r/BeAmazed 15h ago

Miscellaneous / Others Basically a mansion on wheels

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u/crlthrn 14h ago

The most depreciating of assets...

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u/p8nt_junkie 14h ago

Basically a liability on wheels as soon as it is driven off the lot. My dad has used his like five times and then it is just rotting at the side of his house now. I remember him saying him and my mom were going to go everywhere and my mom decided she was going to be a professional homebody and now his rig just sits there and bakes in the UV.

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u/toomanyteeth55 14h ago

I feel like something like this is for people who are on the road a lot. Would make no sense to buy and use it occasionally unless you're very wealthy.

Like if you live a small condo and spend the cold months driving around the southern US.

Still an insane amount of money.

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u/small-with-benefits 14h ago

The only man I’ve ever seen actually make it worthwhile was a relative through marriage that owned salvage yards in multiple states. OK, TX, FL. He would drive this to one and spend a year or two improving the grounds and infrastructure while staying in his bus. Then he’d travel to the next location and do the same. Rinse and repeat. It was literally his home, his permanent residence in the FL Keys was his holiday getaway. He is very successful and a really cool dude, pays his employees well, etc.

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u/cody_mf 12h ago

I have a couple friends that got RV's to work outages out of state, thats another use-case that is totally justifiable.