Washer & Dryer - what to do when selling the rv? Options

[BrianT]

Maybe this would have worked well as a poll, but I thought I'd just throw out the question here and see what you may think...

I installed a washer and a dryer in our rv about 7 or 8 months ago and have really liked having them onboard. It's a front load washer along with a 110 volt front load dryer. They're stacked in the closet beside the toilet room and are quite handy to where the clean clothes get put away.

But,... now that we're getting the place pretty well fixed up like we like it... we're getting a new rv. Well, it's newer, and new to us, giving us a bit more living space. We think we're going to sell this one so I'm thinking of what makes it the most salable.

Now, the question is this:

Do we

1) Leave the washer & dryer in the rv and plan on buying and installing a new pair in the new one?
or
2) Move these units to the new rv and put this rv back the way it was before, with just a closet?

I'm leaning towards #2 because if the new owners want a washer & dryer (or an all in one), the hookups are all there, including the vent, and they can pretty much just stick 'em in there and go. If they don't want them, they have a nice closet with lots of storage space.

I suppose the question is whether actually leaving them installed is a valuable enough feature to be able to recover the $1300 or so it would cost to replace them.??

Whatcha think?

Thanks,

Brian

[Jim Seward]

Since you like your W/D so well, if it will fit in the new-to-you coach, I would remove it and install it in your next coach.

If we were looking to buy a coach, we prefer the closet space over the W/D, as we like to use laundromats where we can wash larger loads of clothes and dry them a bit faster.

Best of luck with your choice of action.

[nana25k]

Take those babies with ya Brian.....I love mine to much to leave them behind and they aren't cheap to put in new ones.

[sandsys]

Take them. We prefer to use laundromats where we can wash several loads at the same time and be done with it.

Linda Sand

[Rae]

Take 'em with you.

When I planned out my renovations for the rig (done in stages) I made sure to include w/d space. Ten months later, I decided that I'm going to use that space for a dishwasher ( ). Don't miss the w/d at all; like others have said laundromats suit me just fine (surprised by this!).

[BrianT]

Sounds like it's unanamous, at least so far. Thanks for the input. I really don't want to buy another set so taking them along appears to be the thing to do.

Much appreciated!



Brian

[George Stoltz]

Take 'em.

1) You won't get what they are worth

2) I think more people buy an RV w/o a washer/dryer

3) You will be $$$$ ahead

So, Brian, what RV are you buying?

[Kirk]

The key is two fold. Since you know that you want them, compare what the difference in cost would be between taking them with you and buying new, either already there or .... Now what will they bring where they are now? Probably not a great deal. In terms of money, to move them I am sure would be the lesser.

The next part is the work to move them. What is that worth to you? It sounds as though it is one of the things that you enjoy so if there is plenty of time, this isn't an issue. Should you be up against some time line where that becomes a problem, then it could be worth the extra cost to get the new RV with them already installed. Of course, should you find a new RV that you like which has them and with the right price, then it probably makes more sense to leave them where they are.

See! I knew that there was a way to make even that question more complicated than a simple yes or no!

[Bob Speckman]

I would set the selling price to include the W/D and offer to remove them and reduce the price as a bargaining tool if the buyer was not interested in them. Personally I would not have a RV without a W/D setup and I consider that at purchase time. With the unit less than a year old I would expect you could recover nearly all of your investments. Sitting around laundry mats is not one of my favorite pastimes.

[BrianT]

Take 'em.

1) You won't get what they are worth

2) I think more people buy an RV w/o a washer/dryer

3) You will be $$$$ ahead

So, Brian, what RV are you buying?

Hi George,

I'm moving up to a larger Titanium, and a year newer. I found a 34E39QS that I'm supposed to be picking up from the dealer this week!! It's got a lot of similarities to our present rv but has a bedroom slide (closet!!, my wife really likes that), more kitchen cabinet and counter space, more usable pantry space, a broom / coat closet, and just slightly larger desk and about 2 feet more living room length. Actually, it's the rv I wanted when I bought our present one, I just couldn't find one I could afford.

The one we have now has served us very well, and if need be, we could continue with this one quite comfortably. Honestly, I have very little to complain about. But we are wanting just a little more space. This unit would be better if we traveled a lot because there's no problem accessing the full kitchen with the slides in. I can't say that about our new one. Then again, we've never parked anywhere where that was an issue. But since we tend to stay put for several months at a time, having a little more real estate is more important to us than how easy it is to access everything with the slides in.

To see us rolling down the road, we've only picked up an extra 2 feet of length. We have picked up an extra 1500 to 2000 pounds, though, so we're pushing closer to the truck's limits.

Honestly, we've even toyed with the idea of keeping both of the fivers, the bigger one for more of a "home base" that probably wouldn't move around as much, and the smaller one for traveling, maybe kept more in the northeast where we go to visit family a few times a year. We haven't decided if that is a good idea or a bad idea yet, still thinking about that one.

The short term game plan, though, goes something like this. We have an extra space right next to us in the present campground and we're planning to pull the new trailer in right beside the old one. They'll be 6 feet apart. That'll give us access to do any and all moving without any real pressure to get it done in a big hurry. After that, it'll either be up for sale or off to the northeast for a visit with my family.

And, since it looks like we may be in and out of our present area over the next couple of years, I do kinda have my eye on a 4 acre plot that would make a nice landing spot when we are here. There is just no good rv park here. Even though my veiw of future real estate prices isn't exactly rosey, it may be something I can develop in such a way as to maintain something that would attract a more conventional buyer through the various stages of construction. (Thinking of starting out with a basic rv pad and utilities followed by a barn. And if we spend enough time here, maybe build a house, too. Then we'd have another place to sell. I'm thinking sweat equity since I'd be doing much of it myself. But that's all speculation at this point.)

So many things swirling, but that's ok. Throw out enough doggy doo and something will stick to the neighbor's morning paper.... er, ... I mean... LOL!!! ... time for the morning cup of java.

Life is nothing if not interesting!!



Brian