Current Events > I want to live in an RV when I retire.

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Sell my house, buy an auto-driving RV, and just have it drive me all around the US. What a life would that be!

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A lot of people are doing that lately but the problem is that you're financing a depreciating asset. The land will keep its value but the RV itself won't (like a car), and then you have to either keep it maintained or get a new one from scratch

Another_Voice posted...

A lot of people are doing that lately but the problem is that you're financing a depreciating asset. The land will keep its value but the RV itself won't (like a car), and then you have to either keep it maintained or get a new one from scratch

Who the hell cares, when youre retired? That one RV is probably going to outlive you lol.

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The managers of some of those places are instructed not to allow in anything that is more than X years old. RV park spots are often also fairly expensive to rent on a monthly basis and even more for the higher-end spots that have nicer electric and other hookups. The gas mileage is horrendous and they are also large enough and enough work to put into a spot that you would want to haul a small car behind it to go into town or wherever else.

And make sure to purchase a nice black water hose and to securely fasten it to your tank. Wouldn't want your sewage exploding in your face as you open the valve.

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Zaltera posted...

The managers of some of those places are instructed not to allow in anything that is more than X years old. RV park spots are often also fairly expensive to rent on a monthly basis and even more for the higher-end spots that have nicer electric and other hookups. The gas mileage is horrendous and they are also large enough and enough work to put into a spot that you would want to haul a small car behind it to go into town or wherever else.

And make sure to purchase a nice black water hose and to securely fasten it to your tank. Wouldn't want your sewage exploding in your face as you open the valve.

Why would parking it for an extended period be an issue? Youll just have it driving all the time, except when youre at your destination.

This is assuming auto driving RVs become a thing in the next 30 years.

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I want to live in a van down by the river.

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IdiotMachine posted...

Youll just have it driving all the time

That's the other thing, that's hundreds of thousands of miles and a lot of wear and tear if you're going all around America. Plus, there's always the price of fuel for an enormous diesel engine (assuming you're talking about one of those giant Class A motorhomes). Hell, my parents have a Class C which is a gasoline V10 and even the fuel for that is insane.

Another_Voice posted...

That's the other thing, that's hundreds of thousands of miles and a lot of wear and tear if you're going all around America. Plus, there's always the price of fuel for an enormous diesel engine (assuming you're talking about one of those giant Class A motorhomes). Hell, my parents have a Class C which is a gasoline V10 and even the fuel for that is insane.

I assume itll be electric by then. Perhaps with self charging via solar or wind. And besides, even if not, fuel prices will still be like what property taxes would be if you kept a house owned; not to mention maintenance time and cost for the house (grass cutting, something goes wrong, etc).

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That there is an RV, Clark

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Y'all are kinda missing the point here for logistics concerns. TC is not trying to put together a specific retirement plan rn lol

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I thought about it. By the time they're self driving you'll be looking at around $300k for a class A.

It might be more economical to get a self driving truck and a travel trailer.

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