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02-18-2007, 01:02 PM
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When I received my latest issue of Texas Parks & Wildlife there was an advertisement for time-share RVs. Yep! Carefree RV is offering "fractional" ownership of luxury Class A motorhomes. "You can see Texas the fun, affordable, luxurious way" with their "fractional" ownership program. At a "75% discount of the cost of whole ownership, & a 50% discount of a rental."
Let's see - 25% X $150,000 = $37,500. Kinda expensive for 2 weeks a year. Isn't that what most time shares offfer? Who gets it during the summer? Who in the Winter?
RVing has made it to the big time.
If you are interested - www.carefreerv.com.
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02-18-2007, 01:02 PM
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When I received my latest issue of Texas Parks & Wildlife there was an advertisement for time-share RVs. Yep! Carefree RV is offering "fractional" ownership of luxury Class A motorhomes. "You can see Texas the fun, affordable, luxurious way" with their "fractional" ownership program. At a "75% discount of the cost of whole ownership, & a 50% discount of a rental."
Let's see - 25% X $150,000 = $37,500. Kinda expensive for 2 weeks a year. Isn't that what most time shares offfer? Who gets it during the summer? Who in the Winter?
RVing has made it to the big time.
If you are interested - www.carefreerv.com.
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02-18-2007, 03:15 PM
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And do the people who rent know how to dump?  We saw some "See the USA" campers in a park beside us 2 years ago, those people had no idea what a MH is all about. I'm sure they were given instructions, but they must have forgot.
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02-18-2007, 06:04 PM
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Fleetwood Owners Club Freightliner Owners Club
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<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">When I received my latest issue of Texas Parks & Wildlife there was an advertisement for time-share RVs. Yep! Carefree RV is offering "fractional" ownership of luxury Class A motorhomes. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>
 You gotta love free enterprise......
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02-18-2007, 06:53 PM
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Ford Super Duty Owner Fleetwood Owners Club Pond Piggies Club
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I thought one of the perks of having an rv was the security of knowing my husband & I are the only critters in our bed. I no longer have to worry about staying in hotels with questionable bedspreads & germ-y tv remotes. This new business doesn't appeal to me in the least.
Plus, to me, the Discovery isn't exactly what I'd label as luxury & neither does Fleetwood. It's their mid-level diesel. They'd need to get into their American line before I'd even consider calling it "luxury motorcoaching". I think Carefree RV needs to reword their advertising a bit.
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03-04-2007, 07:08 PM
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Workhorse Chassis Owner National RV Owners Club
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Location: So Cal
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Depending on how may buy in, you could only end of with a week. It's like sharing a boat with someone you don't know. Your expectations could be way different than the others.I'm not saying it's bad, for me it would be for some, they love it.
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03-05-2007, 12:58 PM
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As the great PT Barnham once said.......
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05-24-2009, 10:48 AM
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And do the people who rent know how to dump? We saw some "See the USA" campers in a park beside us 2 years ago, those people had no idea what a MH is all about. I'm sure they were given instructions, but they must have forgot.
I was at a dump station once and saw the couple in a rental ahead of me filling their gas tank with water; oohh my.
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05-25-2009, 08:39 PM
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RV fractional ownership has been on ebay over a year ago....I think there were 7-8 owners who shared use...the coach was delivered to each for their use...there was some sort of 'maintenance fee' of about $300/mo added to cover insurance, cleaning, delivery, etc...the coach was to be used for 3 yrs then sold and any residual was divided among the joint owners...each owner had his own set of monogrammed sheets/towels..
I still want to go when I want to go and not look
at a calendar...
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05-30-2009, 03:30 AM
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Workhorse Chassis Owner
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In a recent survey, it was revealed that the average RVer uses their rig 13 days a year. Any way you look at it, those are some expensive days.
Jack
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05-31-2009, 01:43 AM
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Winnebago Owners Club Workhorse Chassis Owner
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Location: KAPOLEI, HAWAII AND VANCOUVER, WASHINGTON
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Quote:
Originally Posted by footdoc
RV fractional ownership has been on ebay over a year ago....I think there were 7-8 owners who shared use...the coach was delivered to each for their use...there was some sort of 'maintenance fee' of about $300/mo added to cover insurance, cleaning, delivery, etc...the coach was to be used for 3 yrs then sold and any residual was divided among the joint owners...each owner had his own set of monogrammed sheets/towels..
I still want to go when I want to go and not look
at a calendar...
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hey footdoc,
i really like that bug...
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