Robert Hall

Wow..can't recall the last time I've seen a '78-79 Phoenix.

Sounds like you are a glutton for punishment....moving from one money pit clunker to another...

'I want to believe'

I remember as a kid how much fun it was to go to Camping World stores w/ my Dad and shop for gadgets. RVing is when I learned how to read maps and act as the navigator for our cross-country vacations. It really was a lot of fun, for a family w/ a couple dogs. And I used to help out w/ the hitch in hooking up the tow car. Over about 10 years, my folks' tow car for the RVs progressed from a '77 Chevy Vega to an '81 Chevette Scooter to an '84 Ford Escort Diesel to an '88 Bronco II (the last two became mine when I was in college and grad school).

One cool feature I just discovered. I posted a message. PCS posted the next message. I posted the next message. I went to reply to his, and my reply (and his message quoted) was automagically attached on to my last message.

Fleetwood (maker of many brands--Southwind, Pace Arrow, Midas, Tioga, etc) and Winnebago used to have good reputations for mainstream brands..not sure how they are now. I know they are still both in the biz. High end brands include Holiday Rambler, Airstream, Monaco, Beaver, Foretravel. But my RV knowledge stops at about 1992, though... Good features to have are awnings, pull out rooms (a feature seen in the last 15 years or so--pretty common now, even on Class C models), a good generator (Onan). Pusher diesels seem to be very common in Class As, they were uncommon back in the day when I was in the lifestyle. One very cool feature on some of the high end pusher (coach style) RVs today is a basement slide-out garage that can hold a small, low car like a Miata. Oh yeah, my Dad always wore heavy duty rubber gloves when hooking up the Stinky Slinky (the flexible hose that connected the gray water (sewage) tank to a drain..basically the sewer hookup)

Not an expert, but I spent about 15 years vacationing in RVs w/ my folks... their first when I was a kid was a 22 ft Mobile Traveler Class C ('73 Dodge Tradesman cab, 318), followed by 3 front engined Class As...a '78 25 ft Southwind (Dodge 440), an '81 28 ft Pace Arrow (Chevy 454) and an '85 33 ft Winnebago Chieftain (Chevy 454). With the Class As, we towed cars on the back to use to go out and about from the RV parks. RVing is a lot of fun, albeit an expensive way to travel(the cost of an RV + gas + upkeep). Probably some bargains out there in older RVs, though..

Maybe a tan, brown, and red SW theme. Or a classic 3270 style all black background w/ green text.

Saw a triple black '93-96 Fleetwood Brougham in traffic a few min ago, very clean condition. Also saw a sharp black '65 Mustang coupe, 6 cyl. And a silver late model Renault Megane 4dr.

I'm hooked on FarmVille and FishVille on Facebook.

Saw a really clean '77 Malibu 2dr today, dark red, Rally weels. Haven't seen it around before. Saw a dark red '10 LaCrosse 2nd one I've seen this week...looks better in a darker color, I think..

Those perforated grilles are becoming quite trendy, the ML and Taurus have them also..

A great slice of Big '80s cheese. Love the vocal on that song, esp. the repetition of Amadeus. I do enjoy having grown up in the era when MTV was fun.

Well, his ex-wife did torch his Firebird back in '82...

wedding (a couple friends' office romance led to a wedding..., he 10 years younger).

That's some scary $h!. My brother has had at least 3 restraining orders against him, from his ex-wife to ex-girlfriends.

H-Cube has been really enjoying the evenign....a bottle of Pinot Grigio and now getting into the tequila...

Ian Ziering..haven't seen that name in ages. Speaking of 90210 alumni, I remember Luke Perry as he was from my part of Ohio IIRC

I haVEWNT LOooked it up, but what transmissions does the Insignia use?

'Radio Nowhere'... Bruce Springsteen from 'Magic'. 'Is there anybody alive out there?'

'The Rising' from 'The Rising' by Bruce Springsteen. Damn, how I love the Boss....wish I was in NJ instead of dull-ass #phx

Great photos. I still really like the LHs...much prefer their styling over the LXes.

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'Waiting on a Sunny Day' off the 'Rising', a brilliant album by America's greatest songwriter, Bruce Springsteen.

Murder Incorporated by Bruce Springsteen. Knocking off a bottle of Pinot Noir tonight listening to the Boss cranked through 2000 watts of surround sound, scaring the dogs...