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tatest
May 11, 2014Explorer II
They were still being made when I was shopping in 2004, and were high on my list for floorplan utility, quality of finish and relatively light weight. Also, I thought they looked cool, like the TTs I was seeing in UK and Netherlands.
But when I figured out that I needed to buy a bigger tow vehicle in any case, to pull the size of TT my DW wanted for living space (I had been thinking of the two of us, she was thinking kids and grandkids) it turned out to be much less expensive to buy a motorhome, rather than a TT and a one-ton dually truck.
Motorhome worked well for the way we intended to use a RV (traveling every day, or at most 3-4 day stays with a camping group). PITA for going out to the lake for a week (or two, or three, or ten) because you then need a second vehicle to get around.
Saw my first one in a dealer's lot by the airport in Lansing, Michigan. Could not go look at it and start talking about a deal because the place was closed from beginning of Christmas season until past the end of the year. I think the dealer did Christmas in Florida.
But when I figured out that I needed to buy a bigger tow vehicle in any case, to pull the size of TT my DW wanted for living space (I had been thinking of the two of us, she was thinking kids and grandkids) it turned out to be much less expensive to buy a motorhome, rather than a TT and a one-ton dually truck.
Motorhome worked well for the way we intended to use a RV (traveling every day, or at most 3-4 day stays with a camping group). PITA for going out to the lake for a week (or two, or three, or ten) because you then need a second vehicle to get around.
Saw my first one in a dealer's lot by the airport in Lansing, Michigan. Could not go look at it and start talking about a deal because the place was closed from beginning of Christmas season until past the end of the year. I think the dealer did Christmas in Florida.
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