Sunday, October 09, 2005
My God, We Did It....but then.....
Yes, today was "purchase" day for our 33 foot RV, a Damon Challenger....Class A. (for the uninitiated that means a full motor coach)....
We have a gasoline engine, and lots of room....plus one slide (a minority in today's market) for the really, really, ready-cash folk (of which class we are not!)...
We arrive at 9am.....ready to take possession.
Oh Well, so much for design....
We take from 9am until 11am to get done with the major paperwork, purchase, and then such nicities as warrantee, tire/wheel warrantee (separate, of course), and then insurance.
Now, we are ready to go and take possession of our coach.....
NOPE!
Now we are directed to the desk of the folks selling memberships in an exclusive club for camping in areas closed to others....vis-a-vis gates, etc. It sounds good, but seems limited to few campgrounds in a few states....
The folks at our dealership....Lazydays in Tampa, FL, are really great, and give us lots of information.
BUT...we now need to move to taking possession....
Our unit is set up on a "delivery site"...we have electric, but no sewer or water...
The folks give us a tour of our unit to tell us what we need to know...."Ski", our instructor, is more-than-adequate.....he knows coaches, and he knows lots more, and it shows.
Then he leaves....and the "repair" folk come to take care of problems we found.... like a non-functional VCR....(they replace it with new)....
The entire process is fine....
We enjoy the unit and knowing how to level it, and find it ready for our 1st night!
It is exactly what we dreamed of......
Duke
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We have a gasoline engine, and lots of room....plus one slide (a minority in today's market) for the really, really, ready-cash folk (of which class we are not!)...
We arrive at 9am.....ready to take possession.
Oh Well, so much for design....
We take from 9am until 11am to get done with the major paperwork, purchase, and then such nicities as warrantee, tire/wheel warrantee (separate, of course), and then insurance.
Now, we are ready to go and take possession of our coach.....
NOPE!
Now we are directed to the desk of the folks selling memberships in an exclusive club for camping in areas closed to others....vis-a-vis gates, etc. It sounds good, but seems limited to few campgrounds in a few states....
The folks at our dealership....Lazydays in Tampa, FL, are really great, and give us lots of information.
BUT...we now need to move to taking possession....
Our unit is set up on a "delivery site"...we have electric, but no sewer or water...
The folks give us a tour of our unit to tell us what we need to know...."Ski", our instructor, is more-than-adequate.....he knows coaches, and he knows lots more, and it shows.
Then he leaves....and the "repair" folk come to take care of problems we found.... like a non-functional VCR....(they replace it with new)....
The entire process is fine....
We enjoy the unit and knowing how to level it, and find it ready for our 1st night!
It is exactly what we dreamed of......
Duke
