daugen
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finally got a go ahead from the wife on buying a motorhome, which has been on our bucket list for some time.
Due to her poor health, conventional travel is difficult but a motorhome is a little home on wheels and very accommodating.
We already know we like the life as we lived aboard a 46 Bertram in North Miami for three years. Sold the boat, and now five years
later, are ready for a land yacht.
We've been aboard the big class A pushers. My wife of course likes the room, she'd have a 45 footer if I agreed to drive it, which I sure don't.
Besides we have about a 125K max budget so it's come down to two styles. And I'm wondering if any of our members have any experience with the new
MB Sprinter chassis models. 14-16mpg, or almost double the big guys, and way easier to drive/park, etc. But until recently none of the variations I saw had
a real queen bed in it. Now they do. When you got into the trailer park and went aboard the next guy's Newell (just kidding) did your wife go green?
I've never camped out, am all about comfort, and run the a/c 24/7 due to allergies. Just wonder how loud that gen is in the MB variations
Or, a four to six year old pristine used Class A with 20,000 miles on. The frame is pure commercial so that's sure not much wear on it, the Cummins or Cat diesels will long outlast me, and
the onboard componentry is almost exactly like a larger boat so I'm familiar with all the systems, pumps, etc.
Do I go big or stay smaller? I can drive the big stuff, drove a semi during college one summer and all the station's fire trucks for two years. and a big boat, so let's say my positional awareness is pretty good. Or used to be...I'm in my sixties. Most importantly, I know how to use mirrors...
I know this is a non specific request, there are a million variations, but assuming I can outfit the smaller unit almost as well as the large, is it the smart move?
I'm only going to do this once. Really. No two footitis like in boats.
I've got my gps with the trucker info in it, my Woodall disc in the pc, and finally, finally.... an emotional ok from the wife. I think she wants to get out of the house too more now so this has her interest.
One of my silly problems with the big motorhomes is the loud graphics. I'm a very no bling person so I'm not trying to satisfy any ego needs here whatever I buy. I just want it to be a good decision, and since I've never bought one before and I've already owned a serious hole in the water, I know I need to do my homework.
Have been on rvtrader.com for years. Finally can go messing around in there with some real purpose.
If I went diesel pusher, my max is 36-38. Would pull a car and I don't want to drive what feels like an Australian road train...
Those of you who have owned these, and moved up or down, I'd sure like to hear your stories. Many thanks. Drew
Due to her poor health, conventional travel is difficult but a motorhome is a little home on wheels and very accommodating.
We already know we like the life as we lived aboard a 46 Bertram in North Miami for three years. Sold the boat, and now five years
later, are ready for a land yacht.
We've been aboard the big class A pushers. My wife of course likes the room, she'd have a 45 footer if I agreed to drive it, which I sure don't.
Besides we have about a 125K max budget so it's come down to two styles. And I'm wondering if any of our members have any experience with the new
MB Sprinter chassis models. 14-16mpg, or almost double the big guys, and way easier to drive/park, etc. But until recently none of the variations I saw had
a real queen bed in it. Now they do. When you got into the trailer park and went aboard the next guy's Newell (just kidding) did your wife go green?
I've never camped out, am all about comfort, and run the a/c 24/7 due to allergies. Just wonder how loud that gen is in the MB variations
Or, a four to six year old pristine used Class A with 20,000 miles on. The frame is pure commercial so that's sure not much wear on it, the Cummins or Cat diesels will long outlast me, and
the onboard componentry is almost exactly like a larger boat so I'm familiar with all the systems, pumps, etc.
Do I go big or stay smaller? I can drive the big stuff, drove a semi during college one summer and all the station's fire trucks for two years. and a big boat, so let's say my positional awareness is pretty good. Or used to be...I'm in my sixties. Most importantly, I know how to use mirrors...
I know this is a non specific request, there are a million variations, but assuming I can outfit the smaller unit almost as well as the large, is it the smart move?
I'm only going to do this once. Really. No two footitis like in boats.
I've got my gps with the trucker info in it, my Woodall disc in the pc, and finally, finally.... an emotional ok from the wife. I think she wants to get out of the house too more now so this has her interest.
One of my silly problems with the big motorhomes is the loud graphics. I'm a very no bling person so I'm not trying to satisfy any ego needs here whatever I buy. I just want it to be a good decision, and since I've never bought one before and I've already owned a serious hole in the water, I know I need to do my homework.
Have been on rvtrader.com for years. Finally can go messing around in there with some real purpose.
If I went diesel pusher, my max is 36-38. Would pull a car and I don't want to drive what feels like an Australian road train...
Those of you who have owned these, and moved up or down, I'd sure like to hear your stories. Many thanks. Drew