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I lived out of my 28 foot RV for a year but was fortunate enough to have unlimited overtime and showers at work. Needless to say I never came off the clock! I'd work from 7AM until 11:30 PM. I made a ton of cash that year 2000-2001
I am trying to choose a car to buy. I prefer a car where I can actually live in, carrying all my belongings, and then parking at the 'visitor' parking slots at apartment parking lots and sleeping there.
I am thinking of used vehicle. Either a minivan, wagon, truck, or a good mpg car like Civic.
A minivan is good because I could have a lot of storage space. I saw this setup, but I guess it might take a lot of time to make those plywood boxes. Vehicles: car as bedroom - a set on Flickr
A Civic is good because of its high mpg, but I guess you would have to modify it to be able to sleep in it flat. Can you modify the Civic so that you can sleep on a flat surface? Or is sleeping on reclined seat not that bad?
Another type of car I've been thinking of wagon, what I have been thinking of was Ford Escort. How does parts cost for 90s Civic or Escort Wagon compare?
I would only consider a conversion van. GM or Ford. Tons of them were made in the 80's and 90's, and some into the 2000's. Living in a car, especially something like a Civic would be horrible.
A 10-20 year old conversion van can be had for cheap, and it's already got insulation, lighting, basically set up to sleep in. Nearly all have a seat that folds to a bed in the back, with room for storage underneath. I'd look for a high top van, at 6'3" I'd want the extra headroom, even if I still couldn't stand up.
You should be saving enough money from not paying rent to put gas in it so I wouldn't be too worried about that, unless you plan on doing a bunch of road trips.
Back in the 80's I lived in a 74 Pinto Wagon. With the rear seat folded down, I twin size mattress fit like it was made to fit. Perfectly between the wheelwells and from the back of the lid to the rear of the front seats. Only problem I had was head room. You could sit up about 1.5 feet but that was all. And I only paid $300 for it, drove it six months (and had to make zero repairs) and got a $200 trade in on a new 87 F150. One of my better deals.
I've been boondocking since the beginning of June on my mountaintop in my Airstream.
I've taken several trips, and on one of them just pulled over and slept a few hours.
I've done that countless times in parking lots, rest areas etc and never been bothered (in the airstream, or like the last few months, just in the truck)
What I bought (for what you want) would depend on the environment:
Urban: cargo van
Rural: I'd probably get a truck with a topper. (where you can get out of the cab and get into the bed without an issue.
There's something to be said for being able to crash for a few hours.... But living in one.... Buy a travel trailer and park it. Use the saved money in a few years on a place.
I see Caravan has not too bad of mpg with 24 mph highway if you buy the 3 speed one. Is it cheap to fix and insure too if you buy one from 90s? Do you have to completely take the middle seats out to be able to lie down?
My 2005 D. G. C. SXT gets 27.1 mpg hwy at 70 mph. Get a 2005 to 2007 model with stow n go - fold in the floor seats.
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Usedcar, how tall are you? That makes quite a bit of difference in being able to sleep comfortably in various cars such as a Caravan. If you're a restless sleeper, you need room to turn around in.
Right now Ford Is having a major blow out sale on their E-Series Econoline Full Size vans which will be replaced next year by a different Van.
so might check them out since they will be selling dirt cheap or just bu an old one for a few grand or less
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