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 **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.
  
-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)).  
  
 ===== finding vans ===== ===== finding vans =====
 One you know geographically where to look the [[communication:internet:search|search]] comes next.   One you know geographically where to look the [[communication:internet:search|search]] comes next.  
  
 +Take advantage of any automation tools the site offers (email alerts, saved searches, RSS feeds). 
  
-  * [[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]]. + 
-  * [[|ebay motors]] lists vehicles, and you can sort by distance from any zipcode, by cost, etc.+  * [[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. (leverage saved searches to automate the process)
   * [[https://www.autotrader.com/|AutoTrader]]   * [[https://www.autotrader.com/|AutoTrader]]
   * local classifieds   * local classifieds
rv/finding.txt · Last modified: 2023/06/29 11:00 by mahkato

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