Customer Visit: MIssy and Rick

This week Advanced RV had visitors: Missy and Rick, a high-energy, interesting couple from eastern PA.  They arrived in Willoughby yesterday around 4:00pm. Mike and I picked them up about 6:00pm at the Marriott Courtyard and took them to dinner.

Over drinks at Lure Bistro in downtown Willoughby, Missy and Rick told us they are “retiring” and planning to buy a Class B motor home so they can realize their travel dreams. Although she is in her 40s and he is in his early 50s, Rick has sold his small manufacturing business. They are also selling their home, with plans to set out in a Sprinter RV with their two dogs, explore the country, and eventually choose a new place to live.

Missy and Rick have worked hard since their early teens. They have had all kinds of jobs. For example, at one point when they needed a break from their norm, they moved to Aspen for a few months, where Rick ran the ski lift (one of his dreams) and Missy waitressed and did manicures while they remotely managed to remodel a local (eastern Pennsylvania) restaurant. He kept getting promoted and had to turn down running the operation and move back home when the restaurant was ready to open.

They have great taste and love remodeling old buildings and making them into new businesses, according to their own exacting standards. They really enjoyed Lure Bistro, once a taxi dispatch office, now a thriving, hip eatery featuring sushi and martinis. Missy took pictures of the menu and all the food and drinks as they came out.

The next morning Mike took them to the Advanced RV shop to see the Ocean One as it nears completion. Missy loved the interior design, especially the custom, bamboo-finish cabinets,  including a wine cabinet. Rick and Missy liked the heated leather seats and that they can be positioned to face in any direction. Because of their dogs, they liked the charcoal colored seats and couch and the extended length chassis. They don’t plan to camp per-se, but rather “dry camp” in cities where they happen to be, so they appreciated the four lithium batteries and large inverter and air conditioner. They also appreciated the HushMat and other noise and thermal insulation that make the Advanced RV extremely quiet and comfortable.

Mike and I had a great time getting to know Missy and Rick and look forward to future get-togethers.