November 15th.,
Our launch date is going to be a BUST. Well to be honest it was only
an approximation. In order to set up a countdown calendar you needed
a end date. I'm still hoping it happens before the end of the year.
We've done just about
everything we can do at this point. The house is as empty as it can
get short of sleeping on the floor and watching television in camp
chairs. We have sold everything we own except for what we believe we
will be taking on the road. I keep saying we have only gone through
the first of several purges. The last one will be everything we have
crammed into the walk in closet downstairs. You people already
fulltiming know what I'm talking about.
All
the stuff you look at and decide well, I can't live without this or
that will make our lives so much easier once we're living in a RV. I
can see it now, the house is sold, we buy the 5th.
wheel, we carry box after box into our new home. After stepping over
boxes and digging through each and every one just to find the new
flexible light weight silicone muffin pan. We sit down exhausted and
decide, its time we purged some of this junk so we can store what's
really important. 11 seasons of MASH, plus the movie.
Well
one thing that is decided and put to rest is the great debate of
which 5th.
Wheel do we want? I can say we both have chosen the Keystone
Sprinter front living #333FL. We keep going back and looking at RV's
but always come back to the Sprinter. The living room has 2 couches
that fold out to beds for the grand kids if we ever get back to see
them. I like the fact that there is a large basement below and more
storage in the back below the bedroom.
Well
today we just about did it. We went to yet another RV show to look
around and see what was available. Plenty of motor homes and travel
trailers with only a handful of 5th.
Wheels. One of the first ones we saw was the Sprinter 333 Front
living. The exact one we've been looking at only 5 miles from home
only one model year newer. Of course we're stopped by a salesman and
a caught in a conversation almost immediately.
After
all the get to know you and I'm your buddy (I'm not trying to sell
you an RV) talk, we got down to brass tacks as my Dad use to say.
Our salesman Mark F. from Alabama, still not sure why they needed to
recruit salespeople from out of state. There seemed to be more than
enough salespeople running around. I mean you couldn't stop and
drink a cup of coffee without being asked if we needed help. Anyway,
I informed Mark I had been researching this for about two years now
and there were certain things I was not going to pay for or put up
with. Once he understood this we had a good conversation.
Show
price started out at 38,900.00 being generous he got down to
36,900.00. Sorry no deal. When I explained we had a quote for
32,900.00 on a 2014 exact same model Mark got on board a little
better. He wanted to talk to his boss and asked me if the 32,900
offer included a Reese Hitch. I was honest and told him no but it
did include a $300.00 gift card from the Camping World store and
tossing in the hitch might sway my decision to buy. Well after
another cup of coffee and playing around in a really big Class A
Motor Home which had the keys in it. And I wonder why Barb looked
nervous, Mark came back with the offer. $34,700.00 out the door
price. (Tax, Tag, and Title included) a new Reese Hitch to be
installed after we buy a truck and a $300.00 gift card.
Well
I was a whole lot surprised. I didn't know what to do or say. I was
ready to sign right then, Barb was ready to sign. But, you know that
little devil that sits on your shoulder and says Now wait a minute,
lets think this through. Barbs about to retire, we would have to
store the 5th.
Wheel somewhere and The house hasn't sold yet. I just couldn't do
it.
I
had to past, just couldn't see taking on that financial nightmare
right now. Anyway when the house sells we'll hopefully find another
good deal we can live with.
Safe Travels And I Hope To See You On The Road Soon
Safe Travels And I Hope To See You On The Road Soon
