.......In with the new!!!! After 6 years of looking, shopping, comparing and even buying a 1984 motorhome; we came to a decision, bit the bullet and pulled the trigger (figuratively of course!). All due respect to our valiant old lady, who carried us safely to Disneyland more times than I can remember; the time had come for something we could trust to carry us safely across the country. The old. She just passed smog, has a clear title and is road ready; so we are hoping to sell her for enough to cover 4-6 months of payments. (No this is not an add. Just sharing with friends.) The new. All we have gotten to do so far is drive it home from Santa Clarita but that acceleration on the Grapevine was awesome. Can't wait to take a trip, somewhere............anywhere!!!!!!! But we have some important business to attend to before can just take off.
Nice looking rig! Congratulations! If I ever consider buying any type of RV, I think that's about the size I would want. Roomy, yet small enough to where it doesn't 'R'uin 'V'acations.
That is a nice new ride you got there! I'm sure you guys will enjoy getting her out on the road soon.
Thanks guys. We were all over the map before we came to the conclusion that we needed less than 25 feet. We tend to go places many RVers don't go. We treat it like tent camping reconstructed for old people. We do not want "all the comforts of home." Just some of them. Funny little side story that made the saleslady laugh. One of the things we use the old rig for is several day fishing trips; usually in the San Joaquin Delta. Hard as we tried, fish smell would still get inside. The DH was told in no uncertain terms that nothing fishy will enter this one NOT EVEN HIM!!!!! Seriously, he will have to change clothes or don coveralls before he sits in a seat.
Not being able to stand it a moment longer; we took a 6 day trip up to the California Redwoods where we hiked for miles. The beach was tempting but the wind was so strong we just looked as we ate lunch. Then we spent two days visiting our son's forest farm. Then we came home and got back to reality. We got the '84 empty and cleaned it really well. We wanted to advertise it as camping/living/Burningman ready. It worked as we sold it to the first man who responded just 15 minutes after it posted. The first thing he said was, "This is the cleanest one I've seen and I've been looking for months." He begged us to hold it with only a $25 deposit. He swore he could have the money by Monday. In today's world; who has that kind of trust anymore, right? But we are softies and he seemed like such a good man. We had a party Sunday and would not be fielding calls anyway so we said okay. Monday morning he called and said he was on his way with a check. Still being a little nervous we told him that the cabin battery was only a car battery and we wanted to replace it with a deep-cell for him. He took my husband to cash the check and buy the battery and he and his sons drove off as happy as clams. (However happy clams are) We got more than expected but after hearing his story we probably could have gotten more. But we were happy and he is happy and we no longer have to "juggle" RV's to get the new one in and out of the yard. We got enough to make 9 months of payments on the '18.
OK, I do not want to get all WE here. But why does the government have to be so short-sighted? We sold our old RV under an SSI program that helps homeless people get a place to sleep. i.e. Giving them money for old RV’s. I was happy with the money and these guys seemed so honest and sincere. They were so excited about how everything worked and that they would have 3 separate beds for the first time in months. (They had been sleeping in a car.) Without hesitation we submitted our release of liability form to the DMV. (BTW, always do this!!) Whereas, they supply these folks with a check, made out to the seller, they provide no means, nor do they follow up to see it is done, to pay registration and insurance. So, we are happily rollin’ through Montana in our new motor home when we get a text from our son stating that a vehicle registered to us was at the CHP impound. We called immediately and they checked it out and said that whereas it had not been re-registered; we were in the clear. We gave it little more thought. We just figured they had abandoned it. (I figured we might check out the Police auction when we got home a buy it back cheap and sell it again.) Then, when we got to Arkansas we got an email from our son with a picture of a bill from a power and water company for $10,000 for “property damage.” The funny thing is there was no explanation; like these folks really thought we would just cut them a check for 10K. I stated, “Those %#@$&*s took out a power pole or fire hydrant!!” Another call, another explanation. Yep, they took out a power pole. The power company was not as nice as the CHP saying they would *investigate* the matter. They knew who had really done it but were clutching at the straw that we had not signed off on our liability. They seem to have given up now. Then, just when we thought it was over; we got a letter from the tow company. They informed us that there was a lien sale going on. They actually just thought we might be an interested party. To tell you the truth, I wanted to buy my baby back, fix her up and sell her again. But the guy said it was totaled and only good for parts. GGRRR!!!!! We had put a lot of new parts in there. I am all for helping the homeless get a place to call home but there needs to be some accountability not just free money. I guess the moral of this story for me anyway is, Don’t get emotionally attached to your inanimate objects. And for others, Do NOT neglect that little release of liability notice. We could have been held liable.
Wow! This sounds about like something that would have happened to us. Who can you trust anymore? It's hard to trust the government or corporations when the people working there do not have to show any concern or take any personal responsibility....Kind of like homeless people, who obviously, can walk away from their responsibility. When I was 19, I sold my old car to a guy in Phoenix. I didn't know what I was doing. I just signed it over to him and took the cash. About a year later, I got a letter from the CHP, saying my car had been abandoned and impounded. I could have gone to Modesto to pick it up, but it wasn't worth much. Yet, it was a learning experience for me when it comes to selling a vehicle.
It can get much worse. The cops showed up at my brother-in-law's house years ago because a car he sold had been used in an armed robbery. Send in those release of liability forms! Whenever they sell a car now they go with the buyer to the DMV to exchange money and registration right there.
