gunner45- Its certainly very exciting! Thank you for the warm welcome!
If the rest of the US is 1% as welcoming as people on this forum we are in for a great time!! West Coast is a must, we actually looked at spending our honeymoon doing a road trip there, but work commitment didn't give us enough time! we will be doing it soon though!
PastorCharlie - That sounds like a great plan! Any good Truck/Pickup dealers in NC? we might buy the truck there, then drive to Florida to buy the RV, or even buy RV over the internet (new) and then buy a 2nd hand Truck (Ram's look amazing..) so yeah any advice on where to buy a truck in NC would be welcome!! (or even if you know anyone who's selling one privately even better!)
I shall do my best at respecting the laws, and the culture is why we are moving to the US!
freewheel520- Many thanks! I will keep it south to start with! How often do people cross the border to Mexico? is it a common thing for RV'ers to do or a no-no area?
Good advice about buying RV! I'm sure January will be the perfect time! Thanks for the advice on tax, does it still apply if you buy privately?
Fuel costs less than bottled water in the UK.. here petrol is more expensive than bottled beer!
Regarding size, agreed, I keep hearing this! I fear it will not hit me till I'm there, but having space will be amazing! Many thanks for your comments!
Rick_Y - Portland sounds amazing and I will add it to our list to see!(Growing every minute!)
runner_one - agreed, class b sounds less and less like a good option, I don't want to tow a car, so the only option is to tow an RV, and I know there are 3 way:
Tow RV (like yours)
5th Wheeler (for larger tow RV's?)
Truck Camper (looks like the best option right now, but might be a little expensive)
winter sun - Yes we will need to look into insurance, still don't know how it works since we have the NHS here and it comes out of your salary automatically (yet another reason why we want to leave the UK, when you have to wait 4 hours for a doctor to see you while you are in pain, you realise something is not right)
Does it work like your car insurance?
Great advice on buying privately! we might have to pay the 10-15 percent due to urgency.
We will most likely go through the Truck Camper way, and looking at brand new units for 10,000-15,000$ seem very reasonable, and since we plan to keep it for a loong time it might be best! We then buy a similar price truck from a dealer.. still loads to consider!
Thanks again for all the info, will have look at resources now!
Min Eff
