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FloridaRosebud wrote:

way2roll wrote:
All of this seems rather silly, including the mileage. Why spend the money on an Rv and build some budget for MPG? Spend all that money and fret over what might be a few hundred dollars a year extra in fuel. And the car/hotel travel VS Rv travel has so many variables it could go on (and has ) forever. I don't bother calculating and splitting hairs whether my RV is more economical than car/hotel travel. I know I like to have my own stuff, I know I hate hotels, I know I like having my own food, clothes, bikes, sheets, towels, etc etc. I know I own it and I know who's slept in my bed. If it's more economical, great. I don't care. We all bought Rv's for the same reasons I mentioned above, why does this conversation even come up anymore?

It is rather silly....I ran the numbers using true hotel costs (Hampton Inn, not a cheap $69 per night hotel), lunches and dinners, driving getting 21mpg, and it was slightly less using the RV and paying about $40 per night at a campground and not eating out. When you factor in RV and car costs, maintenance, and all that, I came up with less than 30 days or so the car won, more than 30 days the RV won. You can play with the numbers all day (what car/SUV, what RV, and so on), but like you, we want to have our own everything, so there is no contest...

Al

Fully agreed, we all love our own stuff. However, anyone that for a minute thinks RVing in a unit providing comparable quality to a Hampton Inn is going to be more economical than travel by car is just whistlin' Dixie! Of course, preparing every meal and eating it in the RV will be more economical than restaurant dining, but I must admit it's nice to seek out the local eateries wherever we go and enjoy the dining experience they offer. It's just part of the adventure. Don't get me wrong, I have NEVER indicated to anyone that travel in a nice Class A RV is more economical than travel by car, and I wouldn't give it up for anything, but those that say the cost is close are apparently either lacking in math skills, or have neglected to factor in the initial cost of the RV -- and as we all know, the RV is a toy....a luxury....and your daily driver is definitely not.