Hi Mike, Why not invest the $$$ in reliability instead of a different platform? Put a $5K subie or Boston Bob engine in the vanagon and run with the devil you know. After a while, the preventative maintenance does die down to a dull roar, and the expenses become much more predictable. Building a small trailer like my "Westrailer" might help free up the v'gon. What happened with the motorcycle concept? Happy Trails, Greg Potts 1973/74/77/79 Westfakia "Bob The Tomato www.pottsfamily.ca www.busesofthecorn.com
On 26-Feb-07, at 6:52 PM, Michael Elliott wrote: > Mrs Squirrel and I are tossing around ideas for fulltiming, or at > least > long-terming. We love Mellow Yellow, we love its floorplan, we love > its > 360-degree views. We don't love its reliability vis a vis a newer > vehicle, and while van camping is nearly ideal, because it lets us > visit > places too out of the way for the "generator people," a van makes a > quick trip into town for a bottle of aspirin, a restaurant dinner, > or a > movie more difficult than a trailer because you can't just drive away > from camp without some tear down and setup. |
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