NEW RVer- TOYOTA CLASS C RV - GOOD/BAD IDEA?
I just received a very modest pension. If I rent an apartment I will eventually run out of money. I figured if I buy an RV I'd always own a place to live. I am pretty handy with tools, have worked con...
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1212Coleman had a bottom-line great answer. Which I, too, am doing now and would continue no matter what I'm driving.
I just returned from a 7000 mile trip cross country in my little Toyota 1990 Class C and can share with you my personal discoveries:
--- My trip was flawless in that I had to pay for a new ignition switch as I came to the bottom of a hill into Rapid City. Other than that she drove like a pro. Because I am a me hanical midget though, I take it to a professional and have EVERYTHING Checked out, from the belts, tranny, brakes and so forth.
___Slept like a baby in the overhead cab. Everything works perfectly. I am blessed. So far...
--- What I DIDN'T like is that on the back of my rig it states "This is a Non-Towing Vehicle"or some such, which meant that every time I wanted to go INTO a museum or any place for that matter, my rig came with me. It was a royal pain to put EVERYthing away, dump my waste, unhook electric, eater, turn off and unhook cables and so on and so forth every time I needed anything!!
My objective is to take it for one more cross-country fling in the spring for a couple/few months, pray for the rest Nd when I get home, sell it fora a 24 or '27 footer. If you're just one person with no animals, ypur Toyota would be doable IMHO. I traveled with two HUGE dogs and it was a huge challenge just to cook or clean lolol.. Hope this helps.
PS. Personally I was up and on the road not later than6:00a., so reL traffic on them hills seemed never a problem for me no matter now slow I had to go. Heck, I had a HUMUNGOUS truck in front of me with flashers movin at around 30-something up hills. I certainly wasn't worried passin him at 40-plus.. in other words, my V6 into the Tetons and Yellowstone performed well enough for me. Where there was a line. Holding, I'd just move n let 'me pass. Piece of cake.
I just returned from a 7000 mile trip cross country in my little Toyota 1990 Class C and can share with you my personal discoveries:
--- My trip was flawless in that I had to pay for a new ignition switch as I came to the bottom of a hill into Rapid City. Other than that she drove like a pro. Because I am a me hanical midget though, I take it to a professional and have EVERYTHING Checked out, from the belts, tranny, brakes and so forth.
___Slept like a baby in the overhead cab. Everything works perfectly. I am blessed. So far...
--- What I DIDN'T like is that on the back of my rig it states "This is a Non-Towing Vehicle"or some such, which meant that every time I wanted to go INTO a museum or any place for that matter, my rig came with me. It was a royal pain to put EVERYthing away, dump my waste, unhook electric, eater, turn off and unhook cables and so on and so forth every time I needed anything!!
My objective is to take it for one more cross-country fling in the spring for a couple/few months, pray for the rest Nd when I get home, sell it fora a 24 or '27 footer. If you're just one person with no animals, ypur Toyota would be doable IMHO. I traveled with two HUGE dogs and it was a huge challenge just to cook or clean lolol.. Hope this helps.
PS. Personally I was up and on the road not later than6:00a., so reL traffic on them hills seemed never a problem for me no matter now slow I had to go. Heck, I had a HUMUNGOUS truck in front of me with flashers movin at around 30-something up hills. I certainly wasn't worried passin him at 40-plus.. in other words, my V6 into the Tetons and Yellowstone performed well enough for me. Where there was a line. Holding, I'd just move n let 'me pass. Piece of cake.
