shell out $25/30 grand for something I just paid a half a million bucks for either!
I want to enjoy myself with my wife and family and I want to travel and sleep in my own bed in my own home on wheels. I want to be able to drive 1900 miles from Asheville, NC to Cody, Wyoming with a high expectation of getting there without having to put in a new tranny in St. Louis, Missouri, swap out the diesel in Junction City, Kansas, or be put on the spot to for a new Aqua Hot in Denver, Colorado! The Lord only knows what fate could befall me in Wyoming!
I know its been me asking for all the maintenance information but it gets a little scary. And it seems even buying new has its own set of problems and mishaps. Do we motorhome to make up for the bad things we've done in our lives??? Help me guys I'm drowning here!
Hey, I've been good!
Harry
But I think I may be chased away from the idea of having a motorhome if its just one problem after the next. I understand preventative maintenance and that stuff happens but sometimes I have the feeling if I make it 100 miles down the road without a mishap. I should rush to church because bad days are coming!
And from what I understand it makes little difference if I have a 2004 Newell or a 2010 American Eagle. That same 100 mile scenario is there and I'm thinking "man is having a motorhome nothing but grief"? And if it is all grief am I to believe that motorhome and boat owners are masochist? Hey that would explain a lot!
I'm retired and can tell you honestly that I haven't had to go begging on the street corner for weeks now! But that said, I don't want to be broken down on that same corner and shell out $25/30 grand for something I just paid a half a million bucks for either!
I want to enjoy myself with my wife and family and I want to travel and sleep in my own bed in my own home on wheels. I want to be able to drive 1900 miles from Asheville, NC to Cody, Wyoming with a high expectation of getting there without having to put in a new tranny in St. Louis, Missouri, swap out the diesel in Junction City, Kansas, or be put on the spot to for a new Aqua Hot in Denver, Colorado! The Lord only knows what fate could befall me in Wyoming!
I know its been me asking for all the maintenance information but it gets a little scary. And it seems even buying new has its own set of problems and mishaps. Do we motorhome to make up for the bad things we've done in our lives??? Help me guys I'm drowning here!
Hey, I've been good!
Harry