Today's update!!

Last week I stopped in to see a motor home they had after having a talk with myself and agreeing that this was NOT the time to let the cheap Slovenian make the decision to go as cheap as possible. Those cheap old units would have probably gotten me about 79 feet from my driveway without the engine seizing or the transmission exploding, so I went ahead and decided that trading in F'n Jay and adding some money would be a big enough down payment to buy a more reliable one for more money.

So, the salesman took me by golf cart out to see a 25 ft unit. As we looked at it, he said "How did you know about this one? We just took it on a trade and it isn't on the web page yet." It turns out that it wasn't the one I thought I was seeing but it was a lot nicer. So, we went inside and talked turkey and I put on a deposit and gave them a credit app. He said it was a little different from buying a car so it might be a few days until they knew anything. That was Thursday.

Today about 1, the financing manager called and said the bank wanted $2000 more down before they would approve me. I told her I simply didn't have $2000 more than what I told them I could put down, so unless they raised the value of my trade by $2000, I guess we had no deal. And I said "I really didn't want bad news on my birthday." (And it IS my 66th birthday!) She said "My manager is here. Stay by the phone and I will call you right back."

She called in 5 minutes and said that he agreed to kick up my trade in to cover that $2000. She got me a loan for 10 years at 7.4%, and that works out to a monthly payment of $215 a month, $84 LESS than my FJ Cruiser payment. My eyes actually lit up when she said that, because at some point (ASAP) that $215 will replace my mortgage payment and car payment, or roughly $900 with $215.

So, bottom line, I pick it up Friday. My next task is to find an old beater Jeep Wrangler to use as a daily driver so I am not running errands in a 25ft motor home. And then if the Jeep is enough car to do so, make it my toad so I can bop around places in a Jeep instead of an RV.

I now have to push to get my house ready for sale. I have laminate flooring to go in the living room, and now a guy to install it. Then some "as little as possible" cosmetics, and I will list so I can start living in this!












Last edited by eddie1261; 06/28/17 02:04 AM.