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rv:finding [2020/02/06 11:11] frater_secessus [vehicles salvaged from floods] |
rv:finding [2020/08/13 22:39] frater_secessus [finding vans] |
**Colorado** does not use road salt, relying on gravel instead. Locals advise that cracked windshields from gravel are to be expected.((http://www.cheaprvliving.com/forums/Thread-Might-buy-van-in-Denver-possible-altitude-complications?pid=228754#pid228754)) 4x4 campers may be more common in mountainous areas. | **Colorado** does not use road salt, relying on gravel instead. Locals advise that cracked windshields from gravel are to be expected.((http://www.cheaprvliving.com/forums/Thread-Might-buy-van-in-Denver-possible-altitude-complications?pid=228754#pid228754)) 4x4 campers may be more common in mountainous areas. |
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Vehicles that have not been on the beach in **California** will be in good condition but will generally be more expensive((http://www.cheaprvliving.com/forums/Thread-Which-regions-are-good-for-finding-used-vans-or-RV-s?pid=157213#pid157213)) and may have complicated and MPG-stealing smog abatement. | Vehicles that have not been on the beach in **California** will be in good condition but will generally be more expensive((http://www.cheaprvliving.com/forums/Thread-Which-regions-are-good-for-finding-used-vans-or-RV-s?pid=157213#pid157213)) and may have complex, expensive, and performance-altering CA-specific emissions.((the 49-state car was effectively made moot by EPA adopting CARB-like standards in 2016)). |
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* [[https://www.craigslist.org/about/sites|craigslist]] is probably the first place folks look. It sequesters results by region, so if you want national results uses something like [[https://www.searchtempest.com/|searchtempest]]. | * [[https://www.craigslist.org/about/sites|craigslist]] is probably the first place folks look. It sequesters results by region, so if you want national results uses something like [[https://www.searchtempest.com/|searchtempest]]. (leverage RSS results to automate the process) |
* [[|ebay motors]] lists vehicles, and you can sort by distance from any zipcode, by cost, etc. | * [[|ebay motors]] lists vehicles, and you can sort by distance from any zipcode, by cost, etc. (leverage saved searches to automate the process) |
* [[https://www.autotrader.com/|AutoTrader]] | * [[https://www.autotrader.com/|AutoTrader]] |
* local classifieds | * local classifieds |