Motorhome/Toad vs Truck-Trailer/Chase Car
I have been doing a lot of study on the motorhome vs truck-trailer approach to full-timing. There is the issue of having a smaller vehicle to run around in - easily satisfied by choice of a suitabl...
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For us the chase car is the way to go. We fulltime and volunteer about 9 mos of the year at maybe three different locations. We use FRS units to communicate and as tailgunner DW can open up lane changes in heavy traffic. In the five years we've shaved 37,000 miles off the tow vehicle usage, fuel costs are a wash because of travel miles. We do enjoy the convenience of city driving and parking, never would have taken the truck into NYC as we did with our Focus.
For us the Focus was paid for and only had 80,000 miles on it so the cost is basic maintenance and insurance. My thought too is that diesels are not intended for light duty where they never get up to operating temps.
For us the Focus was paid for and only had 80,000 miles on it so the cost is basic maintenance and insurance. My thought too is that diesels are not intended for light duty where they never get up to operating temps.
