missscarlet9
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I remember.......
When young and I camped in a tent I looked at the tent trailers across the CG and thought, that's not camping and what a waste of money.
When I bought a tent trailer, I looked at the travel trailers across the CG and thought, that's not camping and what a waste of money.
When I bought a travel trailer, I looked at the motorhomes across the CG and thought, that's not camping and what a waste of money.
When I bought my first 19' class A, I looked at .............you get the picture.
And almost 30 years later, here I am now the proud owner of a gently used, 2000 36' DP Monaco.
On my first camping trip as a young adult, my tent, stove, light, cooler, sleeping bag, food and beverages cost less than one tank of fuel in my Monaco.
Bottom line, in my opinion, our income changes, our expenses change, our tastes change and our wants change.
To all those who have bought NEW through the years I say THANK YOU for keeping the funnel full in the used RV market.
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RFCN2
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chrisnjackie - Make sure whatever you buy that it is a "keeper". No matter if you buy new or used if you trade in soon you will lose a bundle.
I wanted to buy used because I am/was in the used machine business (not used RVs) and like to play with machinery. So we looked for a long time and paid 28% of the sale price new (the discounted new sale price) for a coach not 6 years old. It was significantly under wholesale NADA.
Several of my friends bought new and two have had about 75,000 almost trouble free miles. And two others bought new in 2005 and had MANY problems including blown motors.
My point. Look at lots and do what seems right to you.
Bob & Barbara
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Diplomat Don
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I've been on this site for years and always read the same things.
"My coach is pet free" (as you see the picture of the food bowl on the floor)
"We never smoked in the coach" (as the yellow stains run down the wall)
"I pay cash for everything I own" (funny how 90% of the people here own their coach - do your own count next time the subject comes up)
"Your a fool to buy new" (then you see a 1973 Fireball in their avatar that costs $2300.00)
Its easy to make some pretty bold statements on the internet where they can't be challenged. I think the majority buy used because that's why they can afford. There is absolutely nothing wrong with that, except when you tell others how they've wasted their money. I bought one used RV over 40 years and hated it. I like to buy new and get what I want, not settle. Since its my money and I can afford to do it, please don't tell me how you bought some gently used four year old coach from a smoker with pets and its better than my coach.
To answer the first typical response to my post.....yes, buying new is how a lot of people got in trouble a few years ago and couldn't afford their coach. The reality is that those same people would have overspent on a used coach.
Don & Mary 
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Cookielady
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We always bought new until our last one. A few months ago, we traded in our coach for a 2009 Fleetwood Excursion and have no regrets. We bought it from a dealership and made sure we checked everything before the 30 days was up so that any problems were fixed by the dealership.
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mdprince
Santa Clarita, CA
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We bought new because we wanted many custom things done to the coach to make it fit our needs better. From color to corian to electronics to storage, we were able, thanks to AC, to get exactly what we wanted. What worked for us may be complete nonsense to others, and that's just fine !! 
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J-Rooster
Port Orchard, Wa. / Lake Havasu City, Az.
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IMHO, buying new you pretty much know what your getting! Buying used unless you know of the coach history it could be abused.
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Rodz
West Michigan
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I bought one new motorhome. That's enough. Two years ago I bought an 06 Journey with 17 thousand miles in like new condition for 100g less than a new one.
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Dale.Traveling
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It's a very personal choice for each. Would I ever buy new? Sure but at the moment I would rather fund my retirement account first. Until then, I'm staying with the used market. I found what I wanted that was within my budget. I did financed a good portion of it and I'm currently in a race to stay ahead of the loan amount/depreciation curve. Looks like I have a good head start. I don't consider the coach an asset or an investment and I'm carful to check each time the insurance comes up for renewal that my coverage is enough to pay off the loan in case of a total lose.
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dan1000
Honolulu, HI
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We're going through this decision right now. We've bought both new and used in the past, and in the end it just depends on what we find.
One thing though: It used to be the case that there were plenty of innovations from year to year, making new units more attractive (albeit at some cost). Stuff like aqua-hot, more/bigger slide outs, higher basement storage, more HP, and so on, all changed from year to year. But since the 2008 crash, there has been very little innovation other than in the area of engine emissions, and most of that I could do without (we only travel a few thousand miles per year, so are already emitting a lot less than most!). What are the recent innovations: full wall slide on one side - that's one we like. The couch with the fold-out extra section - that's another. But apart from that, not much seems to have changed since the mid 2000's.
Dan
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JetAonly
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Innovation? What a novel concept. How about a ceiling slide? Like second story room. Or maybe like a lofted ceiling with beams Heheh You are right, though, our MH is functionally indistinguishable but for 10 or 15 square ft of a new one.
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