Anyone interested in 83 Pace Arrow Tear down and Rebuild?

Greetings from N E Washington State!

Been so busy, I haven't had time to even look at this thread until now.

Thanks for the posts, folks. I'll try to follow up in a day or 2.

sundancer268 wrote:
Just paid $5.459 for Diesel near Myrtle Beach, SC. Hurts, but I didn't by my coach to set at home. Still have about 1000 miles plus or minus before we get back home. People are still out, I have had some trouble getting sites on the weekends.

We're at $6.50/gallon for diesel locally. We have a ~1,600 mile trip coming up. We're figuring easy math for the budget @ $1.00/mile - just insanity. That same trip 2 years ago would have been ~ 30 cents a mile. Good times these days. :R

In any case, back on topic, obviously Fulltimin won't be taking his project on the road with him.

I am in the upstate of South Carolina and Usually this time of the year we have lots of RVs traveling thru. This year we have had some, but not as many as usual. Most of the people I know have said, yes they are going out , but not as far as they usually do.

Comparing the expense between an RV gets 8 MPG (mine gets 6-7) to ANYTHING that get 20-25 MPG is just nonsense. Heck (better word has 2 L's at the end) my Jeep Cherokee toad doesn't get 25 MPG! How did this topic morph into a MPG conversation from the never ending story?

ro_sie wrote:
I havent seen too many rv's on the road for the last few weeks. I am assuming it is because fuel is too expensive.

I saw the exact opposite. We just made a run from AZ to TX and there were lots of RV's heading the other way. So many so that it became a point of conversation. Obviously, we don't see as many heading in the same direction as we are all likely traveling at about the same speed!

Just paid $5.459 for Diesel near Myrtle Beach, SC. Hurts, but I didn't by my coach to set at home. Still have about 1000 miles plus or minus before we get back home. People are still out, I have had some trouble getting sites on the weekends.

ro_sie wrote:
I havent seen too many rv's on the road for the last few weeks. I am assuming it is because fuel is too expensive.

That's my feeling as well. To put things into perspective, a 6000 mile round trip, @ 8 mpg, will consume 750 gallons of gas. @ 4.69 a gallon, which what it is currently in our area, that's a total of $3,517.50.

@ 20 mpg that same mileage will use 300 gallons with a total of $1407.

@ 25 mpg we're looking at 240 gallons and $1125.6.

That's a huge difference.

Where can I find a vehicle that I can sleep in that will average 20 to 25 mpg? Vans. Specifically, Ford Transit vans are listed anywhere from 19 to 27 mpg highway depending on engine combinations and so forth.

I know, I know, I can buy a lot of gas for the purchase price of a van.

Who said anything about purchase?

The gas pains won't last forever, but may interrupt some travels.

In the meantime, if you are desperate for a get away trip, a van rental may suffice.

I havent seen too many rv's on the road for the last few weeks. I am assuming it is because fuel is too expensive.

Bruce Brown wrote:
If you had planned right you could have taken the motorhome! :B

Ah, Yeah. I have looked at this six ways from Sunday for months now.

That was the original plan.

If you had planned right you could have taken the motorhome! :B