We just put a deposit on a Grand Design Imagine XLS 22MLE. We pick it up on August 19th and are now shopping for a new truck to pull it with, which will most likely be a Ford F-150.
I have camped when I was a kid as well as my wife. Our parents started in tents, then pop-ups, then trailers and finally class c motor homes. My wife and I had an Aliner pop-up a few years ago but life got in the way so we sold it. Now I’m retired and my wife is retiring next March. We plan on spending some “us” time and see some new country along with enjoying the outdoors, which is what camping is all about(IMO).
I did a lot of research and happened upon Grand Design. I liked the floor plans and that everything is pretty much standard on the units in the XLS line. I would have liked a 12 volt refrigerator but I’ve used the dual fuel before and it works well. We stopped by Gander and they tried to sell us a Cougar but I didn’t like vents in floor and the higher price. I also really like this forum and the help everyone gives. I have learned so much from reading the threads here.
We live near Atlanta and the local dealer didn’t have models we wanted in stock and they were pushing us to just buy a trailer. We drive to Alabama on Saturday and the price was $8k lower for the larger unit. Plus we could touch and feel both models we were looking at.
Plus they have a campground they own next door and encourage you to spend the night(which is free) when you pick it up. This way you can check to see that everything is working well. In fact, when we arrived, the salesman was out at the campground checking on a couple after their night stay.
There was no pressure, no hard sell. Here is our price, we add $299 fee. The salesman left us alone but was around to answer any questions. We weren’t going to purchase but with a great price and great people, we decided to move forward.
Very excited to pick up our new camper and start our new chapter of life. The hard part is going to be driving through Atlanta to get home, it’s like a race track. Lol.
Sorry for the long post.
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I have camped when I was a kid as well as my wife. Our parents started in tents, then pop-ups, then trailers and finally class c motor homes. My wife and I had an Aliner pop-up a few years ago but life got in the way so we sold it. Now I’m retired and my wife is retiring next March. We plan on spending some “us” time and see some new country along with enjoying the outdoors, which is what camping is all about(IMO).
I did a lot of research and happened upon Grand Design. I liked the floor plans and that everything is pretty much standard on the units in the XLS line. I would have liked a 12 volt refrigerator but I’ve used the dual fuel before and it works well. We stopped by Gander and they tried to sell us a Cougar but I didn’t like vents in floor and the higher price. I also really like this forum and the help everyone gives. I have learned so much from reading the threads here.
We live near Atlanta and the local dealer didn’t have models we wanted in stock and they were pushing us to just buy a trailer. We drive to Alabama on Saturday and the price was $8k lower for the larger unit. Plus we could touch and feel both models we were looking at.
Plus they have a campground they own next door and encourage you to spend the night(which is free) when you pick it up. This way you can check to see that everything is working well. In fact, when we arrived, the salesman was out at the campground checking on a couple after their night stay.
There was no pressure, no hard sell. Here is our price, we add $299 fee. The salesman left us alone but was around to answer any questions. We weren’t going to purchase but with a great price and great people, we decided to move forward.
Very excited to pick up our new camper and start our new chapter of life. The hard part is going to be driving through Atlanta to get home, it’s like a race track. Lol.
Sorry for the long post.
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