[Russ Davis]

Or buy mine for less money and get a Girard awning!
Spent the last 2 days emptying it out and will park it at MOT today.
$134500

Over the past month or so we have done some serious soul searching regarding our future retirement plans, what we need for a rainy day fund, retirement account balance, whether to sell our home and go full-timing (exit strategy if we do), buy property and build our forever-home on it, etc., etc., etc. We also sat down with our 32 year old daughter the day after Christmas and watched quite a few YouTube videos of Dave Ramsey as she tries to figure out her course in life.

All this lead-in is to say that we have concluded that our desire is still to go full-timing but to purchase a motorhome, Newell or otherwise, in the $300K - $400K range, as has been our plan for awhile, is probably something we should remove from our thought process. It just does not make economic sense for us and, although we could afford to do it, there are other money priorities that this would have a huge impact on.

I apologize for running on but I showed my wife your coach on MOT and we sat and pondered for awhile and both said, "you know, that thing is beautiful and there is no reason we couldn't enjoy full-timing in something of that age that is that well appointed and looked very well taken care of."

Sorry we aren't yet in the market but just thought I would pass on that your coach may have been the trigger that leads us to look at much older coaches than we previously thought we would. I have to believe that that coach won't last long on the lot!

Larry,
I know exactly how you feel, as my wife and I looked at our options and decided that the quality and craftsmanship in an older Newell is at a standard few other coaches, new or old, can claim! Especially, after a recent tour of the Newell factory, we saw first hand how many of the same practices used in the construction of our coach is STILL USED today!
With that said, the decision to buy Coach #428 1996 38' non-slide unit was relatively a simple one. We are having the time of our lives, full time traveling to places we only dreamed about, in a coach that is extremely comfortable, reliable and very efficient! Top that off with the fact that when we arrive at the park, folks come by and compliment us and can't believe its not a brand new, or couple year old unit!
That, coupled with the extremely high interest rates ? the banking industry graciously embellish us with the money we have in our savings accounts, makes buying an older Newell, what folks call a
REAL NO BRAINER!
Just my two cents!
Russ Davis