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Welp, I got some bad news today that is going to put a bullet in the head of this whole thing- repair bill came back at $37k and timeline to fix came back at 3 plus months.  it looks like the insura

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Today was a travel day. Garner state park to Big Bend.  when you travel shit flies around if it’s not locked down tight. I put my money in an envelope, $578.86 in the microwave because fuck it- we’v

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Houston, but yeah- the consensus over under seems to be 2-3 months.  Me to wife- how much was the bill at Walmart her- $400.  Me- what the fuck- you had like 9 bags of groceries is all

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Ok- so you guys all scared the shit out of me and made me decide I can’t pull off what I wanted to do. So, plan B

https://www.demontrondrv.com/inv/2020-Thor-Motor-Coach-ACE-323-Conroe-M38274/#mainpic

 

No money down- $93k, financed over 20 years and its $650 a month. 

If I hate it and need to sell it back, looks like maybe I will be able to get 80-85k based upon what I see 2 year old RV’s going for. 

Brand new. Am I getting a deal?  Too much? Better idea? 

I used to have a class C license and drove a bus when I coached soccer in high school. My bet is that it’s easier to drive this rig than it would be to pull a 23 or 30 footer on a trailer behind my truck.

Again, thanks to all you miserable sons of bitches who decided to make me spend an extra $89,000 on this fiasco. 

So is my math right here, the Insurance company placed a value on the RV of $49K?  So your gap was $44K?

 

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Just now, SimonBolivar said:

How expensive was it? If it was a $300 or $400 policy it may only cover up to 125% but an $800 one will probably cover all. We only offer the cheaper one, but we don't finance $72k RV's all that often. 

If I had to guess almost $1000. I honestly don’t remember. Have to look it up. 

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12 hours ago, Buzzrock said:

My buddy is selling his that’s almost identical to the one you had. I can ask what he wants for it. That is if you want to start over in Atlanta.

Is your buddy's a convertible like Wulaw's is?

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Somehow I knew at the outset after the valiant screwdriver on rivets episode that the adventure was likely to have technical difficulties.  Simply as... shit goes wrong.  Shit breaks, and shit breaking on things of particularly low quality like RV's means a LOT of shit is likely to have issues on a cross country journey.  I must say I figured it would be plumbing and electrical, or driving related.  One of the biggies for people is pulling into a low hangover to get gasoline, but that's usually at only a few miles per hour. I figure you hit the bridge a bit faster than gas pump speed.

I think my only regret on this thread is that you didn't just buy a big fucking blue tarp, and a pair of portable A/C units and just kept on going!  A visual chronicle of that adventure and Walmart camping would have been absolutely epic.  Your tales of kindly strangers giving your wife and kids money spontaneously at Walmart, along the obligatory water and canned goods would have been a testament to the kindness of strangers.  Driving cross country with the family with an RV with a roof of duct tape and blue tarp overlays, would have given Clark Griswald a real run for his money...

 

 

 

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On 8/21/2020 at 12:54 PM, Wulaw Horn said:

I’m case you think I’m exaggerating behold- the 40 1 star reviews almost all talking about how awful the staff was 

 

https://www.google.com/travel/hotels/serena inn rapid city/entity/CgoI_5e5nvSBheV6EAE/reviews?g2lb=2502548%2C4258168%2C4306835%2C4317915%2C4322823%2C4328159%2C4330862%2C4358983%2C4371335%2C4401769%2C4403882%2C4417925%2C4419364%2C4424916%2C4425793%2C4270859%2C4284970%2C4412693&hl=en&gl=us&un=1&q=serena inn rapid city&rp=EP-XuZ70gYXlejgCQABIAcABAg&ictx=1&utm_campaign=sharing&utm_medium=link&utm_source=htls&hrf=IgNVU0QqFgoHCOQPEAgYHRIHCOQPEAkYBRgHIAI

 

hotels.com gave me $100 (he was like- wow- that guy was awful- I thought you might be exaggerating- I’m so sorry) and Wells Fargo gonna dispute charges and refund me my money. 
Yikes- what an awful experience. 
the only thing I can think is they are used to catering To budget conscious travelers and have contempt for them. Really ugly. 

Sounds to me like either they or their friends wrote some,if not all of the"better" reviews.

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On 8/21/2020 at 12:54 PM, Wulaw Horn said:

I’m case you think I’m exaggerating behold- the 40 1 star reviews almost all talking about how awful the staff was 

 

https://www.google.com/travel/hotels/serena inn rapid city/entity/CgoI_5e5nvSBheV6EAE/reviews?g2lb=2502548%2C4258168%2C4306835%2C4317915%2C4322823%2C4328159%2C4330862%2C4358983%2C4371335%2C4401769%2C4403882%2C4417925%2C4419364%2C4424916%2C4425793%2C4270859%2C4284970%2C4412693&hl=en&gl=us&un=1&q=serena inn rapid city&rp=EP-XuZ70gYXlejgCQABIAcABAg&ictx=1&utm_campaign=sharing&utm_medium=link&utm_source=htls&hrf=IgNVU0QqFgoHCOQPEAgYHRIHCOQPEAkYBRgHIAI

 

hotels.com gave me $100 (he was like- wow- that guy was awful- I thought you might be exaggerating- I’m so sorry) and Wells Fargo gonna dispute charges and refund me my money. 
Yikes- what an awful experience. 
the only thing I can think is they are used to catering To budget conscious travelers and have contempt for them. Really ugly. 

Sounds to me like either they or their friends wrote some,if not all of the"better" reviews.

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On 10/13/2020 at 8:32 PM, Wulaw Horn said:
So, they aren’t totaling it. Probably be another month or month and a half to fix. 

Are we happy about this or not?

I'm thinking this is an approximate take on @Wulaw Horn's reaction to the news.

 

And how am I the first person to post this video in the entirety of this epic thread?

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8 hours ago, BearSchlong said:

OMG I tried watching that video in a quiet waiting room and could only get through the first 2 minutes before i was crying and had a dozen people giving me looks.

Indeed. Thats one of the funniest things I've ever seen. That is me at my job some days.

Yeah, it's great.  Hope you started it over from the beginning. 

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On 10/15/2020 at 1:16 PM, dcbc said:

I'm thinking this is an approximate take on @Wulaw Horn's reaction to the news.

 

And how am I the first person to post this video in the entirety of this epic thread?

Holy shit! The Itasca Sunflyer. That's what I own.

I understand his attitude.

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