EVALUATION OF OWNERSHIP COST OF NEW VS USED (3 years old)  LUXURY FIFTH WHEEL TRAILER WITH MEDIUM DUTY TRUCK
  CONSTANTS: DEPRECIATION SCHEDULE
Fuel Cost 1.30   Year
MPG   8 18.00% 1    
Insurance Cost per year 1300 10.00% 2    
Miles per Year 25000 7.00% 3    
Service Cost per 10,000 miles 500 6.00% 4  
License Cost per year 400 6.00% 5
Interest Rate 8.00% 5.00% 6
Use Days per year 140 5.00% 7
Camping Days per year 80 4.00% 8
Average Camping Cost 20 4.00% 9
New Set of Tires 2400 3.00% 10
Miles per set of Tires 50000 2.00% 11 Same for every year after  
Purchase Price 180000
NEW RV COST OF YEARLY COST COST CUMM. RATIO
FAIR MARKET  $ PLUS OPERATING CAMPING COST TO PER PER DAY COST TO NEW TO
YEARS PRICE DEPRECIATION   COST COST OWN MILE OF USE OWN USED  
OWNED 180000  
1 147600 46800 8213 1600 56613 2.26 404.38 56613 188.88%
2 129600 29808 8213 1600 39621 1.58 283.00 96233 162.88%
3 117000 22968 8213 1600 32781 1.31 234.15 129014 150.85%
4 106200 20160 8213 1600 29973 1.20 214.09 158986 142.91%
5 95400 19296 8213 1600 29109 1.16 207.92 188095 139.89%
6 86400 16632 8213 1600 26445 1.06 188.89 214539 136.58%
7 77400 15912 8213 1600 25725 1.03 183.75 240264 135.49%
8 70200 13392 8213 1600 23205 0.93 165.75 263468 134.87%
9 63000 12816 8213 1600 22629 0.91 161.63 286097 134.26%
10 57600 10440 8213 1600 20253 0.81 144.66 306349 132.89%
YEARS USED RV 3 YEARS OLD  
OWNED 117000
1 106200 20160 8213 1600 29973 1.20 214.09 29973 52.94%
2 95400 19296 8213 1600 29109 1.16 207.92 59081 61.39%
3 86400 16632 8213 1600 26445 1.06 188.89 85526 66.29%
4 77400 15912 8213 1600 25725 1.03 183.75 111250 69.97%
5 70200 13392 8213 1600 23205 0.93 165.75 134455 71.48%
6 63000 12816 8213 1600 22629 0.91 161.63 157083 73.22%
7 57600 10440 8213 1600 20253 0.81 144.66 177336 73.81%
8 54000 8208 8213 1600 18021 0.72 128.72 195356 74.15%
9 50400 7920 8213 1600 17733 0.71 126.66 213089 74.48%
10 46800 7632 8213 1600 17445 0.70 124.60 230533 75.25%