My wife "chases" in the Toyota Corolla on travel days. We had the car and it was paid for when we hit the road. I asked the question on the Escapees forums and the responses were about 50/50 as to what the respondents would do. They were unanimous, though, on what we should do: since we had the car and no payments, take it along for a year and see if we like it. We've now completed 16 months and still travel with the car. It has come it very handy in places such as southern California, downtown Baltimore and other large cities, sightseeing on mountain roads, and running back and forth between where we stay and the grandkids' house. We try not to travel more than 150 miles (200 max) in a day and my wife likes to listen to her audio books, etc. I like a silent cab when driving the rig. Bottom line, it works well for us.
Rob