John,
Congrats on the "new chair" and finding this forum. You will love both.
Enjoyed your story and have a similar one. Ours included needing a new truck to tow the 5er. DW loved the front living room.
Funny thing with ours. We didn't like the electric reclining theater seating so we donated it to Goodwill and bought individual recliners. So we spent the big bucks and now don't even have "that chair"