88' 8v92 NC 50grand

[bubblerboy64]

Years ago I ask a fellow if he had any problems. He said something
which has stuck with me ever since. He said he had some
inconveniences but no problems. After I spoke with the fellow a while
I pretty much decided that he had problems but nothing ever gets
fixed with a negative attitude.

John Heckman
central Pa
1973 FC






>
> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, Pete Masterson
> wrote:
> Early 70's was nothing like it is now.Early 70's fuel prices
level
> off not now they go up daily with no end in sight along with
> everything else.
> Bob Loomas 1985 PT 36
> >
> > Leroy, you make some good points.
> >
> > We also need to understand that, like the early 70s, we're in
> a "fuel
> > price shock" -- and as the realization that fuel prices may be at
> a
> > new and higher level for some time, people will have to adjust
> their
> > personal budget to absorb the 'hit' to their pocket books.
> >
> > Obviously, this kind of a transition period is not when folks
are
> > going out to look for expensive toys that use a lot of fuel.
SUVs,
> > large pick-up trucks, and RVs of every type have stopped selling
> in
> > any quantity. It happened in the last two "fuel shocks" as well.
> But
> > after a period of time, people adjust.
> >
> > The good news is that about 1/2 the _increase_ in fuel cost is
due
> to
> > the relative value of the dollar tanking on the world market.
This
> is
> > because the Federal Reserve has cut our interest rates to low
> levels
> > (relative to other currencies) to 'help' with our current
> financial
> > system crisis. What is the good news? Well, eventually other
> > countries will have to make similar fiscal interest rate
> adjustments
> > as their economies become stressed by the ripples caused by the
US
> > economy (after all, we're still about 50% of the world market).
> And,
> > the Fed will eventually bring up our interest rates -- and the
> > dollar's value will recover. This may take a year or 18 months or
> 24
> > months (I sure have no handle on that), but it will come. Oil
will
> > drop $30 per barrel (or so).
> >
> > Also, high prices _do_ call forth more supply. That old law of
> supply
> > and demand will eventually kick in. Oil companies and alternate/
> > substitute fuel producers are fearful of an oil price crash
> (they've
> > happened before), so they're reluctant to invest -- until the
> market
> > starts to show some stability. If prices stay comfortably above
> (say)
> > $70 per barrel, then higher cost sources become economic to
> exploit.
> > Once some new supply enters the market, it will drop prices, and
> > shake out the speculators, further dropping prices. (How do I
know
> > this? Because it's what's happened at least twice before.)
> >
> > So, while RVs, and SUV, and other "fuel guzzlers" are suddenly
> very
> > unpopular, it's unlikely that situation will remain for more than
> a
> > couple of years. Once people become accustomed to the higher
> prices
> > (and/or if prices fade a bit from their peak), then people will
> start
> > getting and buying the vehicles they want to buy. After all,
when
> > fuel was $3.00 per gallon (more or less) people were buying
heavy
> > fuel using cars, suvs and trucks -- even though there are and
were
> > plenty of very economical choices out there -- but there wasn't
> the
> > demand.
> >
> > So, my feeling is that there is an opportunity to get a 20 year
> old
> > WL at one heck of a bargain. It's value may not increase, should
> fuel
> > prices eventually pull back -- but it will very probably hold
its
> > value for quite some time with very little downward drift for
> several
> > years.
> >
> > Pete Masterson
> > '95 Blue Bird Wanderlodge WBDA 42
> > El Sobrante CA
> > aeonix1@
> >
> >
> >
> > On May 14, 2008, at 2:23 PM, Leroy Eckert wrote:
> >
> > > Never at a loss for words, I will attempt to answer some of
your
> > > questions.
> > >
> > > But before I do, I feel your economic pain as do a gazillion
> other
> > > Americans. It happen to me also after NAFTA was signed the
terms
> of
> > > which subsequently took down a 50 year old company I worked
for
> > > because all the work went to the Maquiladora's in Mexico,
> thereby
> > > taking my $.5M golden parachute with it. I earned it but never
> got
> > > it. Unfortunately, that has nothing to do with what you pay for
a
> BB.
> > >
> > > The reason you are looking at BB's is, you know as well as I
do
> > > that it will last you the rest of your life if properly
> maintained.
> > > You see value. If properly maintained it will be your last
> coach.
> > > If not it wouldn't. You cannot say that about any of the 1000
> SOB's
> > > out there for sale. Plastic palaces are essentially throw away
> > > items. How many of them 20 year old babies do you see around.
> > >
> > > As for future value, do you believe that a well maintained 87
PT
> 38
> > > will be worth zero one day? If so, you should think a little
> more.
> > > If you go out there an grab that "fabulous deal" you find,
> > > characterized in terms of dollars you better be careful. You
can
> > > drop $20k in one of these things in a heart beat and I ain't
> > > talking about the Heartbeat of America, because these things
> aren't
> > > Chevy's but are the Mercedes of motor homes.
> > >
> > > I see you reside in Washington. I think Dick Hayden, the good
> > > fellow with the $60K bus, lives in that State also. Perhaps it
> > > would be prudent to go look at his fine coach. You might like
it
> > > and see the ""value"" because that is what you are really
looking
> for.
> > >
> > > I wonder after you buy it if you will think it is worth $40K?
> > <snip>
> >
>