So you know those stupid postcards places will send you in hopes you are an impulse purchaser??? Well, they got to us!
Last Friday we received a postcard from Winnebago Motorhomes. All it said was “Look at our new models”. We are were not in the market to replace Winnie (so we thought!), but what the hey, let’s look on the website and see what’s new.
They have our current motorhome floorplan! It is new and updated! I happens to be a foot longer with an extra slide-out in the living area. WOW! We both said “I wonder how much different it is?”
So we search the RV sites and (unfortunately?) there are 2 at the RV place about 10 miles away. What the heck, let’s go look!
Saturday we wander over and look. The first one (2018 model) is really dark on the inside and while basically our floorplan, it didn’t really wow us. Then the salesman says he has one on the lot that is on sale (about $50,000 cheaper) because it is a 2017 edition.
OH MY GOSH! It was love at first sight!! We can’t believe someone hasn’t purchased this one! We gush over it and then say goodbye.
When we got home, we measured the front driveway and (unfortunately??) the new one would fit in the driveway. Now the real dilemma begins. Do we want to trade up??
Our old motor home is a 2006 with 65,000 miles on it. Any vehicle 12 years old will undoubtedly will begin to have problems at some time when we least expect it. We have seen that some RV parks only allow vehicles under 10 years old. Some also only allow class A. Our old one is a class C.
After weighing the pros and cons of the purchase, we decide to go back for another look. This time we are leaning towards purchasing. As we approach it, someone is looking at it and acting like they really like it. My gut does a flop and says “you can’t have it. It’s ours!”
In case you can’t tell yet, we bought it on Sunday! We were convinced to start this entire endeavor by a 20 cent postcard! Can’t wait to pick it up!!
Decluttering the Stuff 
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Love it. Hope you get many years of enjoyment out of it.
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Thanks! That’s the plan.
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You sound so excited! Happy trails for you when you get travelling! 🙂
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Thank you! Can’t wait to go away!!
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I love our RV
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we love our old one and sure hope we love the new one even more! Can’t wait to pick it up on Saturday. A plus is that we are forced to declutter the old one!!
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Whoa!! that’s wonderful!! by the looks, you can take all 3 kiddos plus, with you on vacay!! I hope you enjoy!!
Gonna declutter your whole house, and live in it full time??
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Thanks! We aren’t planning on living in it full time but with the slight changes we could. Who knows what will happen when we retire. We went to a retirement planning meeting last Saturday and John says I have to work 5 more years. At that point I will have 30 years and a slightly better rate for retirement. 29 vs 30 gives me about $900 more a month!! Definitely worth it!
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Woo hoo!! Only 1 piddly year, to gain $900 more a month?? Definitely worth it!!
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I know! But it sure would be nice to retire sooner!
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I know! You’ll get there sooner than you think!!
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Congratulations with your new home away from home 😃 I’m sure you will have a lot of fun with this.
Do you think you’ll be able to sell your old one? Or were you able to use it as a trade in towards your new one?
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Thanks!! We used our old one as a trade-in for the down payment. Just like all the stuff we’ve decluttered, selling it on our own didn’t appeal to us, even though we might have gotten more money for it. Some things are not worth the time and headache!
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Agree, I would have done the same… there is something to be said for doing it easy 🙂
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I told myself when I bought my bike that I would keep it for x-number-of-years, but every so often I find myself on the website comparing the specs of the latest models – there’s little difference, they’re just clean and new. And yesterday one cycling website e-mailed me about their sale and had me looking at getting things I don’t need yet, like new tyres or brakes. I restrained myself though.
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I wish we had that restraint. Granted, this will last us at least 12 years and we are retiring in a few. With any luck, we can have it and the house paid for before we retire!
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