Price of second hand motor homes?
Submitted: Friday, Sep 30, 2011 at 19:44
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Axle
Have mentioned this before..lol, ..but Gee!! the demand must still there.
30yr old Toyota Coasters fitted out reasonalby
well are advertised for $50,000 Plus !, Let alone some of the later model ones., A 30yr old 4by and caravan of the same vintage dosen't come close..lol... And the price of new ones of any make or model is just astounding, when you consider what your actually buying!.
Cheers Axle.
Reply By: Member - Wayne B (NSW) - Friday, Sep 30, 2011 at 20:01
Friday, Sep 30, 2011 at 20:01
Motor homes not my cup of tea. Ok for the highway but that is about all. There are some very nice ones out there but as you say $$$$$$$
I will stick with my camper trailer for now and maybe update to a off road van later on.
Cheers
Wayne B
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Follow Up By: Axle - Friday, Sep 30, 2011 at 21:14
Friday, Sep 30, 2011 at 21:14
Ah!!, But the Women Like them..LOL.
Cheers Axle.
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Follow Up By: Member - John and Val - Saturday, Oct 01, 2011 at 16:36
Saturday, Oct 01, 2011 at 16:36
This woman prefers her Troopy!
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Val.
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Reply By: Nutta - Friday, Sep 30, 2011 at 20:06
Friday, Sep 30, 2011 at 20:06
What people ask and what they actually get are two completely different things!
Ring some of these ads in 3 months and i can guarantee they will still have them.
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Follow Up By: Axle - Friday, Sep 30, 2011 at 21:12
Friday, Sep 30, 2011 at 21:12
Nutta thats true,.. But it sure looks like no wants to negotiiate, or really dont care if they sell or not, by the consisten high prices asked.
cheers Axle
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Follow Up By: Polaris - Saturday, Oct 01, 2011 at 16:22
Saturday, Oct 01, 2011 at 16:22
You are pretty right there Axle.
Our MH has been on the market for a while.
We would eventually like something slightly smaller, but in the meantime we put it to good use at every opportunity.
We are open to negotiation.
Ours is only advertised on Carsales.com - and maybe the limited advertising is why it is slow.
It is advertised here.
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Reply By: Member - blackbird1937 - Friday, Sep 30, 2011 at 20:46
Friday, Sep 30, 2011 at 20:46
I agree , they do ask plenty for second hand motor homes , some years back on a hot day in Jan I saw a couple drive into a park connect to electricity set the aircon on and sit with the windscreen facing the sun , it took a long time to cool down . Next day they had to pack everything up to go sightseeing and shopping . We only take the van at
Easter and Xmas but it hardly ever goes off the asphalt . All of our travelling on the rougher roads are done in a tent . We did buy a new offroad Jayco Dove in 02 but sold it in 06 to buy the van as we knew it was too good to take where we wanted to go and it was easier to tent it than to tow anything . We have been using a van since 64 and I was started tenting it on my own in the early 50s .
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Follow Up By: Axle - Friday, Sep 30, 2011 at 21:07
Friday, Sep 30, 2011 at 21:07
Everyones different i guess, but there hardly the thing to duck off and do a bit of shopping after you have set up!..LOL.
Cheers Axle.
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Follow Up By: Road Warrior - Friday, Sep 30, 2011 at 21:54
Friday, Sep 30, 2011 at 21:54
If it was me I'd have a little rack on the back of it to mount a postie bike or similar for those impromptu shopping trips :-P
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Reply By: Member - Bucky - Saturday, Oct 01, 2011 at 06:00
Reply By: Polaris - Saturday, Oct 01, 2011 at 07:43
Saturday, Oct 01, 2011 at 07:43
Unfortunately there is no perfect setup. No matter what you settle on - someting will be compromised.
We have both. A 7m Hino motorhome, a Ford
Ranger with a hybrid motorcycle carrier/campertrailer. My wife drives a Daihatsu Terios which can be "A" framed behind the MH.
It all depends on the trip or destination as to which is most suitable.
Some on this thread have pointed out the problem of packing up a MH. When we
camp with the 4x4 we also usually have a roll out awning each side and plumbing connections to a Glind shower system (with shower tent) and another shower tent for the Porta Potti. So in practicle terms the MH is much easier to pack and hit the road.
The MH is much more convenient when travelling, as both
toilet and shower are accessable without even getting out. Ours has a 60 L waste tank and we can shower anywhere there is a bit of flat ground. Necessary in order to have the shower tray drain correctly. We have had occasion to need to move during the night while parked in a roadside
rest area. Either noisy cattle train or refrigerated van or rowdy party goers. Easy with the MH - just hop in the drivers
seat and move - no need to even get dressed. There is no need to exit the vehicle as would be necessary with a CT or caravan.
We've just had a couple of weeks at
Gregory Downs /
Lawn Hill - and decided the MH was more convenient. But can't take a MH to
Cape York or through the Simpson or
Canning Stock Route.
Like I said at the start - need to compromise something. The MH with the Terios in tow is our best option.
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Follow Up By: racinrob - Saturday, Oct 01, 2011 at 12:31
Saturday, Oct 01, 2011 at 12:31
It's very much a case of "Horses for Courses", I've owned campervans, a slide-on and now a 4x4 and off-road caravan and they all have their good and bad points. The most frequent criticism I hear about mobile homes and campervans is that if you forget something you have to pack everything up to drive up to the
shop, the other side to that of course is that with a 'van on the 4x4 you usually have to park
well out of the shopping centre and walk anyway.
As Polaris says, they are all a compromise, no-one has built the perfect touring vehicle yet........and never will.
rr
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Reply By: Peter_n_Margaret - Saturday, Oct 01, 2011 at 20:52
Saturday, Oct 01, 2011 at 20:52
Perfect :-)
Check here,...
http://www.cmca.net.au/pages/members_market/mmwebOct_11_1/index.php
Cheers,
Peter
OKA196 Motorhome.
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Follow Up By: get outmore - Saturday, Oct 01, 2011 at 23:23
Saturday, Oct 01, 2011 at 23:23
actually seems like a good idea but isnt
i had a 4x4 camper that was even smaller than that being about 2.7 m high and the width of a cruiser tray but going up the full 2.7 m not tapering in
bottom line is their too big to take anywhere and wont fit down any tracks without significantly damaging them
very good idea which ultimatly just doesnt work
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