This will wake you up

[luvrbus]

25-30 years ago when I was building my bus conversion I predicted by the time I retired I wouldn't  be able to afford the fuel.  I was right.  I now have a fully loaded Lance Camper and a 2018 Silverado 3500 HD 4WD with the 6.0 engine.  It has everything I need for trips and camping, and gets 11-12 mpg with the camper using 87 octane gas.  I am not interested in full timing and living in it.

[luvrbus]

Geoff,about all the guys we hung with years ago have moved on to other things than buses it is a different  crowd now gone are the 100 bus rallies .It is just a matter of time before regulations make older buses yard art sad to see it happen but it will 

[dtcerrato]

Sad but true, but until we just can't we will continue to enjoy the antique beast of beauty as a traveling bus, anything less would still be a nifty miniature home or cottage somewhere. Just saying there are still undieing loves out there. A couple to few rallies a year suffices. An air conditioned bus barn helps keep it preserved in between not so frequent using. It's not like owning something newer that is depreciating.

[luvrbus]

Sad but true, but until we just can't we will continue to enjoy the antique beast of beauty as a traveling bus, anything less would still be a nifty miniature home or cottage somewhere. Just saying there are still undieing loves out there. A couple to few rallies a year suffices. An air conditioned bus barn helps keep it preserved in between not so frequent using. It's not like owning something newer that is depreciating.

The wealthy want the deprecation my doctor in Scottsdale buys a new Marathon conversion just for the $3000.00 a day deprecation they are in a different league than us Dan,I was lucky and found my coach a Dr had squeezed every dollar he could and needed to sell it at a low book price to squeeze a few more bucks for deductions.     

[windtrader]

That is a nice thing about living in AZ it only takes a couple of hours to go from 115 to 80 degrees.

How about 110 to 55 in 50 minutes! You can always tell the tourists in SF since they are in T-shirts and shorts in August. lol