Tradeing in and up/down

Greeting my friends

Well, we are getting ready to head out over the road again.  Timing is everything we were going to go next week to Eastern Washington But it seems the smoke from the fires will keep us home. we are going over in October and we will post the results of that trip then.

In the mean time we have been looking to trade our 2007 Nitro for another car.  We once again approached several dealers and here are the results of our search.

we went to Monroe Washington, looked around could not get any real information, We will not and I repeat NOT, purchase a car from any dealership that has the name Lane or Rairdon in it.. We have been there and the service stinks, and Rairdon in Monroe sold us a stolen vehicle with a bad title on it.  so we were left with Seaview in Lynnwood, which we love and have always has good experience with and the old faithful Roy Robinson,  We thought about Blade Chev in Mt Vernon but a little far for our needs.  we did check out their web link and could not find any car we were interested in.  Though I have heard nothing BUT GOOD things about Blade.  

We did eventually go for a 2002 Chev Trailsblazer from Roy Robinson, Even though we were hesitant at first, the difference they were offering was not in our wheel house a being fair. they were offing us a lot less than the Nitro was worth.  I contacted Mark King and am waiting to hear if they honestly will do what is right and make us a great deal.  I am sure they will  I will keep in contact here to let you know what happens.

I want to thank all of your for taking your time to read my post. it means alot to me that you actually are doing some research and wanting to know more about what is going on.  

Have a great trip, enjoy the journey, and may the God of peace be ever with you.

RV and Towable list of Autos

Greeting from the road my friends;

Let me begin by saying that I have searched and searched for a tow-able vehicle list.  Ones you can tow 4-wheels down. Because U-haul does not wish to rent just heir trailer for vehicle towing without their truck, and the trailers cost way to much just to buy one for seasonal use.  Motor home Magazine has what is supposed to be a list but when I went there they just had a bunch of blogs and writers giving advice and not really a good list of vehicles... I went to other sites like GMC, Saturn, Kia, and others and got the same run around...  There are no list of vehicles that are 4-wheel down tow-able types.  the one on Motor-home Mag. went into "it depends on what you want to use it for, how your traveling alone, two people or family, BUT, never gave the list for either.

If you got a list please let me know.

I also want to add that I had to take the motor-home we purchased back to Roy Robinson because of a furnace problem. They fixed the problem NO CHARGE, they just keep getting customer service right.

Anyway. Keep safe out there. watch out for 4-wheelers and Big rigs, share the road and watch for bugs..

RV's and More

Greetings from the road my fellow RVers

I know this Blog is about RVing and traveling across the country. BUT, a big part of RVing is also sightseeing and for those with Motorhomes they have a few options.
1. Driving the motorhome down town and everywhere else....Not a safe or realistic option for most RVers.  some of the sites you want to go to do not have RV Parking or the parking is a long way from the actual sight or attraction.
2. You park the motorhome and  and get a scooter or a Segway or a scooter and run around the park.. the problem here is if the camp site you are at is a ways from the actual place you want to see you may have problems getting there.

3. This way is you will be towing a vehicle. either flat tow or on a trailer or some way to tow.  and this is a great way to travel. the problem is parking the motorhome in some parks towing a vehicle is hard to do..

BUT, this is what my article this week is about.  Purchasing a tow vehicle.

There is alot of vehicles that you can tow. BUT, if your flat towing you have to make sure of three things
1. The vehicle has to be tow-able. Some are not.
2. You have to make sure the vehicle has a neutral transmission
3. You have to be aware your RV just got longer.
4. I am finding a to out about the difference between Flat Towing, Dolly or Trailer towing.   either way your Motorhome or camper just got longer,   and if your not careful you can tear the tranny out of a car your towing.

LET ME ADD HERE IN OUR SHOPPING AROUND FOR A TOW-ABLE CAR. WE WENT TO A COUPLE OF PLACES. REIRDON DODGE IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. THEY TRIED TO SELL US A STOLEN VEHICLE AND IT WAS NOT TIL WE SAW THE CAR FAX THAT WE FOUND OUT IT HAD BEEN STOLEN.
ALSO DUWAYNE LANE IS NOT A GOOD PLACE EITHER, THEY SAY THEY WILL TAKE CARE OF YOU BUT THAT OLD LINE HAS WORN OUT AND THEY DO NOT TAKE CARE OF YOU.
WE WENT BACK TO ROY ROBINSON AND SO FAR SO GOOD, WE HAVE A DEAL IN THE WORKS BUT WE WILL SEE.  STAY TUNED FOR THIS ONE.

DRIVE CAREFUL OUT THERE MY FRIENDS, REMEMBER THE 4-WHEELERS DO NOT LIKE YOU BEING IN THEIR WAY AND DO NOT NOTICE YOU AND WILL DRIVE DANGEROUSLY.