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| Re: RV registration fraud dangers | Taxed to death | I am purchasing a used RV very soon. My state has low registration tax, but the property tax depends on your county. Since I live in a nice area I pay double what the people down the road because I live in a well kept home in a well kept neighborhood. Great, I get taxed higher because I am not a slob. If my neighbors and I all let our houses go to crap and put cars up on blocks onthe front yard then our property value goes down and our taxes go down. Fantastic system. THe real bone I have to pick is that I will be paying sales tax on a vehicle that some one already bought and paid sales tax on. You could theoretically privately sell an RV 20 times in one year and the state picks up their percentage every single time. Didn't we throw Tea in the Boston Harbor a couple hundred years ago for nearly the same reason? I agree with others that suggest that if states were not so greedy, people would not be trying to find loop holes. $100k is not that much these days for people that have sold their homes and gone full time. These people might get a new unit every three years or so. Think about all the cash the states are making on the chain of events of three rv's. Lets say these three RV's trade hands every three years (very possible) and the values drop down like this
$125,000
$65,000
$32,000
$22,000
$12,000
$7,000
$3,500
very resonable - probably low - values. One these three units after about 20 years of service, the state will have collected $72,000 in taxes. That is 20% of the initial brand new value of the coaches. Fair - I think not. | See RoTi item |
| Re: Formaldehyde poisoning in RVs | beachbum | Does anyone have a list of either the worst brands or brands that are formaldehyde free? | See RoTi item |
| Re: Formaldehyde in RVs | JUDAH FREILIC |
I NOTICED THAT THERE IS A BLAMING FORMALDAHYDE FROM THE RV. PEOPLE SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE POTENTIAL EXPLOSIVE BOMB THAT THEY ARE PUTTING IN THERE HOLDING TANKS.
THE BOTTLE CONTAINS FORMALDHYDE WHICH TURNS INTO A GAS RUPTURING THE PLASTIC BOTTLE AND FILLING THE RV WITH TOXIC GAS. THE REST OF THE PRODUCT IN MY CASE THEN RAN INTO THE FLOOR CARPET, PLYWOOD AND BLENDS WITH THE OTHER FORMALDHYDE MAKING A CONCOCTION OF DEATH. IN OUR CASE THE MOTOR HOME WAS DECLARED A TOXIC WASTE.
LET ALONE ALL THE SERIOUS HEALTH ISSUES. MY HEALTH WAS DESTROYED AND NOW IM SUPPOSE TO HAVE OX 24 7. | See RoTi item |
| Re: Formaldehyde poisoning in RVs | Susan Rappoport | My brother bought a new travel trailer when he retired at age 54. He planned to live in it and travel to different parts of the country. After a short time, he started getting sick. He had slurred speech, loss of balance, severe depression and other symptoms. One side of his back started hurting. When we finally got him to go to the doctor, he had Stage IV kidney cancer. He died from it. I tested his trailer for formaldehyde over a year and half after he bought it. He had been airing it out all fall and into the winter. He was out of the trailer. My sister and I were taking care of him. The formaldehyde level in the trailer tested at .265 parts per million. A professional embalmer is exposed to .3 parts per million and is required to wear safety gear when using formaldehyde. He was my little brother. He worked so hard all his life. He was such a good person. My faith has been severely tested watching the pain and sickness he had to go through. The manufacturers of these trailers are not made to follow the law regarding the so-called "safe" level of formaldehyde, which I believe is .1 parts per million. There are those who think .1 parts per million is way too high for health safety. He died two years ago. I did extensive internet searches on formaldehyde. Today is the first time I have been able to get back on the internet and look up formaldehyde poisoning. My brother left three sisters and two sons broken hearted. | See RoTi item |
| Re: Why don't we want the diesel? | Aaron | I am English. It is true, in the last 10 years ive noticed and huuge increase in diesel cars on the road. I recently investigated the brand new "Ford Mondeo" ranges in the UK.
I found that a 2.0 litre TDCi Duratorq engine has a combined MPG of 54.3... Compared to 35.8 from the 2.0 litre Petrol Version.
Now you may say that the petrol is more powerfull and diesels are sluggish. But not the new generation of turbo diesel.
The 2.0 litre diesel puts out 138 BHP vs the 2.0 petrols 142BHP.. The difference is tiny.
Performance wise,
the Diesel does 0-60 in 9.3 seconds.
The Pertrol does 0-60 in 9.7 seconds.
Thats because of the diesel has alot more tourque and in my opinion it makes it feel alot more powerful than the petrol.
Both cars have a top speed of 130MPH.
I would like to compare this to the american Ford Fusion with a 2.3 Litre engine. It does have 160BHP but it only gives a miserable 23MPG.
As americans i think that you should seriously consider changing your ways to improve our inviroment by changing to diesel.
Thanks for reading | See RoTi item |
| Re: The first hybrid-electric Class A motorhome chassis | Jim Stewart | If you drive your Motorhome at 65 to 75 MPH on the freeway, I can improve your mileage by 30% for free.
Dial it back to 55 mph, the average improvement in MPG for a Motorhome in doing 55 mph versers 70 MPH is 30%.
If you currently get 7 MPG then it would go to 9.1 MPG. People expect a 35 foot Hybrid RV to get 21 MPH, not going to happen in most of our lifetimes.
Dial it back is much cheaper to accomplish now! | See RoTi item |
| Re: Why don't we want the diesel? | MechEngr912 | Wow, thanks for belittling our population in an effort to subsidize your argument while attempting to explain why diesels are not currently popular with the American market. Nearly 90% of the trucks that leave my manufacturing plant are powered by diesel. 2 of my automobiles are diesel. 95% of my friends and acquaintances love to read and watch the news. Ironically, the 5% that don't like to read or watch the news are my European friends who like to sit on their butts, drink vodka, and snort cocaine all day. | See RoTi item |
| Re: Why diesel costs more than gas | Gary | Question: How many Mayors, Senators, Congresspersons,Governors and corporate executives are trust worthy and have the interests of the sovereign power in mind? Or is that greed and who do they work for again?
Is there free interprize at work in the oil industry and when was the last time you heard of a price war or the word competition?
Is the price of the amount bio fuel that it takes to go the same distance as a gallon of gas the same by accident.
Do you think that allowing businesses leaving the country including oil refineries have an effected our economy?
Do you think that our government taxing oil and companies has effected fuel prices? Are those taxes as well as the cost of an expensive valve used in the transport and refining ultimately paid by the consumer?
Someone made the flip remark that if you don't like it refine your own. We should do just that. We the people should start a refinery and compete. Those that invest dollars are paid only in a reduced price at the pump.That way there is a built in control in that after a certain amount there would not be an increase in benefit. Would those who are the problem reveal themselves as opposition. Even if we screw it up I bet we can do it for less. And while we are at it , there are who knows how many citizens working in there garages on vehicles that run on Hydrogen from electrolysis of water. Imagine what engineers could do and why aren't they? No money in it if the fuel is water?
Does greed drive the direction of our economy. | See RoTi item |
| Re: Why don't we want the diesel? | 2003m3 | I think this is a classic case of Americans living in a bubble. Most do not travel abroad, very few read or listen to real news, so they have no clue what is going on in the rest of the world.
Whenever I am in Europe I drive a BMW 535d: 250 hp, 400 lb-ft torque, close to 30 mpg combined Autobahn/mountain driving. Try to duplicate this with a Detroit V8. It will give you 400 lb-ft but with 13 mpg fuel economy.
Most Americans also do not understand the difference between a turbodiesel engine that goes in a pickup truck, bulldozer or other farming machinery, and a modern sophisticated TDI engine. TDI stands for Turbodiesel Direct Injection. Direct injection, gasoline or diesel, does not exist in the United States. Fuel is injected directly into the cylinder, usually several times per each piston cycle, maximizing power output as well as economy. The result is this: a BMW TDI 3-liter inline-6 does not sound like a diesel, does not smoke, makes power like a big gasoline V8, yet gets the fuel economy of a 4-cylinder. Detroit missed the boat decades ago.
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| Re: The first hybrid-electric Class A motorhome chassis | Bobby B | We have been motorhoming since the late 80's and I believe this will be a great change! Josh has a point to an extent but he has to understand that the majority of us go through cities to get where we are going. If the hybrid will give us even 1 or 2 miles per gallon more it will certainly help.
I too await the performance figures as well as maintenance challenges. | See RoTi item |
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