Roadtrek
Simplicty
Compare this to the SS Agile and it is much cheaper. Sleep cross ways - is that gonna work?
2018 Roadtrek Simplicity for $66,000 - 14,000 miles -2018-01-20 -
Zion SRT
This is a short bed but not sure what the difference is.
2015 Roadtrek 170-Versatile
$70,000
Winnebago
Revel 44e
Short Mercedes - list of features This is a 4 wheel drive, $134,000. Problem not gong to find one used.
2016 Travato 59K
$67,000
Pleasure Way
2010 Pleasure-Way Excel Excel for sale by Owner - Pleasantville, NY$58,000 USD
Out of the old style vans it might be the best.
Cost Comparison Between Sprinter and Dodge
| Cost Item | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $11,664 | $3,650 | $3,125 | $3,062 | $3,001 | $24,502 |
| Fees & Taxes* | $2,418 | $163 | $171 | $148 | $157 | $3,057 |
| Financing | $944 | $747 | $544 | $335 | $119 | $2,690 |
| Insurance | $1,059 | $1,050 | $1,040 | $1,031 | $1,022 | $5,202 |
| Fuel | $2,223 | $2,303 | $2,384 | $2,469 | $2,557 | $11,937 |
| Maintenance | $321 | $570 | $2,598 | $779 | $321 | $4,591 |
| Opportunity Cost | $62 | $86 | $121 | $150 | $177 | $595 |
| Repairs | $0 | $0 | $540 | $1,115 | $1,383 | $3,038 |
| Yearly Totals | $18,692 | $8,568 | $10,523 | $9,090 | $8,739 | $55,612 |
| Cost Item | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $12,348 | $1,719 | $1,565 | $1,533 | $1,503 | $18,667 |
| Fees & Taxes* | $1,822 | $142 | $150 | $130 | $140 | $2,384 |
| Financing | $698 | $552 | $402 | $248 | $88 | $1,989 |
| Insurance | $1,042 | $1,033 | $1,023 | $1,014 | $1,006 | $5,118 |
| Fuel | $3,243 | $3,359 | $3,478 | $3,602 | $3,730 | $17,412 |
| Maintenance | $183 | $380 | $2,564 | $547 | $183 | $3,858 |
| Opportunity Cost | $55 | $81 | $119 | $149 | $178 | $582 |
| Repairs | $0 | $0 | $266 | $550 | $682 | $1,497 |
| Yearly Totals | $19,392 | $7,226 | $9,568 | $7,773 | $7,509 | $51,509 |
Depreciation
- One year old - Like with a Class A, this number is extremely tough to determine. The trouble is that many buyers traded in their RVs to a dealership at the end of one year to get something different, and some dealerships tell you they are paying you a high amount for your trade and then crank up the price on the new motorhome you're buying from them. So honestly, this number is nearly impossible to accurately calculate, but I'd guess it's around 21%-the same as on a Class A.
- Two years old - 22%. There isn't much of a difference between a one year old RV and a two year old RV. I found the depreciation to barely budge. They still smell new at this point! Also, manufacturers typically call an RV a 2019 model when it's sold in 2018, for example, so it's tough to know how much use an RV actually had when it's listed as being two years old. The gross numbers don't tell us the complete picture here.
- Three years old - 26.6% depreciation (meaning 26.7% of the price you paid new is now gone)
- Four years old - 28.4% depreciation (better than a Class A at this point by two percentage points)
- Five years old - 37.6% depreciation (slightly worse than a Class A by two points)
- Six years old - 39.54% depreciation
- Seven years old - 40% depreciation
- Eight years old - 44% depreciation
- Ten years old - 51.69% depreciation
- Thirteen years old - 64% depreciation
- Fifteen years old - 69% depreciation
- Twenty years old - 83% depreciation
- Thirty years and older - Basically hovers at about $3,000 because the RV still has some value as long as it drives
