It was a long time coming, a five year plan put into motion. A few times we had to say no to things, because the plan was a Motorhome, and retirement, or was it retirement and then Motorhome. Retirement is not here yet, but the Motorhome is or almost is. After finding it, and waiting and waiting for a new windshield, we drove to bring it home, June 23, 2014. A short way up the road from the owners, Bob's first time behind the wheel, a deer tries to play chicken with him. Thank goodness Bob won. But was a hair raising experience watching from the van following him. I see deer, I see break lights, I see deer jump across road in front of him...oh Yeah I was holding my breath, could this really happen 5 minutes into ownership. About two hours later we made it home where it playfully decided not to start again in our driveway that very evening…she was just playing with us, she started again.
We gambled on us doing the Safety and the emissions test, as the new windshield (a bird encounter) was $1900 from the States and then installation. We thought we would leave that to the old owner. Did we gamble well, that is yet to be seen. It is now sitting at the third mechanics. Being at the third mechanic is a long story and a rant. The Motorhome failed a Safety, but we can deal with that, new wipers and a washer motor, no biggy. But now we sit and wait because as I am sure you can guess, it failed the emissions test too. There is of course the water damage in a couple of areas that we somehow missed when viewing...but we called and he had a reason why. Lordy let him be an honest man. So out of the casino we stay, gambling may turn out not to be our thing. Do we still love “her”, you bet ya.
Our new baby.
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