RobotechMaster
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I love waking up and seeing my mailbox explode letting me know I have messages from here. I get all excited. =) Just going to update everything real quick so we are all on the same page. 1 I am Looking for work in a state that is warm Somewhere south of Michigan or West. 2 I have my home which is worth 10-13k. 3 Plan on selling house when a Job is secured. 4 Use money from house to purchase R.V. and supplies. 5 Plan on living full time in R.V. 6 Live in r.v. make money and save money upgrade to better R.V. or buy a house. Depending on if the wife and I enjoy the full time R.V. life. Wife works as a home to home cleaner I work in hotels as Auditor & Front desk Manager 3 kids 12 yr old girl, 3 yr old girl, 1.5 yr old son. R.V.'s that I am interested in are Late 1980's High end Holiday Rambler Class A Motor Homes. Price range 5k to 12k. Current location we are looking Texas,Arizona,South Dakota,Tennessee. Washington is a little to wet for me. I have heard that it is always raining there. Florida scares me with hurricanes. Only thing that worries me about Texas is the fact I am from the north and we all know how most Texans feel about Northerners. LOL. RobotechMaster wrote: Here are 2 links to the 2 R.V.'s that I would like to know more about. 1988 Holiday Rambler Imperial 1986 Holiday Rambler Imperial I agree with most that the 1988 looks good but with the engine work that was done to it does throw up a red flag. I tend to stay away from vehicles that have had major internal work done. The 86 is very nice haven't been to see it yet. The price is kinda steep for a 86 but it has been serviced this year and lots of things replaced and or upgraded. So if I spend 10k and not have to worry about anything for a while then I guess its worth it. rather spend 10k out right and move the second I get it then spend 5k and let it sit in a R.V. shop for 5 weeks for repairs. I am also looking at other R.V.'s but nothing is catching my eye like the Holiday Ramblers have. I am just trying to follow the plan and what everyone is saying about buying used. Always try to buy a high end Used R.V. for your first R.V. so that money isn't wasted on 100+k loan. Also High end older model R.V.'s will most likely have all bugs taken care.411Views0likes0CommentsRe: temperature
Just a thought. Does your transmission lines run into your radiator and back to the transmission like normal vehicles? If so you might want to try and buy a transmission external cooler. I have been reading a lot on this site about heat and engines. Most of if not all the people on here who have been experiencing high temps are due to the transmission. They all put on 1 or 2 external trans coolers and problem was solved. Just my 2 cents.161Views0likes0CommentsRe: New to site.
Yea I haven't set anything in stone yet with either R.V. I am still doing research and shopping around more on the internet. After reading other posts from other newbie R.V. people I most deffinitly get someone to come with me to look at what ever it is I am interested in. I am vehicle smart as in i know how to work on cars and trucks but this is a mobile home and a very different creature all together. With all the engine work the one had I am very cautious cause those parts that were replaced are internal parts and those parts just don't go bad on their own. Either the engine blew a valve or worse. Anytime I see major engine work done I tend to stay away. May I add you as a bubby?411Views0likes0CommentsRe: New to site.
Ramair wrote: Welcome to the forums and fist off I wish you and your family the best. You are correct that a farther will do anything to insure his family is taken care off. If you are looking into other states for jobs, here in Texas the Abilene-Midland area the oil fields are booming and they can not find enough people to work. Money is great, however the work is hard and dirty, if you are on a rig. I don't have any links but I am sure you can find something on the internet. I have friends that are making 4-6 thousand a month and other are making more. Also in the oil field experience is not necessary because some companies will train you the way they want you to learn. Also there is a boom in motels dinning facilities and everything that goes with a boom in jobs. Living in a RV in severe winters is not feasible but we don't get that bad down here, Schools are good and Texas is not that bad of a place to live. Again I want to wish you the best for you and your family... anything is possible if you willing to make it so..... Thank you so much. Yes Texas is one of the places I am looking at just on information alone that I have been reading on the internet about best places for full time R.V. Living and Texas came up as number 1 for overall and South Dakota came 2nd. I don't want to live in the snow anymore. So living in states with harsher winters than Michigan is not an option unless the pay is REALLY good. And I mean REALLY good.410Views0likes0CommentsRe: New to site.
Hello all and thank you for your thoughts and input. I know I left out a few very key items which I will address now. I Am currently looking for work. I will not sell my house and go looking for a job. That is just plain irresponsible. I am looking for work in 3 states. If they offer me a job, That is when I plan to sell the house get the R.V. and travel to the state where the job is at. Hopefully with the money we get from selling the house and other items. We will be able to Buy and Insure the R.V. Do any type small work to it such as fluids changed and checked before hitting the road. Have enough cash to stock the R.V. with food,cloths and other items. In the process of doing all this I am still doing research and gathering information from you guys. I know this isn't going to be easy for us but I am not about to sit here and watch my family suffer and lose everything. Atleast with a R.V. I don't have to worry about my family not having some type of roof over their heads. Even if it is a Mobile Home it is still a roof. I know R.V. were never intended to be lived in full time. But i would rather sell my house while I can turn a profit before I lose it and have nothing. Either way it's not easy or pretty but I am doing everything I can. The word sleep isn't even in my vocabulary. I might get 2-4 hrs of sleep a day if I am lucky. But what father does get sleep? No my s.u.v. does not have a tow hitch so I can't haul anything with it. Still tring to see if it would be better to haul the suv with the R.V. or have the little woman follow behind the R.V. If I have to sell it then I guess i have to sell it but i am trying not too. I will need a mode of transportation when i get to the new state. Can't go to work in the R.V. lol I have more to say but I will wait to see what other have to say now that I have layed 90% of my plan out. Thank you all again.145Views0likes0CommentsNew to site.
Good day to everyone! I thought I would take the time to introduce myself and give a little back story. So without further delay. My name is Andre. I am 37 yrs old with a wife and 3 children. 12 yr old girl, 3 yr old girl, 1.5 yr old son. We all have been born and raised in Michigan our entire life's. The wife works as a Home cleaner (Kinda Like Molly Maid). I work in hotels as a night auditor/front desk manager for the last 10 yrs. At the present moment We live in a 1998 super single Skyline Manufactured home paid off. We own 1 vehicle, My 1998 Mercury mountaineer with 160k miles also paid off. The area we live in is awesome but very expensive. I choose to live here in this area for the schools and the education they offer. Oakland county is the richest county in Michigan and has the best school district. At the time when I moved out here the job market was good. But when the BIG 3 decided to pack up and pull out the area I live in was impacted really hard. We had the Ford Lincoln Mercury Plant here that made the Lincoln town cars. Well needless to say the plant closed and was tore down. When that happened the job market here crashed and jobs became basically extinct. As of righting this letter I am making $9.00 an hour and wifey is making a little more. Our total monthly income is about $3,000.00 a month give or take a few bucks. With a total of 5 mouths to feed along with lot rent,utilities, gas in truck and insurance,ect.ect.. We have little to no money each month. We are playing the rob Peter to pay Piper game and we are starting to lose. The house is worth about 10k-13k. My truck I will run into the ground before I sell it. LOL gotta have my truck. =) Anyways now on to the plan and the part where all of your input is need and welcomed. As stated before We are playing a game with our finances which I don't like but I am doing everything I can and then some. Our Plan (My Plan) Is to sell basically everything. The house and other items that I can't bring along. I am keeping my truck no if and or butts about it. I am currently Looking at a few Class "A" R.V.'s ranging from 32 to 35 ft long. I do Have a few R.V.'s in mind. I am in love with the 1986 and 1988 Holiday Rambler Imperial Class A R.V.'s. I need help and advice on either year model as in what to look for and questions I need to ask the previous owners. The plan is to live in the R.V. with 3 kids while we move from Michigan to a state that has good employment with good wages. I know I am forgetting some stuff but I am sure your eyes are hurting from the wall of text I have just wrote. Please ask me questions and give me all your insight. This is a completely new thing for me and my family and we just want to do it right with little to no extra costs. I look forward to hearing from you all and hopefully grow a great friendship and learn from you. Cheers!!5.7KViews0likes22Comments
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