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Canada 21-May-2010 At 9:09:51 AM gdawg

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>On 20/05/2010 stugang wrote:
>We bought a sedan on vanc island for 800 bucks climbed all over canada and down through rockies, california and into mexico cragging all the way. Finished off with a month or two driving all over mexico (not climbig in mexico). When we flew out we just gave the car to some mexican friends who drove us to the airport.

3 months + in a sedan.
the freedom of the road (check!)
comfort (no)
place to make a cuppa when its raining (no)
live in it in icy canadian winter? (noooooo)
purchase price: $800 (sweet!)
insurance:~$200-$400(???)
Resale value:.....(....ahem.....)
total cost: $1000 - $1200 (sweet!)

3 months + in a van
the freedom of the road (check!)
comfort (yes)
kitchen/lounge (yesss!)
live in it in winter (um, yep..)
space for friends/drowned rats/orgy participants (cha ching!)
purchase price: ~$3000 (ouch!)
kitting out: ~$150 (if it cost more than this you aint no dirtbag -go book into the Hilton, money bags!)
insurance: ~$300-$500
resale: at least 70% of pp (if you are good its 120%)
total cost: ~$1100 in the red to ~$700 in the black.
Plus!!!: extra bonus STD's (woo hoo!)