How long owned

[TheBizMan]

I'm a new owner and when I was deciding to buy, friends told me most people only keep a motorhome for a short time and then sell it. I'm planning on keeping this one for at least 10-15 years. How long have you had your current BF?

[whemme]

Our 1st Born Free was a new 1999 24' Rear Bath coach that we owned for 6 years. We then purchased a used 2002 26' Rear Side Bed coach in 2005 and have had it the 6 years since. Right now we anticipate keeping the 2002 coach for some time into the future. It currently has just under 70,000 miles on it and serves us well.

[shilohdad]

We bought our 2006 24RB new 5 years ago. It now has about 51500 miles on it. We intend to keep it several more years. I think some people like to trade their old unit in as the warranty expires. That way there is never a hassle about repairs being paid for. Everyone to their own taste.

[hrgermany]

I have a 1995 BF 26 Feet RSB that I bought 6 years ago.If it were not for the mirrors one can not tell how old it is.Looking at me is a lot easier.
I have no plans of selling it.

Hans Rueckert

[al1florida]

There are many reasons why people change RV's. That is, moving from a pop-top trailer to a pull behind trailer, to a 5th wheel to a larger 5th wheel to a MH then downsizing to something like a Born Free.

For me to say I will keep my BF for 10-15 years, would mean that there is no way my plans and needs will change in that time.

We did keep and use a poptop trailer for about 20 years while the kids were growing up. It really served our needs during that time. Just before we retired we bought a 33' travel trailer, then a 34' 5th wheel, then 40' diesel pusher. Most of that time we were fulltiming then we bought a house near our two under 6 year old grands kids and downsized to a 26' BF. All RV's we bought have been used, except for the poptop. Each RV we bought we fully intended to keep longer than we did.

Bottom line: needs, wants & desires change with time.

[mockturtle]

We owned our first MH for one year and liked RVing so much we decided to go full time and bought a four-year old DP which we kept for five years. We bought a park model in AZ and another house up north and a small travel trailer for going back and forth. We kept that one for ten years. I bought this BF in 2009.

[TheBizMan]

Thank you for your responses.

[CHARLOTTE]

Wanted to add my opinion.....I bought mine previously owned, in April of 2004....I've said it before & I'll say it again, for a solo female driver with absolutely no experience driving a RV....it was positively the best decision & purchase I've ever made. It is stored when not in use, in a close inside storage area...and is worth every $$ I spend monthly to have it there. I have no intentions of selling it in the near future (might keep it for my Grandkids) and after 7 years it still looks like new, runs like new & feels like new to me...Of course maintenance is done regularly & so is the detailing...Love my Bornfree. One of the things no one has noted here is this club for BF owners. I don't think (my 2 cents) you could easily find nicer people that share their experiences & knowledge freely to those of us that ask....and of course you have to consider the outstanding staff at the factory. Again....just my humble opinion............

[lafons]

Well my first motorhome I drove for over 300,000 miles in just over 10years. This was a adventure liner and most people have never hear of them. I replaced the motor 3 times but everything else held up well. This was back in the 70's. I have owned a few in between but now have a 2001 rsb26 with 74,000 on it and dont see any reason to replace it anytime soon.I most recently put 14,000 miles on it going to Alaska last summer. I expect to keep it well past 100,000, likely the motor should last more like 200,000 miles or more today. I have a v10 and love it.