So this year's end of year travel out west back to Arizona has been one thing after another...but God is good!

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Comment by Kevin F Smith on December 28, 2018 at 10:02pm

It is ours, and we drove it back 180 miles to the campground today!  It is actually a 1995 Itasca Suncruiser, not a Sunrise.  

I don't think I need any MORE horsepower out of that Cummings.  Good lord does it want to go!  I kept looking down at the speedometer and having to slow down, since I don't trust the front tires...I would be going 65 up hill, towing the Jeep loaded with my tools, thinking I was going 50 or so...and nope!  65 plus!
Driving this thing (and maintaining it) is going to be a learning curve for sure!  It doesn't wander on the road, and doesn't seem to get pushed by passing semi trucks, like the last 3 RVs we have owned.  Because the engine is in the back, it is a surprise when it shifts, because you can't hear or feel the RPMs like with a gas front engine.  And speaking of shifting, we were ready to take off, and I couldn't find a shift lever!  Patti pointed out a digital screen on the left of the dashboard, and that is how you shift it.  It has six speeds, which leads me to believe it is an Allison transmission.  And it has different modes you can set it in, which I will figure out when I read all the manuals that came with this coach.
It actually didn't run all that great when we first set off on our maiden voyage... diesel tank was almost empty.  Once I filled it, it started running like a dream.  So yeah, I'm definitely going to change the fuel filter and get some extra filters, and definitely drain the water separator.  
We noticed a few things on our maiden voyage, like the front tires, which are cracked.  But they are the same size, 8r-19.5s, that we are running on the Holiday Rambler, which are pretty new.  I don't think the bolt pattern is the same on the rims, so if they aren't, I'll bring at least the front tires, and the two best tires off the HR, to a tire shop to have them mounted and balanced.  I'll check the rear tires carefully while I am at it.  If they are the same rims, I'll switch out all the tires on the Itasca with ones from the HR...since we are on a tight budget.  
We also noticed that one headlight is out, and the headlights are super dim.  It was pouring out on our drive home and got dark on us, so that last 80 miles sucked.  Also needs new wiper blades, although they got us home.  One marker light doesn't work, an easy fix.  Power steering started making some noise by the time we got home, so it might have a leak.  Cruise control and horn doesn't work, and although the dash AC seems to be working, the heat wouldn't come on (fan works though).  We'll figure it all out this week.  And the trailer plug is a 6 pin deal, instead of the 4 pin setup we have for our magnetic tow lights, so I'll have to get an adapter or rewire in a 4 pin trailer plug (we drove back with the hazard lights flashing on the Jeep, since we didn't have any other choice).
The seller originally wanted 9200, but we talked him down to 6800, plus my old Mosin Nagant M44, a Savage bolt action rifle, and my Glock 30.  
Comment by Kevin F Smith on December 28, 2018 at 10:01pm

I actually like Ramen.  Wifey hates it...lol!

Comment by postman on December 27, 2018 at 10:11pm

Kevin, here's something I discovered. You cook top ramen and stir in a can of soup. One of my favorites is Chicken Flavored TR w/ Cream of Chicken soup stir in veggies. peas, corn, carrots, even broccoli easily feeds two. HOBO Ala King!

Don't forget Pot Pies!   

Comment by Kevin F Smith on December 27, 2018 at 8:29pm

It is a serious upgrade, being a diesel pusher with a Cummings turbo diesel engine with only 60K miles on an Oshkosh chassis.  We will still have to lighten up our load significantly and get rid of a lot of "things" for lack of a basement storage type setup...but I'm okay with that!  Half the crap we have in our storage compartments we haven't used since we stored them there...lol!  Its interior setup is nearly identical, right down to cabinet space, as what we have now.  Tomorrow is hopefully the big day when we bring our "new" home...home! 


It is officially a 1995 Itasca Sunrise 32rQ.  I found owners manuals online and brochures from Winnebago directly, but haven't been able to find the Oshkosh chassis manual from 1995, so hopefully they are included with the RV.  I don't know a heck of a lot about diesels yet.

I will update you all tomorrow night about the Itasca, and if it all went well.


Please keep on sharing our Go Fund Me to your social media accounts though.  If we buy this rig at 7K, we still need fuel and food to get us out to Arizona, and the food needs to last us until we start back to work on February 1st.  I'm okay with Ramen...lol!  Just keep the Go Fund Me at the top of your feeds. 


Thank you all SO much for your love and support!  We are humbled and eternally grateful!


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Kev

Comment by Kevin F Smith on December 27, 2018 at 3:26pm

Good lord!  The 87 Champion with the John Deere chassis is disgusting in person.  YUCK!!!

We just talked to the guy with the 95 Itasca Diesel pusher.  It is a dealership, and when we explained everything to him, he went through the whole coach with us over the phone, and then said he would take 7500.00, or go as low as 7000.00 if I threw in a couple of my rifles.  It is 180 miles from here, so we'll be leaving at 7am tomorrow morning, and driving to Lake City.  We'll be bringing the pups with us, as well as the Blue Ox tow bar and towing kits and license plate, and a few of my guns I'm willing to part with.  If we drive all that way and like it, we are going to buy it on the spot, hook the Jeep up to the tow bar, and drive it back to this RV park in Cottondale.

Wish us luck folks!

https://lakecity.craigslist.org/rvs/d/lake-city-1995-itasca-diesel-...

Kev

Comment by Kevin F Smith on December 26, 2018 at 9:06pm

Postman...he owes 6700.00 and wants to do the transaction at the credit union.  No inspection in Florida, and he just renewed the plates.  

Comment by Kevin F Smith on December 26, 2018 at 9:05pm

What do you guys think about this Itasca?  It is a diesel pusher with an almost identical interior layout to what we have now.  We MIGHT be able to talk them down to 7K, our maximum budget.

Kev
Comment by Kevin F Smith on December 26, 2018 at 9:04pm

Yep!  And he's willing to take 6700.00, which is what he owes on it.  Every little bit helps to get us back on our way!

Comment by postman on December 26, 2018 at 8:57pm

No carfax? Way COOL! the seller is paying off the LIEN with his own $$$ and the fees to file a lien release, then a waiting period for the title in his name for him to sign over to you for $7500. Oh, when is the Inspection and tags due?

Comment by Kevin F Smith on December 26, 2018 at 8:39pm

We went and looked at the Allegro Bay today, and what a nice coach!  If we decide to buy it, we will be buying it on Monday, meeting the seller at his credit union to pay off the note...and then the credit union will give us a clean title with no lien.  We even took it for a test drive, and it drives like a dream!  Super quiet and handles very well.  44K miles.  If we decide to buy the Allegro, we will have to lighten up a lot and get rid of a lot of "things" since there isn't as much storage.  I'm totally okay with that!

https://panamacity.craigslist.org/rvs/d/gonzalez-1996-allegro-bay/6...

We are looking at another coach tomorrow in the same price range, a 1987 Champion on a John Deere chassis with a Ford 460 motor.  It looks bigger and seems to have more storage, but it sure does look lived in from the Craigslist pictures...lol!

https://panamacity.craigslist.org/rvs/d/marianna-john-deere-coach-c...

We will also be watching Craigslist in our area (Cottondale, FL, and the Craigslist areas closest to us are Panama City, FL, Tallahassee, FL, Pensacola, FL, and Dothan, AL) to see if any new listings come up before Monday that are a better deal for our price range (7K or less) that might be more suited to our traveling fulltime lifestyle.  

Kev

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