Archive for January, 2006

>Auto parts store AutoZone and RV dealer network FreedomRoads, put together a sweepstakes to award one lucky Auto Race fan a 19-foot Fleetwood Camping Trailer.

The national promotion for AutoZone, which ran for three weeks as part of AutoZone’s Fall Car Care Sweepstakes. A record number of entries were turned in and a winner was chosen in early December. Mr. James Berna of Johnsburg, IL is now the proud owner of a brand new Fleetwood trailer. Full Story…

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>Fuel prices are “frustrating,” said Jim Williams, who recalled paying about $285 the last time he filled the 100-gallon diesel tank of his 38-foot Dutch Star motor home in December.

Former Cape Coral residents and full-time RVers Marty and Terry Doede said they don’t move their motor home as often as they did when gas was cheaper: “You really think about where you travel — and you make it worthwhile when you get there,” said Marty Doede, 69. Full Story…

>The GMC PAD, short for Portable Architectural Dwelling, is a high-tech drivable house that is at home on the road or in a parking lot.

And it’s not the mobile home that your grandparents drive to Arizona each winter. Its designers envision a media-rich “urban loft with mobility,” with wall-mounted television screens and wireless Internet capability. The vehicle also is equipped with solar panels and a diesel-electric hybrid power system. Full Story…

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