Keeping On Keeping On...Vivian
Morning All,
Bless you Joe C. An easier one is out there somewhere..Hugs..
Thank you all for giving me back my Faith.. I know I could never give up but maybe I am reaching to high..I'm so glad I came and read all your posts this morning..
I really would prefer the lower height and simpler controls of an older one..
Old Like Me..especially since I'll probably be going it alone the rest of my driving days..
But..I do have to stick to my guns about the floor plan..
Dinette Booth or TABLE and CHAIRS on PASSENGER Side so I can see my Patio..from Table..not the wall of the bus next to me..
CROSS ISLAND Bed so I don't have to climb on the bed anymore to get into Cab. or Closet..
Dresser SHELF across the back of coach with drawers under for my Musical Keyboard..
Walk Thru' Bath for SEEING to rear of bus..Side aisle is claustrophobic to me..
Prefer Two Sofas, no Chairs..
I'll Keep On Keeping On.. Many Thanks
Warm Hugs Always Love Viv
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Originally Posted by
Tully
Viv:
I think you are still in the drivers seat on this one. Prices are at an all time low and there are a number of owners who want out for what ever reason.
Do not give up!
This is your dream so make it happen. All here can help.
Tully Lee Garrett
Biggest Fear is Mechanics Dishonesty & Incompetence...
This turned out real long..but I wanted to show my appreciation to everyone..
Hi Jon, Joe, All,
No one wants to hear the sordid details of the past ten years of my association with mechanics and dealers..since my husband passed away..
I have put one 30,000 deposit on a Diesel Bus..based on the photos on their Website that I refused to buy after I drove it..and was forced to choose another RV from that Dealer in Houston, Texas.. www.motorhomesusa.com purchased outright for the exact amt. of the deposit on the Bus..I drove that 34' 87 Fleetwood Limited Home to NJ..but on the way I was in a parking lot in Fl..when a car lost it's Cruise Control and smashed into me, tearing up the entire pass. the side of the coach..Delayed two weeks with not too serious injuries..but I drove that coach home with the heel of my broken foot and parked it, never to drive it again..!!
Next I bought a 95 Winnebago Vectra for 50K..at Scott Coach in my home town..and soon learned I was claustrophobic in what felt like a 15' rather than a 35' Coach because it was a side aisle bath..
Lastly I bought the 37' 98 Dolphin at LazyDays in Seffner, Fl. for 80K ..8K cash plus tax..and my two trades..the Vectra and the Limited..I have it now 7 yrs..
If you want to know what I've been thru' with that see my Webshots Pages..
Some of the repair not being done is my fault because of my son passing away so suddenly..It was a terrible shock to be told your son has been found dead from blood poision due to minor surgery on his elbow for a pinched nerve..The red line indicating blood poison was under his arm and reached his arm pit without any of us noticing it..the autopsy said it had taken about two hours to kill him..
I stopped everything..I lost over 40 lbs in 3 months.. I just couldn't eat and forced every bite..Dr. told me I must do something or I would die too..
I don't like mountain driving because I had a bad experience in the 50's on Cork Screw Mt. in Al. enroute to Memphis Tn..but that is women talk only..
Trying to take Dr's advice & knowing the only place I'd never been was Ca. and I thought there would be high mountains to cross to get there..lol..so I wouldn't take the Dolphin..Instead I bought a 19' Class B Coach House..from a neighbor..for 20K..and drove that wee coach 11K miles in a 5 mo. time frame..Trouble free, mind you...smile..
My son Bobby's boy age 20 was living in Tuscon, Az. a quite famous Wrestler out there..calling himself Wasted Youth..so I went to see him and then continued on to the Slabs in Niland, Ca..All this and meeting in person many people from the RV-Singles Group I've belonged to since 2002 did help the grief..I came home able to smile again..and I love the CH for shopping and weekend visits to my sister who lives in Senior Citizen Residence 70 miles north of me..could never fit the Dolphin in that parking lot..
Not to worry about my roughing it..last winter I took the Dolphin to Fl..and stayed 3 months with no water..but I managed to carry what I needed up those 5 steps every day to get by on..Showered inside the Moose Lodge..until my appt. with National RV to fix the water and do a complete check on the Dolpin, that never happened because National had gone Belly-Up in the meantime..I got to Lakeland to find their doors Locked and no phone call to cancel my appt..but when the Dometic Elite Fridge door fell off on my foot..in the Walmart Parking Lot in Lakeland, Fl..that was the icing on the cake..I headed home..again driving with a broken foot..Smile...it's ok..
I didn't leave for Fl..this Nov. as usual because the water still isn't repaired..I can find no one to do it in NJ..Briefly the parts they need can't be found..so I'm stuck here in my house and have been looking doubly hard for the Prevost..hoping to get down to Fl..for the rest of the winter..but I don't want to do it again with no water..and now no Fridge..that I did have repaired but it has quit working anyway..adding to my troubles with the Dolphin..that even if I spend the money to fix I can't use as a trade on any Prevost..so I didn't do it..
I've promised my Dau. Sharon I would stay home for Xmas with her, been 5 yrs. and then if I have to I probably will take the wee Coach House down to Fl..
Where there's a will there's always a way..
Hugs Always Love Viv..
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Originally Posted by
Jon Wehrenberg
Joe,
I think every single post and all the advice given has been made with the intent to shelter Viv from becoming a victim as much as we can.
I don't think anyone here is down on these conversions because they are unreliable, because they occasionally require service, or because they are not to be trusted. I think everybody here is being cautious because none of us wants to see Viv hurt.