Just when you think things aren’t going to work out, they end up working out.
In my previous post, I was lamenting the fact that we hadn’t been able to buy an RV on EBay and that there weren’t any RVs coming up that really excited us. There was one RV that we liked, but the owner had started the bidding higher than we wanted to go. After several days, no one had bid on the RV, so I sent an email to the owner offering less than his opening bid. I didn’t think he would take it, but I figured there was no harm in making the offer.
The owner of the RV wrote back to me saying that the low book value on the RV is $41,000 and asked if I had a better offer. I responded by saying that my offer was all we had to spend, but I wished him luck with the auction. Surprisingly, the owner responded and asked if I would be willing to call him to discuss my offer. As it turned out, nobody bid on his RV and he accepted my offer.
The RV is a 1999 Fleetwood Bounder with a Ford V10 engine and 22,000 miles. We’re excited about our new RV. The one problem is that it is located in Willits, CA, about 175 miles north of San Francisco. I’m planning on going out there next week and then I’ll be driving it back the 2700 plus miles to Viroqua.
Buying the RV is just the start of a lot of things that need to be done. As of today we only have 42 days until Thanksgiving and the beginning of our adventure. In the immortal words of the “Bandit,” we’ve got a long way to go and a short time to get there. It’s time to get busy.
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Hey man, send out a pic. Congratulations!! Too bad you won't be coming this way.
Are you selling off your house to get this motor home and then looking for a new place to live when you return? I saw a picture on-line, it looks nice. What kind of gas mileage does something like that get?
We were already in the process of selling the house. The RV idea came up as an alternative to buying another house right away. We'll worry about getting another house next summer when we get back.
I'm expecting the RV to get 8-10 miles per gallon. I'm told that the RV we bought with the Ford V10 engine is supposed to get 10-12 miles per gallon, but I'll believe it when I see it.
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