Last weekend we went to look at “Class A” RV’s. This summer my wife wants to drive around the United States and visit all my family which is largely scattered. We do not plan to stay with them or stay in hotels. Also we (I) decided that fucking around with a 30+ foot trailer was too much work and neither one of us has much experience. However, she said confidently that she once “pulled a U-Haul behind her car back in college.” God help us.
Besides we’d still need something big enough so that means a Dodge Ram 3500, Silverado 3500, or Ford F-350 diesel “dually” with 5th wheel. Very expensive truck just by itself.
The issue is that basically a "Class A" is a “tour bus” and can run you $300,000 to $500,000 on up. So we thought a “used” one would be our best bet. And it just so happens I found the “perfect” one…
When I showed her and she saw who it was
, she said “Sure, go ahead. You can park it at Wal-Mart. Maybe you’ll get lucky and she’ll come and visit you…”
Anyway we are still looking. My experience driving is with cars and racing not “big rigs.” Although my dad did teach me to drive a semi (he had to learn as part of his job in sales and then showed me at a GM test track). That was hard. This has to be easier.
I was reading today about a retired couple who bought one and had “people crawling up their ass.” I don’t think that would be my problem.
Quite the opposite. I’m sure I’d get pulled over for speeding. What I need is one to "practice" with. Get it to go over on two wheels taking a curve, throw it into a skid. You get the idea... I'm sure my "instincts" are totally wrong for this kind of vehicle. We used to travel to games in busses like this when I played football. Always down then center, always fast. People would honk and wave (or give us the “finger” and throw shit at us as we got close to the other university). Usually there was a police escort or security at the other stadium. No problem… Just wondering how fast one of these can go anyway?
(That’s the other two members of Paramore from a few years ago in the last picture. Jeremy Davis (bass) sitting at table, and Taylor York (guitars, keyboards, vocals) sitting with Hayley.
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