Class 8 big rigs provide great RV haulers and older one can be found that are not too expenseive but watch out, fixing things is expensive. A complete in frame overhaul is easily on the order of $10,000, Cats more expensive than the others. Untill things like u-joints, wheel bearings, internal gear box things are really bad it is hard to tell how long they will serve. Privately used rigs commonly suffer from extended "deferred" maintenance and neglect. Test candidates hard and beware and buy at a price that you can afford to put at least a few k$ into fixing things that can cry out pretty soon.
racingjunk.com is a good source of rigs and some with middle 1990's trucks can be seen in the $40,000 to $60,000 range. Good luck.
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