How Long Did You Originally Plan To Own Your PC?

Ron Dittmer

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Ron and Irene
OwnPC: Yes
NewUsed: New
PurchDate: June 2007
Model: 2350 Ford
ModelYear: 2007
Slide: No
IntColor: Cherry Green&Gray
ExtColor: Full Body Gray
Location: N/E Illinois

Re: How Long Did You Originally Plan To Own Your PC?

« Reply #15 on: July 13, 2017, 08:56:13 am »

Quote from: RheaNL on July 12, 2017, 11:11:24 pm

Fiddling with them when taking photo reminded me of another reason I don't like the awning doors. The hings intrude into the storage area so things need to be arrange to avoid them. When stuff moves during travel, the hings have caught on baskets I use. Then I have to go in through another door and get it unhooked.

Interesting comments. I never considered that. Maybe wearing a helmet is the ultimate answer.

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Ron (& Irene) Dittmer

frecklestweety

185
OwnPC: Yes
NewUsed: Used
PurchDate: 12/2012
Model: 2551
ModelYear: 2010
Slide: Yes
IntColor: BROWN/BEIGE
ExtColor: WHT/TAN
Location: Pennsylvania

Re: How Long Did You Originally Plan To Own Your PC?

« Reply #16 on: July 17, 2017, 03:01:21 pm »

Quote from: ron.dittmer on July 10, 2017, 08:06:38 am

Hello PC Family,
Well at 76 yrs of age I plan to hold onto my PC rig. 2010 27ft and has served me well. Downsized from a 33' after my Paul passed in 2012 and have enjoyed my PC. Now travel solo and it is just the right size. Would love to have a 30' but at my age don't want to have the expense or monthly payments. So if isn't broken why try to fix it as the expression goes. Take each year as it comes and decide at the end of the camping season ask myself will I continue to the next season since I don't have a "camping partner" anymore. But joining FMCA Penn Coachmen Chapter has helped a lot making new friends!
I thought this question will spark some interesting conversation.

Question #1 - Just before buying your Phoenix Cruiser (your first PC for you on #2 or more), how long did you think it would serve you?
Question #2 - Now that you owned it a while, do you feel the same?
Question #3 - How long have you owned your PC so far?
Question #4 - If you sold your first PC, how long did you own it for?

A few people here are on their second or even third PC. One person might be buying his fourth PC. For those people, feel free to answer the 4 questions on each one you've owned.

As for Irene and me, our original plan was to own our PC until we are too old and dangerous to drive it. That was 10 years ago and we are still on-track. We both turned 59 this year so we hope we have a long way to go. Keeping any rig that long seems achievable for us given it is garage-kept, and we've been averaging only 3500 miles a year. I could see one day far far away selling our brick-&-mortar house of which it might be beneficial to throw our PC into the deal to get our price, given the PC fit's inside the house.....one fancy appliance included.

Ron Dittmer

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Joseph

1053
OwnPC: Yes
NewUsed: Used
PurchDate: 3/7/2015
Model: 2552
ModelYear: 2011
Slide: Yes
IntColor: Tan/Cherry
ExtColor: Gray / White
Location: California

Re: How Long Did You Originally Plan To Own Your PC?

« Reply #17 on: July 17, 2017, 08:15:10 pm »

It's rare I buy a vehicle new and I doubt I'd ever consider buying a new motorhome. We bought our 2011 2552 three years ago with 19,000 miles on it and now has 30,000. I wanted a 34/35 foot super C diesel and my better half wanted smaller. Her concern was she would be too intimidated to drive it. Now in hind site I think she wishes we had gotten the super C after seeing some. I retire in 5 days so its going to start getting some miles on it now.

Would I ever consider upsizing or upgrading. I doubt it unless this one starts costing me too much to keep on the road. We tend to keep vehicles a long time or high mileage. I.E. my 2012 Victory cross country motorcycle is coming up on 187,000 miles. I'm not one to trade just because of having to have the latest features.

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