So my husband, Matt, finds this other travel trailer that he thinks will fit our needs better and so we decided to at least go give it a look. Lerch RV in Pa is about three hours away from us and maybe calling ahead would have been the wisest idea but we skipped that step.
So there we were....traveling the beautiful highways of PA when all of the sudden we heard the sound of a rock hitting our windshield. Matt and I looked at each other and then scanned the windshield hoping we lucked out. Nope, there it was....a cracked windshield on the passenger side by the support beam. Ugh. Maybe we should have opted for that glass coverage after all.
So we brush it off and continue on our way to Lerch RV. We show up and it starts to rain. Maybe it was a sign that we should just go home. We press on and run inside to avoid being soaked. First impressions mean a lot to me and I was not thrilled from the start. There was no one there to point us in the direction of a sales person so we just stood there looking lost. Finally someone asked us if they could help us and directed us to a salesperson. We knew exactly what we were looking for so we told her which model and she went out to the lot, put the slides out for us and then came back in the office to tell us where we could go find it. I guess I am used to car sales where the sales person actually tries to sell you the vehicle. This was nothing like that at all. She never came out to the travel trailer with us at all. We walked through and anxiously went straight to the back where they bunkhouse was with double slides. This was the part Matt was trying to sell me on. The double slides gave more floor space for the kids if they were unable to be outside due to rain. So he goes back and tries to open the door. It opened about three inches and then abruptly stopped. The other slide was never put out in turn making the door unable to open. The trailer had no power hooked up to it so we were unable to put the slide out ourselves. So we load everyone back up and start to head back to the office when luckily another salesman helped us and opened the slide. He was in the middle of helping another customer at the time so we did not expect him to stay and explain things to us.
So we tour through it and decide that it is ok if we can get the right financing for it. We were already approved for another trailer so getting financing for this one shouldn't have been a problem. Again, we head back inside, rain drops pelting us on the head the whole way. Our saleswoman was busy and so we were shuffled to the salesman that helped us put out the slide. He was extremely friendly and helpful. I was starting to feel comfortable there. He answered all of our questions and then we were directed to the finance department. The owner's daughter was the person in charge of financing and WOW!!! The sense of entitlement that she possessed was strong enough to knock you over at the door. If you go there to purchase an rv the advice that I would offer is to have your financing in order before you go. She was no help at all and condescending to boot. Not a good combination.
So we leave there feeling like we wasted half of our day but our minds were made up that we would be purchasing the original travel trailer in Ohio. We drive the three hours back to our local bank and make the commitment to our travel trailer for the next five years of our lives. A scary feeling honestly but I also felt like we had crossed the threshold as well.
So here I am today, blogging and packing for our trip to pick up our newest family member on wheels. I am anxious and the anticipation is almost like when I was a kid waiting to tear open my birthday presents. On our journey home we will be taking our time so we can stop and stay in our new home. Fingers crossed that this will work out as planned over the weekend!!
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