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PackRatTDI

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  • My Toyota Motorhome
    1987 Toyota Dolphin 21 foot.
  • Location
    El Paso, TX

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    Trucking industry topics, cars, my kids

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  1. El Paso, TX here. Proud owner and resident of a 1987 Toyota Dolphin 21 foot. I'm a truck driver and it seemed stupid to be renting an apartment for $600/month when I'm always gone. My uncle sold me my Dolphin for $1400 including transportation here from Kirtland, NM. Parked at a nice little RV park on the east side of town near my kids. $250/month plus electric. Since I'm not here all the time, it averages $30/month. So far the only repair I have done is fixing the exhaust pipe to manifold connection, which I understand is a common fail point for the 22R engine. The RV itself is in pretty good shape for being near 30 years old. The only things not working are the furnace and generator, non issues for me since I'm pretty much parked for now and hooked to utilities. The electric space heater my uncle included keeps it comfy as it rarely gets below the high twenties here in Southwest Texas. One of these days I'll tinker with the generator. Its an Onan gasoline generator. It's not culture shock for me as it might be for others living in an RV since I'm used to truck sleeper cabs, and my truck is a 2007 Volvo VNL780 which is one of the larger factory sleeper cabs. Looking forward to doing repairs here and there to improve my new home.
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