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As an RV owner for over twenty years now, I have seen a lot of mistakes made in purchasing Rvs by myself and others. The mistakes always result in the loss of finances. As with any product, smart shopping is always worth the effort that it takes to correctly choose what is best for you. So what is smart shopping?

I remember the first RV that I purchased. I had been using a pop up camper and was now ready to move up to a real RV. Naturally I was going to find the best deal out there. I checked RV sales in South Carolina, Arkansas RV sales, Atlanta RV sales, and an RV for sale in Knoxville, Tennessee. I was searching all over the country for the best price that I could find. I finally purchased a unit from Trailmanor RV sales in Ohio. I felt that they had given me the best price and I was very happy.

About a year later I became somewhat dissatisfied with the RV that I had gotten such a good price on. Nothing was wrong with the unit itself, it was very dependable and well made. The problem was, it was not exactly what I wanted. I began to see a need for a larger unit with some features that my present unit did not have.

I then decided that I would trade up for a larger unit, better equipped with features best suited for the wife and I. There again I checked on RV sales Raleigh, RV sales Saginaw Michigan, well you get the picture. To my surprise, on a trade in, my RV was not worth much. I would be taking a beating on a vehicle that I had gotten such a good price on.

Have you ever tried to sell a used RV by yourself? Listing it in the local newspaper, or in the trader magazines, is about the only way to go here. Although you do have the option of parking the unit in your front yard with a for sale sign on it, if you so choose to. Then you have to experience the humiliation of potential buyers criticizing everything about it just so they can negotiate a price in their favor. Believe me, it is no fun.

I then decided that the best way to get a good deal on an RV is to purchase a unit that you will be happy with for years to come. Buying an RV at any price and then trading up and up, will only cost you dollars and frustration.

I kept the unit that I had for another year all the while that I was shopping for a new vehicle. I decided that this would be the last RV that I was going to buy for a while. After many convention center trade shows, and inspecting fellow camper's units, I finally decided on an RV that I was going to purchase. It was more money than I wanted to spend, but I felt that it would be less expensive that trading up over and over again.

I took the advise that my father had often given me, 'Do It Right The First Time'. Smart shopping is not all about getting the best price, it is getting what you will be satisfied with.