May 2018 rolls around, and the 17k was still on CL. It was a 2015 model (with those !%(^&*@ mini blinds I said I hated back in 2015) I emailed the seller. It took him almost a week to reply. He still had it. I was heading to Chelan for a camping trip soon, so before I departed I called and talked to him and made arrangements to see it.
He was 90 years old. He only used it a few times. He was selling it at the urging of his adult children who didn't like the idea of him traveling due to his age. (I can totally relate to this and am starting to have the same concern for my parents due their age, failing eyesight, inability to climb steps, etc.)
It was in very good condition other than a few scuff marks from tree branches on the exterior, tree debris all over the roof and jammed in the gutters / downspouts, and cobwebs. It still smelled new inside. He said it had only been used twice, but the paint / powdercoat worn off to bare metal on the heat vents in the floor made me skeptical of the "2 usage" claim. Everything else supported his "only used twice" claim.
It was too good of a deal to pass up, so I bought it. The benefit: lower cost, allowing me to pay cash and not have a LOAN hanging over my head.
Part of my issue with buying stuff recently is that at some later date I decide there's a more useful purpose for the money that I'm paying out for a loan, so I sell something, then buy something else which seems to be a more important item to own. I forgot to mention that when I sold the 17BH, I bought a Polaris RZR. Guess what... sold it 6 months later. I had fun with it, but I have too many motorized toys to maintain.
The Nash is something I hope to keep for a while, since it's fully paid for.
I like the shorter length compared to some of the other RVs I looked at. Slideouts are nice, but in my idea of lighter weight, a non slide model kept looking more appealing.
