Need help with ideal setup (within budget)
Hey everybody! So me and my lady are planning on hitting the open road in around a year, and could really use some advice on an ideal setup. We have neither the tow vehicle or trailer. A little ...
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If you're not good with a wrench a tow rig in that price range will for sure be a money pit.
If you're sticking to that budget then a 4 runner is out of the question. They hold their value too well. A $3-4k 4 runner will be either completely rotted out or have over 200k mi, or both and it will be an old one with little towing capability.
For a TV on a budget I reccomend a 90s model GM pickup. Preferably with A manual trans. They are among the most bulletproof trucks out there IMO. Also plentiful and reasonable parts.
If you're good with engines, the best deals are on the old GM 6.5 diesels. You can find them well under $2k not running as they are very finicky on fuel injection systems. Have to be careful because the repair parts could be anywhere from a few hundo to $2k
But if you know them they have ok power, good fuel economy and can be had cheap.
I have bought a couple of them for super cheap, fixed and flipped them for good money.
THe safe bet would be the same truck with a 350 though.
Other thing to look for is a decent vehicle with body damage that's still drive able. You can get an ugly truck that is not wore out for cheap if it's just banged up and needs cosmetic bodywork.
I always search craigslist by owner vehicles by "needs". It brings up every fixer upper for sale usually.
For a trailer, find the newest one that doesn't leak and works for your budget. You'll be looking at old trailers so condition and amount of new parts (tires, batteries, appliances, pumps etc). Just like a car it is easy to drop 4 figures into parts on a RV.
If you're sticking to that budget then a 4 runner is out of the question. They hold their value too well. A $3-4k 4 runner will be either completely rotted out or have over 200k mi, or both and it will be an old one with little towing capability.
For a TV on a budget I reccomend a 90s model GM pickup. Preferably with A manual trans. They are among the most bulletproof trucks out there IMO. Also plentiful and reasonable parts.
If you're good with engines, the best deals are on the old GM 6.5 diesels. You can find them well under $2k not running as they are very finicky on fuel injection systems. Have to be careful because the repair parts could be anywhere from a few hundo to $2k
But if you know them they have ok power, good fuel economy and can be had cheap.
I have bought a couple of them for super cheap, fixed and flipped them for good money.
THe safe bet would be the same truck with a 350 though.
Other thing to look for is a decent vehicle with body damage that's still drive able. You can get an ugly truck that is not wore out for cheap if it's just banged up and needs cosmetic bodywork.
I always search craigslist by owner vehicles by "needs". It brings up every fixer upper for sale usually.
For a trailer, find the newest one that doesn't leak and works for your budget. You'll be looking at old trailers so condition and amount of new parts (tires, batteries, appliances, pumps etc). Just like a car it is easy to drop 4 figures into parts on a RV.
