RV Buying Tips and Advice

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Learn the ABCs of buying An RV
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DVDs show how to operate your RV
Learn how to use every system in a motorhome or towable RV.

'Camp' at Wal-Mart
Many RVers spend an occasional night in an RV parking lot. It's okay with most Wal-Marts. And the price is right -- free. The Wal-Mart Directory provides driving directions to all U.S. Wal-Marts.

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Good Sam Club
The largest RV club in America. Benefits include a superb monthly magazine, hundreds of local chapters and special interest groups, regional and national rallies, and discounts at campgrounds.

Learn all about Full-Time RVing
New 90-minute DVD interviews actual fulltime RVers who tell about how they do it. If you're thinking of going full-time, don't miss this. Learn more.

How to buy a motorhome, travel trailer or other RV

Common sense advice about buying a recreational vehicle
Spend a while here and you'll learn a lot.
Enjoying RVing with a motorhome

Buying an RV is. . .

•One of the most wonderful ways to travel, whether for family vacations or full-time for retirees, whether by motorhome, travel trailer or other recreational vehicle.

•The second largest investment most people will make in their lifetimes after their homes.

•A complicated process.

•A potential tax shelter: Interest on most RVs may be deducted from your income much the same as with a second home.

Biggest buying mistakes

•Buying before doing proper research or on impulse.

•Buying the wrong RV for your needs.

•Paying too much. Most dealers want top price. Will you be their "sucker of the week?"

•Buying at an RV show because "it's the best price you will ever see!" Wrong! It's not. Sleep on it.

•Buying an RV without ever having traveled in one. The dream may be far from the reality!

•Buying before doing a "mock live in."

•Buying a used RV with hidden damage.

•Buying an RV from a supermarket parking lot or campground.

•Stretching financing out too long: Some RVers have ended up in bankruptcy by doing this. Never buy with no downpayment. Don't buy based solely on an affordable monthly payment — you are asking for trouble if you do.

"To do" before buying

Avoid making mistakes when buying an RV by viewing this DVD from the Better Business Bureau.
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•If you have never traveled with an RV, rent one, even for a weekend. You'll learn a lot about what you want in your own RV.

•Buy and view the Better Business Bureau DVD, "Buying a Recreational Vehicle." This is essential!

•Attend a Life on Wheels Conference if possible.

•Send for the free DVD from the Recreation Vehicle Industry Association that provides a valuable overview of the RV lifestyle.

•Join an RV forum where you can discuss RV buying issues with other RVers and ask questions about an RV you're considering. The forum at RVtravel.com is one of the most popular and helpful.

•Spend time researching RVs on the Web.

•Subscribe to an RV magazine or two. If you get only one, make it Trailer Life.

•Attend RV shows in your area. Most are held in the Spring and Fall. See a list of upcoming shows.

•Sign up for the informative free weekly online newsletter from RV Travel.com

•Spend some time at the website Beginners Guide to RVing.

Books and DVDs about buying an RV

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