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the 67 bug didn't have a diesel, there was a very rare version in Europe with a Horizontally opposed air cooled diesel
There are a few conversions of A-C vans, but I'm not sure you could jam and in-line 4 cyl diesel in a bug, tho I think I saw someone fit one in a Karman Ghia.
You might just get a 'beater' rabbit, they are everywhere and good for retirees (fixed income). I've fit amazing qty of stuff in a rabbit while building homes, you can even sleep in them (beats sleeping under a bridge). Parts are VERY cheap and VERY available. I can still get brake wheel cyl, ball joints, timing belts, hoses and v-belts each under $7.
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I actually think I could get a Scirocco 1.5 liter diesel to 75 mpg with a belly pan and fairing + going on a diet and driving 55mph
For the OP topic, I second the idea of living in a storage place (If zoning allows...) I'm looking to buy some commercial props to do just that... provide me passive income + and apartment for me when I'm in the area. Another cheap option is using a youth camp as a home base. I might 'donate' my equip to the right camp, then utilize a staff 'cabin' during 'off-season', and live in my Rabbit or under a bridge during camping season. Plan C could be fixing up a 'farmhouse' on a large farm that has several 'merged' farmsteads. There are many of those around, and the farmers would be happy to have someone guarding their fuel tanks and irrigation pipe from meth heads.
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Some cheaper areas I've found while looking around are Sweetwater, and Dell Rio in Texas. They are mostly houses there but on the cheaper side. Another place to look is all over the rust belt of the USA.
Ditto. Thank you Janb and Forestbeekeeper. I would love to stay in AZ but I think property taxes will eventually do us in. We are in architecture so small space living does not concern us, in fact we love small spaces. We have options and I am so happy to have stumbled on this board.
Some cheaper areas I've found while looking around are Sweetwater, and Dell Rio in Texas. They are mostly houses there but on the cheaper side. Another place to look is all over the rust belt of the USA.
Do you really recommend living across from Ciudad Acunya?
Nancy, we already have the kids fighting over our furniture. Our last home, if we are lucky enough to find affordable land, will probably be 900 square feet. We would love to stay in AZ, but land costs are insane here, almost if not more than CA. Homes are still reasonable, but not sure how long that will last after the market picks up again. Maybe WA is calling us.
If you buy a home or duplex or whatever with a small apartment, servants quarters or mother-in-law suite you can rent out the main house and stay in the small quarters. If it has a nice garage, all the better...
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