Time To Say Goodbye

I hate to see you go.. but people upsize and downsize all the time.. maybe we will see you back..

and, honestly, I would mod if needed.

Steve as Travis said sad to see you go. I've learned a lot from you and hope you have safe travels in your new tt.

Thanks for all the kind comments. I'm not totally gone yet. We're on our first trip out with our new motorhome to Disney's Fort Wilderness Campground which is about an hour from our home. We've been here since Sunday.

I had meant to post some photos but I forgot to bring the camera-to-computer cable so I'll do that when I get home.

In the meantime, I wanted to pass on some information about how the trade-in went with our rpod since it might help others when the time comes to trade. The dealer where we bought the motorhome originally offered us $5K for our 2011 177 that was in excellent condition and included the dome, cover, and WDH. That offer quickly jumped to $8K when we got up and walked towards the door to leave <LOL>. We were happy with $8K since we paid $12K for it new including the hitch, cover, and dome when we bought it in the spring of 2010. Our salesman sold our rpod the same day we traded it in for $9,500. We enjoyed our rpod a lot for the 4 years we owned it.

The only reason we traded in for a motorhome is that we're both in our late 60's and it's getting harder for us to hitch up, work the stabilizers, dump the tanks, and all the other back un-friendly chores. The straw that broke the camel's back was when we traded in our 2008 Lexus tow vehicle for a 2013 model. Everything in the rear of the car is plastic so the electrical connection is up underneath the rear of the car, requiring me to lie on my back and squirm under the car so I can reach up and plug in. The motorhome either eliminates or makes tolerable all those hassles and will allow us to keep camping for more years to come.

I'll post some photos when we get back next week.

-- Steve