[AK]

Someday (soon, I hope) our economy will evolve into something viable and sustainable and we’ll recover 🙂

[AK]

The EPA mileage stats for trucks and SUVs are wildly inaccurate because the tests are conducted on a dynamometer and don’t make the proper allowance for drag. You’d have a hard time finding a crew-cab truck that got mileage anywhere near your ’95 Ranger.

I’d suggest a 2005-2006 Dodge or Chrysler minivan. Plenty of them available real cheap. Expect 20+ MPG in the real world. The engine and transmission date back to the Iacocca years so they’ve had plenty of time to work out the bugs. Just use genuine Mopar ATF+4 instead of Dexron and it should last quite a while.

Handling is decent with the right tires.

[AK]

The EPA mileage stats for trucks and SUVs are wildly inaccurate because the tests are conducted on a dynamometer and don’t make the proper allowance for drag. You’d have a hard time finding a crew-cab truck that got mileage anywhere near your ’95 Ranger.

I’d suggest a 2005-2006 Dodge or Chrysler minivan. Plenty of them available real cheap. Expect 20+ MPG in the real world. The engine and transmission date back to the Iacocca years so they’ve had plenty of time to work out the bugs. Just use genuine Mopar ATF+4 instead of Dexron and it should last quite a while.

Handling is decent with the right tires.

[AK]

The EPA mileage stats for trucks and SUVs are wildly inaccurate because the tests are conducted on a dynamometer and don’t make the proper allowance for drag. You’d have a hard time finding a crew-cab truck that got mileage anywhere near your ’95 Ranger.

I’d suggest a 2005-2006 Dodge or Chrysler minivan. Plenty of them available real cheap. Expect 20+ MPG in the real world. The engine and transmission date back to the Iacocca years so they’ve had plenty of time to work out the bugs. Just use genuine Mopar ATF+4 instead of Dexron and it should last quite a while.

Handling is decent with the right tires.

[AK]

The EPA mileage stats for trucks and SUVs are wildly inaccurate because the tests are conducted on a dynamometer and don’t make the proper allowance for drag. You’d have a hard time finding a crew-cab truck that got mileage anywhere near your ’95 Ranger.

I’d suggest a 2005-2006 Dodge or Chrysler minivan. Plenty of them available real cheap. Expect 20+ MPG in the real world. The engine and transmission date back to the Iacocca years so they’ve had plenty of time to work out the bugs. Just use genuine Mopar ATF+4 instead of Dexron and it should last quite a while.

Handling is decent with the right tires.

[AK]

The EPA mileage stats for trucks and SUVs are wildly inaccurate because the tests are conducted on a dynamometer and don’t make the proper allowance for drag. You’d have a hard time finding a crew-cab truck that got mileage anywhere near your ’95 Ranger.

I’d suggest a 2005-2006 Dodge or Chrysler minivan. Plenty of them available real cheap. Expect 20+ MPG in the real world. The engine and transmission date back to the Iacocca years so they’ve had plenty of time to work out the bugs. Just use genuine Mopar ATF+4 instead of Dexron and it should last quite a while.

Handling is decent with the right tires.

[AK]

[quote=leucadiarenter]
AK – Curious what areas/homes you are talking about, you have any examples? Thanks…[/quote]

The low end in Oceanside, Vista, and Escondido has been massacred to the point that the buy/rent equation balances out. Many Piggs aren’t looking in these areas, but plenty of other buyers are … sales stats are way up and I’m hearing reliable first-hand reports of bidding wars and shoulder-to-shoulder crowds at open houses.

Chula Vista has taken a big plunge too, but I guess buyers are taking a long, hard look at the tax rates, M-R, and association fees in the newer developments.

I think the chart posted at bubbleinfo.com says it all:

http://www.bubbleinfo.com/2009/01/thanks-dwip/

My guess is that the buy/rent equation will prop up the low end unless rents start dropping, or unemployment reaches stomach-churning levels.

[AK]

[quote=leucadiarenter]
AK – Curious what areas/homes you are talking about, you have any examples? Thanks…[/quote]

The low end in Oceanside, Vista, and Escondido has been massacred to the point that the buy/rent equation balances out. Many Piggs aren’t looking in these areas, but plenty of other buyers are … sales stats are way up and I’m hearing reliable first-hand reports of bidding wars and shoulder-to-shoulder crowds at open houses.

Chula Vista has taken a big plunge too, but I guess buyers are taking a long, hard look at the tax rates, M-R, and association fees in the newer developments.

I think the chart posted at bubbleinfo.com says it all:

http://www.bubbleinfo.com/2009/01/thanks-dwip/

My guess is that the buy/rent equation will prop up the low end unless rents start dropping, or unemployment reaches stomach-churning levels.

[AK]

[quote=leucadiarenter]
AK – Curious what areas/homes you are talking about, you have any examples? Thanks…[/quote]

The low end in Oceanside, Vista, and Escondido has been massacred to the point that the buy/rent equation balances out. Many Piggs aren’t looking in these areas, but plenty of other buyers are … sales stats are way up and I’m hearing reliable first-hand reports of bidding wars and shoulder-to-shoulder crowds at open houses.

Chula Vista has taken a big plunge too, but I guess buyers are taking a long, hard look at the tax rates, M-R, and association fees in the newer developments.

I think the chart posted at bubbleinfo.com says it all:

http://www.bubbleinfo.com/2009/01/thanks-dwip/

My guess is that the buy/rent equation will prop up the low end unless rents start dropping, or unemployment reaches stomach-churning levels.

[AK]

[quote=leucadiarenter]
AK – Curious what areas/homes you are talking about, you have any examples? Thanks…[/quote]

The low end in Oceanside, Vista, and Escondido has been massacred to the point that the buy/rent equation balances out. Many Piggs aren’t looking in these areas, but plenty of other buyers are … sales stats are way up and I’m hearing reliable first-hand reports of bidding wars and shoulder-to-shoulder crowds at open houses.

Chula Vista has taken a big plunge too, but I guess buyers are taking a long, hard look at the tax rates, M-R, and association fees in the newer developments.

I think the chart posted at bubbleinfo.com says it all:

http://www.bubbleinfo.com/2009/01/thanks-dwip/

My guess is that the buy/rent equation will prop up the low end unless rents start dropping, or unemployment reaches stomach-churning levels.

[AK]

[quote=leucadiarenter]
AK – Curious what areas/homes you are talking about, you have any examples? Thanks…[/quote]

The low end in Oceanside, Vista, and Escondido has been massacred to the point that the buy/rent equation balances out. Many Piggs aren’t looking in these areas, but plenty of other buyers are … sales stats are way up and I’m hearing reliable first-hand reports of bidding wars and shoulder-to-shoulder crowds at open houses.

Chula Vista has taken a big plunge too, but I guess buyers are taking a long, hard look at the tax rates, M-R, and association fees in the newer developments.

I think the chart posted at bubbleinfo.com says it all:

http://www.bubbleinfo.com/2009/01/thanks-dwip/

My guess is that the buy/rent equation will prop up the low end unless rents start dropping, or unemployment reaches stomach-churning levels.

[AK]

He traded his credibility for that “healthy six-figures” income.

Now used copies of his books sell for $0.32 on Amazon.com.

Sadly, when your reputation has become a “distressed asset,” you’re stuck with it for life.

[AK]

He traded his credibility for that “healthy six-figures” income.

Now used copies of his books sell for $0.32 on Amazon.com.

Sadly, when your reputation has become a “distressed asset,” you’re stuck with it for life.

[AK]

He traded his credibility for that “healthy six-figures” income.

Now used copies of his books sell for $0.32 on Amazon.com.

Sadly, when your reputation has become a “distressed asset,” you’re stuck with it for life.

[AK]

He traded his credibility for that “healthy six-figures” income.

Now used copies of his books sell for $0.32 on Amazon.com.

Sadly, when your reputation has become a “distressed asset,” you’re stuck with it for life.

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