RV sale lures road warriors to fairgrounds
By RICK GERSHMAN
Published June 4, 2007
TAMPA - They came from all over to attend the sale. Couples from Lakeland and Sarasota. A man from Spring Hill. One family from a suburb of Gainesville.
But then, if you're looking for a deal on a recreational vehicle, you probably don't mind doing a little driving.
Sunday afternoon was the final day of the RV Super Sale at the Florida State Fairgrounds, and potential buyers browsed the offerings throughout the Expo Hall.
Why buy a vehicle that doubles as a home?
Beth and Charlie Wimbry, plan to tour Canada this summer.
Larry Daniel plans to take his grandkids on a tour of the Southeast.
And Sarah and Jonathan Kroeger, longtime road travelers with cross-country plans approaching, just want an upgrade.
That's why the practically palatial, 40-foot Gulf Stream Scenic Cruiser caught their eye.
The Kroegers, 60-something retirees from Land O'Lakes, enjoyed their tour through the 2005 Gulf Stream.
"She's a dream, " Jonathan Kroeger said.
But the listed sale price - a little less than $220, 000, down from the listed "suggested retail" of about $280, 000 - was a bit out of the couple's ballpark. So they kept shopping.
And then, the obvious question: With gas prices topping $3 per gallon, hasn't driving around the country in a home-sized vehicle become rather expensive?
"It requires some changes in your budgeting, and where you go, and figuring where's worth going, but this is what we do, " Sarah Kroeger said. "I want to see the Great Stalacpipe Organ in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley this year.
"And if gas is $10 a gallon. then we're still d--- well going to do it."
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RV sale lures road warriors to fairgrounds
RV sale lures road warriors to fairgrounds
By RICK GERSHMAN
Published June 4, 2007
TAMPA - They came from all over to attend the sale. Couples from Lakeland and Sarasota. A man from Spring Hill. One family from a suburb of Gainesville.
But then, if you're looking for a deal on a recreational vehicle, you probably don't mind doing a little driving.
Sunday afternoon was the final day of the RV Super Sale at the Florida State Fairgrounds, and potential buyers browsed the offerings throughout the Expo Hall.
Why buy a vehicle that doubles as a home?
Beth and Charlie Wimbry, plan to tour Canada this summer.
Larry Daniel plans to take his grandkids on a tour of the Southeast.
And Sarah and Jonathan Kroeger, longtime road travelers with cross-country plans approaching, just want an upgrade.
That's why the practically palatial, 40-foot Gulf Stream Scenic Cruiser caught their eye.
The Kroegers, 60-something retirees from Land O'Lakes, enjoyed their tour through the 2005 Gulf Stream.
"She's a dream, " Jonathan Kroeger said.
But the listed sale price - a little less than $220, 000, down from the listed "suggested retail" of about $280, 000 - was a bit out of the couple's ballpark. So they kept shopping.
And then, the obvious question: With gas prices topping $3 per gallon, hasn't driving around the country in a home-sized vehicle become rather expensive?
"It requires some changes in your budgeting, and where you go, and figuring where's worth going, but this is what we do, " Sarah Kroeger said. "I want to see the Great Stalacpipe Organ in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley this year.
"And if gas is $10 a gallon. then we're still d--- well going to do it."
By RICK GERSHMAN
Published June 4, 2007
TAMPA - They came from all over to attend the sale. Couples from Lakeland and Sarasota. A man from Spring Hill. One family from a suburb of Gainesville.
But then, if you're looking for a deal on a recreational vehicle, you probably don't mind doing a little driving.
Sunday afternoon was the final day of the RV Super Sale at the Florida State Fairgrounds, and potential buyers browsed the offerings throughout the Expo Hall.
Why buy a vehicle that doubles as a home?
Beth and Charlie Wimbry, plan to tour Canada this summer.
Larry Daniel plans to take his grandkids on a tour of the Southeast.
And Sarah and Jonathan Kroeger, longtime road travelers with cross-country plans approaching, just want an upgrade.
That's why the practically palatial, 40-foot Gulf Stream Scenic Cruiser caught their eye.
The Kroegers, 60-something retirees from Land O'Lakes, enjoyed their tour through the 2005 Gulf Stream.
"She's a dream, " Jonathan Kroeger said.
But the listed sale price - a little less than $220, 000, down from the listed "suggested retail" of about $280, 000 - was a bit out of the couple's ballpark. So they kept shopping.
And then, the obvious question: With gas prices topping $3 per gallon, hasn't driving around the country in a home-sized vehicle become rather expensive?
"It requires some changes in your budgeting, and where you go, and figuring where's worth going, but this is what we do, " Sarah Kroeger said. "I want to see the Great Stalacpipe Organ in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley this year.
"And if gas is $10 a gallon. then we're still d--- well going to do it."
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