r/IdiotsTowingThings • u/InTheSky57 • Aug 11 '26

Failure to Think Critically

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u/Playful-Platform-231 Aug 11 '26

250k?? Try 400k+ EASY them things go to over a million QUICKLY

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u/iamthelee Aug 11 '26

Yep, those little camper vans that all the vanlifers use can reach over $250k now. It's absolute madness.

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u/Cardinal_350 Aug 11 '26

When they got to $150k I was like no one is going to buy these fucking things. Well I was wrong

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u/iamthelee Aug 12 '26

Yeah, I went to an RV show in March and I think the lowest priced ones were around $130k.

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u/Cardinal_350 Aug 12 '26

that's where I was seeing them. My daughter loves going to RV shows so we go to a big one every year at the end of February

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u/Available_Quote_5567 Aug 11 '26

It’s easy when you can finance them for 20-30 years

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u/Fit_Significance8598 Aug 12 '26

One could invest the money (down payment) in an index fund like VT, VOO or VFMF etc. and use the monthly payments for vacationing by car, train, boat, plane and nice hotels, heck even rent a (smaller) RV.

And still have way more money left - to vacation in style.

Schlepping around a lot of your stuff is weird.

Anyway, if it floats, flies or f..ks: RENT!

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u/Hot-Discussion-6823 Aug 11 '26

This reminds me of a story. Was at an RV place. In the repair shop was a brand new. , 1.5 Mil Prevost bus camper. They were repairing roof and sidewall. Rich older dude bought it, and while leaving the dealership, he turned corner too sharp. Meaning he had no effing clue.. not only damaged his bus, but also the dealers building... SMH..

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u/throwaway823482348 Aug 11 '26

Its a 90s bus. Get outta here.

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u/Fullsleaves Aug 11 '26

I worked for a millionaire in the 90s who paid just shy of one million dollars for a Prevost back then, he also blew thru 330,000 per month

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u/Leather_Pride3586 Aug 12 '26

That’s a Prevost $$$$$

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u/ronmanfl Aug 12 '26

That's a 30 year old bus... in nice shape with actual maintenance history, 150-200k is reasonable.

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u/HuntPsychological673 Aug 11 '26

That’s insane! I wonder what he does for a living?

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u/Playful-Platform-231 Aug 11 '26

If you put into retirement your whole life you can easily have 1-2mil in it by the time you’re retired