A quick update for ya, we ran across an amazingly clean, and gorgeous 2006 Winnebago Tour with low miles, and the price was very,very right for our introduction to rv'ing. We submitted for loan last night and are attempting to be patient today waiting for 'the phone call'. And trying to ward off the scary thoughts of anything that could go wrong. I poured through the unit top to bottom, every nook and cranny - a couple of spots need a little TLC but nothing we can't handle, all in all I would call it 96%, and the 4% is mostly aesthetic somewhere.. like one broken door latch, or one shelf that needs a little repair.
I read about everything that normally went wrong with the tours, and this rig doesn't have any of them... it drives nice, all cameras work, all lights, systems, genny is 100% smooth, awnings, storage doors, visors, detectors, drains, everything I could think to check over 4 hours of searching.
All the old tv's were replaced with nice brand new samsung HDTV's, and installed well at that, including sound bars.
the floor has been replaced with lay down hardwood laminate, and looks in good repair, the couches look nice, the mattress looks nice and even if it wasn't, they are cheap to replace. I couldn't find one deal killer on this one, and we worked on the price to something I felt was very reasonable. (and lower than any other tour's I've seen for sale on line of the same year and mileage.
All in all, this seems a great starter rig for us. This will get us on the road, save some more money and then consider if we want to trade up to new (which if i really enjoy it, there is no doubt that a nice new unit is in my future) ... like the Itasca Meridian we looked at too :)
I'll keep ya posted!
Next is to work out the toad. We have a little lexus that's worth about $7000 and paid for. I would like to find a way to move it along and get my hands on an older cherokee or patriot without going out of pocket a dime.
