My Mooney is my forever airplane, and I"m glad you jonez on your RV. Lotsa folks do.
And here's where we part company. Prices on RV9s are tens of thousands more than just about any Chaparral. The only ones I've seen sell for RV money had new engines and glass panels. For a run of the mill E your paying price is thousands less than any RV except perhaps a really old one with primitive avionics. Moreover, the asking price of a Ranger far less yet again. The only difference is a few ponies, the C is perhaps ten knots slower in cruise. Difference in average trip times is just a few minutes. Different in price is ten to twenty thousand. Lots to buy avgas.
Glad to hear it, but had you gone Mooney you'd have way more money left over for avgas. And the difference in price would pay for a lot of bad annuals. Heck, RV's have squawks too. You can repair them, it's true. But you time, and I hope your as good with a wrench as you think you are.