paulcharbo
Member
My wife, my 12 year old son and I are planning to travel from Dallas to Mount Rushmore this summer and I went online to rent an RV for 9 nights. I was looking at a class C. After the rental and additional mileage charge, I was looking at approx $2,400 for a one time rent. I started looking at older used RV's and was surprised that there are several available in the $7,500 - $10,000 range. My question is are these typically more trouble than they are worth or are they reasonably reliable? My thought is that we have always talked about getting an RV when we retire (still about 17 years away) but it would be best to try it out for a few vacations first. If we absolutely hate it, I could always sell it when I return and still come out ahead rather than paying the $2,400 rental charge. The one I am considering is a 1993 Fleetwood Tioga Cass C (I think it is a 27'). It started right up, the appliances all work, and it has a generator. However, its nearly 25 years old. I don't want this vacation to be the one where we talk about how I stranded the family in the middle of nowhere because I bought a $7,500 RV. Thoughts?