buylotrogold

In a message dated 02/24/1999 10:28:30 PM Pacific Standard Time, This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it writes: <<  I'd like to get  something older (pre-mid-eighties) because I prefer steel to aluminum.   Suggestion, if you're going to go older, go pre computer module (70's) the repairs can be done by most backyard mechanics. Also stick to large production model engines, 350 Chevy,360 Dodge or any common motor where milloions were produced, makes it easy to buy parts at any parts store. If you'd like to talk more about vehicles, e-mail privately.

   Hey, keeds! I'm looking for some advice. I have an opportunity to get a new vehicle and I am thinking that a van or bus would be most practical- for living/ camping/ toting stuff around. I'd like to get something older (pre-mid-eighties) because I prefer steel to aluminum.    Obviously, I'm looking for something that is 'reliable', i.e. easy to repair or find parts for. I want to spend my time on the road, nt cruising the web for parts. Any suggestions. ideas? I drive a '73 Ford Econoline (named Elmo). Got a 302 small-block V8, and a standard three-on-the-tree. Been the most reliable rig I've owned (and I've owned twenty or so). Parts are a breeze, and it's easy to work on (even out in the rain; you get to the engine from inside the van). Gets around 20 MPG on the highway, and I take it bashing around out in the puckerbrush all the time, with no problems whatsoever.

        Hey, keeds! I'm looking for some advice. I have an opportunity to get a new vehicle and I am thinking that a van or bus would be most practical- for living/ camping/ toting stuff around. I'd like to get something older (pre-mid-eighties) because I prefer steel to aluminum.         Obviously, I'm looking for something that is 'reliable', i.e. easy to repair or find parts for. I want to spend my time on the road, nt cruising the web for parts. Any suggestions. ideas?

        Hey, keeds! I'm looking for some advice. I have an opportunity to get a new vehicle and I am thinking that a van or bus would be most practical- for living/ camping/ toting stuff around. I'd like to get something older (pre-mid-eighties) because I prefer steel to aluminum.         Obviously, I'm looking for something that is 'reliable', i.e. easy to repair or find parts for. I want to spend my time on the road, nt cruising the web for parts. Any suggestions. ideas? Simply put, the bigger the vehicle, the worse the fuel mileage.  It is possible to get a little better fuel mileage by getting something with a diesel engine. For instance my 5-ton dump truck gets 6.5 miles per gallon and the ambulance I'm looking at gets about 12 miles per gallon.  A school bus will be lucky to get 6 miles per gallon due strictly to the bulk of all that weight.   However, if you are looking for an older bus, Charlie Hawk the junk dealer still has his 1956 International school bus for sale.  I think it is selling for $200 or so.  It runs and stands tall on all 6 tires.  It might need some brake work due to it sitting for a long time.  The roof is good, and it has all its windows.

Whoops, sorry to be unclear. By 'bus/van' I had something VW-like in mind. I don't want or need to drive anything quite that big. Gas mileage is also a concern up to a certain point. I drove an old Cadillac for awhile that got anywhere from 14-22 mpg depending on terrain. That was fine, but not the very best vehicle to live in. Also, cadillacs with curtains tend to get a lot of suspicious looks. Simply put, the bigger the vehicle, the worse the fuel mileage.  It is possible to get a little better fuel mileage by getting something with a diesel engine. For instance my 5-ton dump truck gets 6.5 miles per gallon and the ambulance I'm looking at gets about 12 miles per gallon.  A school bus will be lucky to get 6 miles per gallon due strictly to the bulk of all that weight. However, if you are looking for an older bus, Charlie Hawk the junk dealer still has his 1956 International school bus for sale.  I think it is selling for $200 or so.  It runs and stands tall on all 6 tires.  It might need some brake work due to it sitting for a long time.  The roof is good, and it has all its windows. I've a friend who was using a VW van for work, until the trans-axle quit.  He tells me that this one part is very hard to find, and when one can be found, it is usually expensive.  He says that this one part is a favorite among folks who want to make a rail or dune buggy.