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on hightops: yeah, at 6'2" that's definitely something i covet in a van as well! and my back &amp; neck aren't getting any sturdier myself...<br><br>these guys make it look... relatively easy to add a hightop to an existing van:<br><a target="_blank"...

thanks mk7, yeah i got the $600 back no problem, so, dodged a bullet i guess?<br><br>i've read so much debate between cargo &amp; conversion! the condensation does sound like an issue. is that even a factor if you install a vent/2-way fan in the roof? i lived in a box truck in the winter in...

tragic end to this story: i ended up not buying the van. AFTER giving her the $600 deposit. i feel kind of bad but at least the van's running now &amp; she can sell it to some other sucker- - i mean fine new yorker.<br><br>between the sitting-for-10-years, the lack of security (windows...

thanks y'all!<br><br>les, that was exactly the sort of info i was looking for, thanks -- it looks like it might be worth it to get out of NY first, THEN buy a van. geez, this state is such a money-vacuum. looks like i'll have to do some creative storage and then.... find friends in the...

ha thanks. i was hoping i would be able to avoid ever talking to a DMV about any of this. as much as i do enjoy their hold music...<br>

sorry if this is the stupidest most boring question that's ever been posted in the cheaprvliving forum, but i can't seem to find any straight answers via google &amp; figured one of y'all would have gone through this same process:<br><br>i'm about ready to buy a van, in new york city, as a means...

ok, that's a bit reassuring. the whole story is a previous owner let it sit for 10 years with only 15,000 miles on it -- then present owner bought it (in '07) and drove it a lot (in a touring band), putting a ton of repairs into it as things broke/fell off/rusted through along the way... so...

thanks guys, yeah, the whole deposit thing is weird. i thought the low miles &amp; new tranny/pump/other stuff made $1900 a good deal, but now you've got me thinking otherwise... if the engine's rusty &amp; goes right after i buy it i'd be miserable. <br><br>this is especially tricky as i'm...

bantam: i've seen a lot of those wheelchair lift models in the cargo vans... i stayed away from them since 1) i didn't need a lift, and 2) i figured the lift would be all sorts of bad for the van -- the suspension, the mpg, etc. and i get the feeling from the people i've talked to that taking...

i just today looked at this 1997 Dodge Ram 2500 Mark III, which the owner (a friend of a friend) has to sell by the 27th:<br><br><a target="_blank" href="http://newyork.craigslist.org/brk/cto/2717891262.html">http://newyork.craigslist.org/brk/cto/2717891262.html</a><br><br>is there anything...

romani: thanks for the hard truths! yeah the inverter price was the reason i didn't have one on my last housetruck -- just recharged the boat batteries with a battery charger whenever i was close to an outlet. the results were... pretty underwhelming, really. especially in below-freezing temps...

hi folks,<br><br>so i've put a lot of thought lately into what exactly it is i want out of a moving home, and i was wondering if you could add your experience to it &amp; tell me if it's realistic:<br><br>1.stealth is important to me, as i'll be in urban areas a lot. so i'm looking at a cargo...

thanks for the welcome everyone<br><br>seraphim: you're probably right, i'm just in the awkward position of needing to move into a van in winter in the northeast - otherwise i'd just move up to vermont (have some friends there) and insure a car there! <br><br>4x4: the main reason i want to get...

hi my name is gabby schulz &amp; recently, moving back into a mobile residence has seemed mighty appealing to me.<br><br>i used to live in an isuzu NPR box truck, the box of which had been converted by a previous owner into something extremely livable. me and a friend converted it to run on...