rgatijnet1 wrote:
barmcd wrote:
rgatijnet1 wrote:
Kayteg1 wrote:
Destination is the most important issue for me, but second would be "can I afford fuel to get there?"
That is why from big fleet of RV I did own only 2 were gassers and I got rid of them pretty fast.
I agree that finding where are customers brainwashed is impossible for average Joe.
I hear what you are saying but it just doesn't add up, financially. Sure fuel cost is an issue but you also have to add up ALL costs, including depreciation, insurance, maintenance, loan interest, and initial the cash outlay to come up with what your RV costs you per mile to use. In most cases, the more expensive the RV, the more that it is going to cost you PER MILE to use, regardless of the fuel type.
That's a pretty obvious conclusion, but what's next? Are you looking for the absolute cheapest way to RV or the best way for each individual to RV? Everyone has a different fiscal constraint, but some people can walk into a dealer and buy a $300,000 motor home and pay cash. Others, like me, can't.
Actually I was only addressing the comment about going to a DP because a gas coach uses more fuel and the inference that by buying a DP he can then afford the fuel to get to his destination. That is false economics.
Got it. I agree with you. If I was trying to get by as cheap as I could then a gas pickup or gas coach would be the way to go. Back in the day when a diesel pickup got 22 mpg and diesel was cheaper than gas, then there could be an discussion about which one was cheaper. Today gas cost 30 cents a gallon less than diesel here in central Texas and a gas coach is considerably less expensive than a comparable (year and size) diesel.
