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I thought it was him/that one. If you can ask him the weight (and if he needs a 20' and/or 24' box trailer) that'd be awesome. -TJ

High end stuff are induction, not "old school" electric. My DS and MA both had induction cooktops, and they're actually really awesome. -TJ

I do a lot with my RVs other than Glamis, and that's where the 5'er experience really falls down for me. Of course, I've moved to smaller RVs at this point (current is 30' 11" tip to tip) so it's just much more pleasant to get into smaller parks for non-toy trips. Heck, even a 45' pusher itself is shorter than just about any truck + 5'er setup. But there's other things like towing something that doesn't fit *in* your Toy Hauler that come to mind. Also bathroom/food while still rolling. I always had open floorplan Toy Haulers, so another big thing with an RV + trailer was the separation and the ability to be all packed up other than just hitting a few buttons and driving away the day before you go home (vs. spending all morning reconfiguring from "living" to "road" mode in a 5'er and stuffing the toys and all your camping stuff into it). When it comes to the Newmars, the quality was just on a whole other level, but like I said I'd say the interior of my Nexus is "toy hauler quality" so no big improvement there. I've found RVs are better insulated, and are generally less volume to heat/cool than cavernous toy haulers too (and my Mountain Aire had heated floors, which rules when you're on hookups ;) ). As for the 600, I've driven them and honestly they don't feel "fast"... but it all depends on what the rig is. They just feel effortless, A lot of friends assumed my 40' Dutch Star with the 450hp would be "fast." But at 40k lbs it out-weighed most of their 45' coaches. My current RV is "just" a D'max and Allison 1750, but it only weighs about 18k lbs... with my loaded trailer behind it I scaled at 29k combined... still like 13-14k lbs *less* than my Dutch Star and stacker combo... -TJ

I've owned 2 Newmars; a 2017 Dutch Star 4018 (450/1250 HP/TQ 8.9L ISL) that I bought new, and a 2019 Mountain Aire 4018 (500/1695 11.9L ISX) that I bought about a year old. Nothing touches the Newmars for interior quality, the way they drive (with their exclusive Comfort Drive) etc. until you get into the $2M+ range of Newells and various Prevosts. The King Aire is, or course, the King. However, like most things you pay the biggest premium at the top-top end. If you want a 45' Newmar with the big 14.9L 605/1950 HP/TQ ISX then I'd look at London Aires. You'd be hard-pressed to really pick up on the minor differences, and if you want a little nicer than a LA but still under the KA could go with an Essex (the lineup goes King Aire > Essex > London Aire > Mountain Aire > New Aire in the Luxury line). When I got my Dutch Star, which isn't even a Luxury Coach in their book, I was super happy with everything in terms of decor/fit/finish etc. Yes, it had little problems to work out but I was never left for wanting more build quality or anything "fancier." I really loved it being a 40' coach with a (passively steered) tag axle, something larger than the typical 6.7s you find in shorter As, and Newmar quality, but it could have used a little more power. I weighed in one time on the way to Idaho with the coach and my 20' stacker with my Potter and a 2 seat RZR along with tools/spares/camping stuff whatever but I had *not* yet filled up the stacker's fuel/water and IIRC I was around 53k lbs. 450/1250 sounds like a lot for "just" a 40' coach, but not so much when the coach itself was over 40k lbs. I sold the DS because I thought I could go back to a 5th wheel, that lasted less than a year I think? Then I went to that Magnitude I mentioned, and I really did like it but the interior quality and fit/finish are "toy hauler quality" not anything like the Newmars (same is true for my current Nexus, it's maybe even a hair worse than the Thor was, but better in other areas like the chassis itself and metal "house" construction). When I decided to buy at the Motorcoach Country Club I "needed" a Class A again. I always loved the size and floorplan of my DS, and form 2018+ Newmar started offering that exact floorplan on a Mountain Aire. With the DS you get a Freightliner or a Spartan K2 chassis (mine DS was on the FL). With the MA you get the full-on Spartan K3 that everything up to and including the King Aire uses. You also get the "small" 11.9L ISX at 500/1695, and you get the Allison 4000 (the DS was the 3000). The MA gets you into Silverleaf and a bunch of other cool stuff too, and only weighed a little bit more (1-2k lbs IIRC) than the DS in the same floorplan, so the power difference *was* noticeable. Anyway, not saying I wouldn't rock a KA... and as weird as it sounds they are sort of a bargain compared to spending $2-3M on a Newell (though, Newells are next-next level... Newell had 2 new units on display every year at MCC and wow, when you walk them you "get it"), but if you're serious about Newmars I'd check out some of the "lower" models. -TJ

The Moho I had before was a 2020 Thor Magnitude (specifically SV34) on the F550 4x4 platform. I now have a 2023 Nexus Rebel 30R on the International (aka, GM/Chevy/whatever) 6500 4x4 platform. Sorry, I disagree. I owned a spot at the Motorcoach Country Club in Indio, and have stayed at several other high-end parks, I've never once seen a Toterhome (or any non-A) in them, and I've never once seen those parks bend their rules *especially* for a renter (vs. an owner). There is absolutely no wiggle-room in the bylaws of the MCC for a non-A, whereas there *is* wiggle-room for the "10 years old or newer" rule. Coaches over 10 years old can be approved by the board, and you do see that exception made often for things like Newells and Prevosts. I'll try to find some pics, my spot was pretty bitchen with a huge outdoor kitchen, spa, casita, and the whole back was gated in so the dogs could be off-leash. -TJ

Do you know the empty/dry weight? -TJ

Damn that's purdy!!!!! -TJ

I might have missed it, 4.0L (I guess it has to be w/ the factory 44)? Any interior pics? Is it daily-able (for a Jeep person, that is)? What lockers? -TJ

Nah, it won't sell in the 200s with a LSA and a PBS, plus basic body etc. Don't get me wrong, it's a BITCHEN car, but not a 200k+ car. 200+ needs to be a big cube built motor (not stock GM LSA) with twin turbos or a 4.0L+ Whipple (not the LSA's 1.9L blower, though it's not direct apples to apples to compare an Eaton and Whipple) and at mind a S4/5D but really at 200+ it should be an Albins. Probably more body/interior too. -TJ

Yeah, I'm not saying replaced it... I'm just saying don't expect brand new Volt EV-only range. It's perfectly fine, and functioning as expected IMHO. It's a great car for Fallon (and a great commuter for you), no reason to stress on the range and all that every time you drive it (that's the nice thing about a Volt over a pure EV). -TJ

I assume the batteries are original? I think I might have mentioned looking into that... -TJ

Really cool car, and it actually feels like a reasonable price for a top-name, turbo Honda, 2D car with at least rear bypasses. I'd be happy to use the cupholders, lol. -TJ

Pretty normal for an electric car on regular home 110V. If you want semi-fast charging, you need the right 220V setup. A quick g00gle tells me a Volt will take about 12hrs to achieve a full charge on 110V. Once Fallon is driving on her own, if you're not borrowing it to get to work that will be great... but if she uses it during the day and then you take it to work it's never fully going to catch up unless you have the right charger at work and/or home. -TJ

I love weird, unique cars so I actually really like the VEHIcross. They're body on frame and share a lot of mechanicals with the Trooper. The 3.5L isn't too underpowered either. Well, to be fair XJs don't stop good bone stock. As some of you prob know I got the WJ that I've now built up a ton for my wife's younger brother's first car. It was a great DD for him, and I'd highly recommend one - you just need to know a few things about them (anybody actually considering one feel free to PM me). A clean WJ is generally cheaper than a clean XJ now, but is much, much, much nicer as a vehicle. Mine is a fully-loaded Overland so it has stuff like auto headlights, auto wipers, dual zone climate, leather/suede interior, nice factory Alpine stereo w/ a real factory amp, etc. etc. They're also solid axle, coil-sprung, multi-link front and rear and wheel incredibly well stock. They look great with just a 2" budget boost and about a 30.5" tire on the right wheel too. A "nice" one should be ~$5k these days. The catch is you really should get a 4.7 V8 model (many reasons, the much better 545RFE being one, and the ole 4.0L I6 is just particularly under-powered for a WJ and got paired with a shite 42RE trans), but the 4.7 V8 absolutely will drop valve seats eventually. IMHO, I'd spring for one that's had the heads (or whole engine) replaced, OR budget the head job in with the purchase. It's not a lot of $ in parts, but the labor can be a bit. -TJ

Right on, great car for her! -TJ

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Could work for you... -TJ

Damnit, I really like that. It's just not a great time with remodeling a whole house, adding pool etc. But, hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm... -TJ

Yeah, and I'm mostly kidding anyway. Even if I get a Gladiator or something for towing the Broverland trailer most of the time, I think I'd be keeping this thing (and set it up to flat-tow behind the RV). -TJ

They're certainly asking "all the money" for that one. I love that they use the good old "won't last long" line in their post, but I've seen it in my Stacker searches for some time now. It's nice, but not a belly-lift, no mention of fuel or water, etc. -TJ

I know of a WJ... Yes and no. Around the Bay Area lots of Rubicons are just status/mall-crawlers. It all depends on the demographic you're buying from, and the exact unit itself. -TJ

$35k should do it, no prob. Even with Covid-pricing I would think you have to be able to find a '12-15ish JKUR for $35k. I'll sell ya my WJ for less than $35k. 😉 -TJ

And they came off a Funco, and not just any Funco, my Funco... so they're extra SPESHUL! -TJ