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Wayne.B

On Thu, 12 Jun 2014 12:09:52 -0400, wrote:

I still wonder how many trips a year you would have to take to
amortize the costs of an RV..
My neighbor figured out it would be cheaper to fly 1st class, rent a
nice car and stay in a good hotel for the 3-4 weeks he actually used
it in a year. (based on what he paid to buy, store, maintain and drive
his diesel pusher).
I think he paid close to $180k for it and had to work hard to find a
buyer at $90k 5-6 years later. That alone amortizes out at over $500 a
day if he used it 4 weeks a year. It seemed to be a black hole he
threw money in when he had it. He said it was worse than his boat,

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Hey, let's not start doing cost analysis and justification on our
adult toys. :-)

You can't take it with you, and if it's something you've always
wanted, then what the heck. That said, I would challenge anyone who
thinks their RV is expensive. Ask your friend when was the last time
he took it in for a fill up and left with an 800 gallon purchase, or
took it in for routine service and left with a $15K tab.