Prices are already tumbling, many dealers are still sitting in 2022's at 40% off (2024's are already rolling)

Are you still living and working in the Needles area of SO CA?
If so I remember living in Blythe for 4 + years as a kid in Jr and Senior high school from Sept. of 1957 to Nov. of 1961, hot it is there in the summers 98 degrees F at 2:30 AM in July and August, 117 to 122 F during the days. That was before most houses had Air Conditioning, swamp cooler only
Ae you going back to MN?

I have a roof air conditioner on my trailer and it keeps me cool between rounds. I bought the plastic strips that cover the door opening from Pit Pal and listen to the announcer on my radio and it helps a lot. Of course 100* days are still difficult.

I take summers off from racing like you northern guys do for winter. I got invited to a race on July 8 in North Carolina...not gonna happen. I usually don't race anywhere from June through August. September is iffy.
I go for fun...if it's 100+ degrees with 99% humidity, no shade trees, and no breeze... no thanks.

Yes they are. I bought my last one in 2008 when prices CRASHED. I place to wait it out and see what hapens. Wifes wants a toter/super C(most super C's dont have much for HP) I want another diesel pusher. We are looking at both but still causally but I do look weekly. Notice many have been listed for longer periods. For me I see this as a good thing.

Wes a mini split for your new shop will be the way to go as well. They provide heat and a/c. I have a very large garage on my house and I can keep it at 65 in the summer and 80 in the winter if I want. We have tried twice to build a shop and the cost just is not worth it. The last round of quotes were out there. The LEAST expensive one we just got quotes was $285K. That was a 20x24, smaller than my garage with 14' ceilings for a lift. They were as high as $370K. Ill rent another shop and write it off before I spend that money.

I have a friend with a Super C with 600HP and a 13 speed auto, so they are out there.

The traditional toter style do for sure. There are alot of the "lesser" ones on international chassis that have smaller cube less HP engines for sure. Oh yeah the other requirement is a residential fridge, all newer DP have them and the higher end super C's. The only place I see alot of the old never colds is in the smaller chassied super C's. They also seem to be alot of complaints about cab noise on the lower line ones.

what are the operating costs for a mini-split after the installation ?

[quote=polyspheric]My sympathy for the dilemma.

Not OT, but:
W/r/t "motels as the surrounding areas are full of undesirables"
This is well known to local law enforcement in many places, with minimal interest.
Explain??


Famoso is in the heart of the meth lab capital. Law enforcement? That's funny.

I'll hereby be reviewing the possibility of collecting your mancard.

He drinks good beer. He can keep his Man Card.

I can’t even go 8’s with a W8 small block….. and now Jeff is threatening to go faster than me. I’ll pick a skirt that matches my car

Trailers in the side yard on jackstands. bringing the tires in for the hot months REALLY saves them. They’re 2019 tires and to get more than two seasons out of trailer tires was always a challenge out here. Kind of figured out with the boat that trailer tires like to be inside. Sold the boat for the same reason Al dumped his coach. People were throwing money around for toys last year. We did really good on that deal.

Yes even in Michigan i keep my tires out of the sun but it's good to mention in convo. Also DONT blame you guys one bit for offing some toys amidst the current insanity. I'm waiting for another 'correction' to get something decent but in the meantime my 1500 tows my 24' enclosed (which is empty currently BTW)

I went back and looked for the last three years, one year prior to the install, thankfully all online for us. The usage has really not changed much , looks like an average of maybe 9-11KwH per month for mine. It is a 12000BTU unit and cools andor heats my garage easily. My garage is 28x33 fwiw and has 11' ceilings. Alos keep in mind around here AC's operate 7-8 months a year. I also have a large house and my electric bill is not small for sure. Plus we have had two rate increases since covid and three since install which has been a much larger increase to my bill than the mini split was for sure.

I was having some concrete work done on my house and had to park the coach out behind my house for a month and change. I got numerous offers to buy it. I finally decided to get the wifes opinion and she named a stupid price she would be willing to sell it for. I finally agreed to start telling people yes it was at that price. Well over book value. The FIRST person I said this to bought it for cash on the spot. CLearly didnt ask enough We will now play the waiting game and look for the right one.

They made there first trip to Palm Springs with and the following Monday asked if I was interested in buying it back as it was more than the hubby could handle. I said sorry no we were looking for another one already. They took it to a dealer who raised the price another $10K

Jay, I think between the two of us we need a racecar time share.

I need it from June 1- September 1, you can have it the rest of the year LOL

The are cheap to run. Ac works wonderful and heat is amazing when temps are above 40 but The problem you'll have if you live up north is that once it gets under 30 it costs a lot to heat and even with the best ones once it gets to zero can't heat. Just like heat pumps sub zero units have an electric heater strip to provide heat.

thanks for the replies on the mini-split.
i am only looking at the ac aspect, as heat is not good for me, although i like it.

What is a mini split?

Ductless heat pump basically….. I talked with a HVAC guy. Thought about 5k installed. Single unit that would handle our 54x14 with 14’ height. We’d put in a vinyl curtain over the opening for the adjacent 2 car garage.
….and yes Cab I’m still north of Needles, but we’re intending on moving to South Dakota in a year or so although she now wants to keep our AZ house too.