Anyone have an RV in Chicago? (Peoria, Carol Stream: insurance, how much, home)

[Jesse69]

Very rare few times have I seen RVs parked in Chicago streets. My dream RV, a Winnabago Rialta - saw one parked in Humbolt Park by Wright College trade school, - it seemed some resident there owned it...

Is it a problem owning an RV in Chicago? How much is registration, stickers, and insurance for it? Do you have to have it parked in a special parking lot instead? Are they prone to getting a lot of tickets in Chicago, if parking in the streets are not allowed?

I think about owning an affordable RV so I can work longer distance jobs like in McHenry, Carol Stream, Indiana, Michigan City, or Racine WI. I would drive Sunday night near to work, and sleep in avoiding a rush hour traffic drive. Or I would live in the RV if I worked at Caterpiller in Peoria and I'd visit Chicago home every weekend.

When I bought a Honda Civic Blue Ox tow bar baseplate for my Civic, the seller was a man from Wi who worked in Indiana and lived in an RV. Then he'd drive back for the weekend to WI. I was do this or be unemployed and divorced.

[doublenickels]

You are inquiring about RV ownership as resident of Chicago. You answered many of your own questions. The City of Chicago, State of Illinois, and insurance companies would have a strangle hold on your wallet. There are some here, behind tall fences, and never leave the yard or driveway.

[nightlysparrow]

A Rialta is actually a Class B, and this may register as a car, like a van conversion will; check it out. For that matter, a van conversion may be better in the city. Anyway, since it's only 21-22 feet long, you might find a slightly longer driveway that would accommodate it, which you could rent.

BTW, Rialta's are cool looking, but have unreliable engines, from what I remember reading.

[Jesse69]

The guy I met had a Holiday Rambler which was big and he said it was a hassle to drive it in big cities. He had to meet me in a big parking lot, by Old Orchard.

I like the 2001 and later Rialtas - they have 201 hp I think. 2000 & earlier 140 Hp or so.

There was a 2000 Rialta on Craigslist for a very short time, it was $5900 but it didn't have a layout I wanted.