Okay, let’s say you played a ticket on the lottery. Instead of blowing a dollar like usually happens, this time you win a few million dollars! Wow, lucky you!
So what will you do with all that money? There will be a lot of options, including giving some of it to people who are your new best friends, and maybe a relative who suddenly likes you again. (Interesting how money can have such an effect.)
But let’s say that no matter what happens, you end up with a giant wad of cash to spend any way you want.
Would you use it to buy a really fancy RV, one that was previously way out of your price range? Just think about the luxury! Maybe get one with two bathrooms and heated floors and a wine cooler, not to mention a giant residential fridge, washer-dryer and maybe even a spare bedroom for the kids or grandkids. Wow!
Is that what you would do? Or would you be happy with your present rig?
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I’d be paying off what we have now and going more often because I would not be working anymore, that’s for sure.
I wouldn’t waste the money on the crap that they are building today. I would put the money into fixing the 2006 Monaco Coach that I own now making it look like it just came out of the factory. These older Monaco’s are 1000% better quality than anything that is built today with less sophisticated systems that can go wrong and mess up your travel plans.
Speaking of restoring a 2006 Monaco, you’ll enjoy this thread:
https://www.irv2.com/threads/full-exterior-restoration-of-2006-monaco-executive-process-cost-and-results.2188698/
If I became filthy rich, really filthy rich, I’d buy a jet, hire pilots, fly to different locations and stay in nice hotels.
I wouldn’t want a new one but I would buy a Class B or B+ for short trips.
I might consider a new Class C, but since the one we own outright is what we ordered, I think not.
Perhaps, put one on the West Coast and fly to it.
New ones are loaded with electronic gadgets that complicate, rather than add to the travel/camping experience. More gadgets creates even more opportunities for malfunctions which spoil the trips.
Look at the engine compartments crammed with all kinds of electronic time-bombs which assure spending vacation in the dealership’s customer waiting room. And then you get the bill that will bankrupt even the “filthy rich”.
Instead, I’d use the wealth on keeping the current motorhome rolling, no different than I do now.
Just made that decision without being filthy rich. After 9 winters in-residence in a stationary traditional trailer, it is for sale and we bought an RV tiny home for our same site in our 55+ long-stay RV park. It is like a retirement community and you can’t buy friends. The cost was comparable to a mid-priced better 5’er.
We have a new ’26 Escape 19, we chose the options that fit us best, including the size. A windfall would just mean it would be paid off sooner. OTOH, we might seriously consider moving to a house that has a better parking space for it, including FHU.
Nope. I’d be buying land. 1500+ acres minimum. Personal camp spot, hiking and hunting area, a nice pond/lake with bass and panfish. My own personal outdoor paradise.
I will split it with you and camp on the other side of the lake and wave to you in the morning and night…
I would definitely buy a newer RV, but the upper end of my price range would be $500,000.
I wouldn’t want something the size of a high-end RV. But I would either upgrade my existing 21′ trailer or buy a slightly larger one, maybe 24′, with all-season capability and more comfortable seating.
I would have a frame off restoration on my 1995 Gulf Stream Scenic Cruiser. Simple Cummins 12 Valve, no Slides and complicated electronics.
I quess it depends on your definition of “high end”. I would never want anything so large that it’s banned on mountain roads or that won’t very easily maneuver and fit in older, smaller National Park campsites. 20 foot would be about my limit, so maybe a nice class B.
What if you already own a “high-end” RV? I’d consider buying a Newmar King Aire or a Foretravel Realm Presidential but not a Prevost Liberty or Marathon. I’d also insist on a NIRVA certified inspector be allowed to do an inspection before buying. That lowers the risk of problems but nothing can guarantee any are perfect. I prefer classic cars not so-called classic RVs.
We already have an Airstream trailer, I guess we could get a longer one and a 3/4 ton truck.
Actually, pay off the debts of friends and family would be wiser.
I would have one custom made to my own design,
Absolutely not. Can think of spending that kind of money elsewhere and be happier. Keep with what I have as I love the 5er.
I’d get a newer class C, nothing loaded with a lot of electronics. All that stuff takes away from the camping experience. (my current rig is 48 years old)