After much internal discussion, the staff and leadership of The Autopian have decided we should purchase a Recreation Vehicle, aka, an RV. This will come as a shock to many of you, given how much disinterest we’ve expressed about the topic. And by disinterest, of course, I mean it’s all we ever talk about. Seriously, I’m surprised we’re not talking about RVs in Slack right now.
The logic behind this investment, actually, is quite sound. Our RV/Camper stories tend to do huge traffic and, frankly, David thinks we’ve been spending too much on motels (a full $55 a night on average) and should be sleeping in our vehicles. Think of all the money we’ll earn from clicks and all the money we’ll save sleeping in it! So, we need your help finding the perfect project RV.
I’ve mentioned this in our Discord and our member newsletter and the response has been quite positive, so I thought I’d make it a post for people who are not active in either of those places, but enjoy a challenge. Here are the parameters:
- It has to be weird! A Class C Econoline Thorstreamabego won’t click.
- Jason demands that it has a toilet of some sort. Flushing is ideal, but a shitcase is ok.
- Adrian requires that it sleeps at least three full-sized adults, so we’re talking something that is at least minimally LeSharo-sized.
- David would ideally like it to have a manual transmission. If we found something incredible like a Clark Cortez that’s maybe something we can get around (though, we’d probably try to swap in a manual).
- It has to be affordable. No specific budget, but we are not going to spend $1 million for Willie Nelson’s Tour Bus.
- It has to be working well enough, though we’re ok with cleaning it up/fixing it up a bit as that’s part of the story.
Alright folks. We’re serious. Craigslist, Facebook Marketplace, BaT, Cars and Bids, your buddy’s shed. Let us know!
“If we found something incredible like a Clark Cortez…”
https://olympic.craigslist.org/rvs/d/port-hadlock-cortez-motorhome-project/7628277595.html
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2000-mauck-msv-1120s/
This was just discussed on a friend/competitors site, but its got Grand Cherokee tail lights!
A Daystar seems like the Autopian ideal, but they only ever made 16 of them so finding one for sale could be tricky: https://www.doityourselfrv.com/portfolio/daystar-motorhome/
Another interesting option could be a Mobilux. They were built from a step van body, giving it a unique look for an RV. They made a few hundred, so easier to find maybe.
Starcraft Starcruiser has a really unique look. Old Class C Open Road motorhomes had a fold-out porch on the rear. I could go on.
By the way I keep suggesting a GMC Motorhome. I’ve even found a couple for sale and dropped them in the Slack. So feel free to ONLY suggest these.