Gas vs Diesel (I've read the FAQs!!)
Hello to All, We *still* have the Thor Jazz in my sig, and it's still a going concern, but the wife is up for a change and "we" are wondering if a Class A would fit the bill. Many of our trips are ...
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You can sure see who climbs on a regular basis and who does not. Living in CA you probably want to know what mountain climbing is all about in a class A DP. We camp with two of our three and sometimes all three and my grown son (22). They all have the same issue with the truck....it sucks to be in the truck for 12 hours. I drive and drive and drive and like night driving....so in a truck we were never in the FW, always in the truck.
Enter the DP. 40 feet of smooth luxury. TVs, videos, fridge, couch, table, beds, potty......now everyone wants to go. We are always in the coach when travelling and I can drive until I want to stop. First question asked in the morning.....where are we? No one but me knows how long I travelled.....
7-8% grades the norm here, with Jeep; 38K combined, 7.5 MPG, 45 MPH. W/O Jeep, 33K, 8 MPG, 55 MPH. Most times speed is limited by cornering, not grade. Never had a gasser pass me or another DP for that matter. FW can get up the hills pretty quick and may pass me. Trucker are 25MPH in slow lane....so I am thinking I am right on track with most. As far as 10MPG, that is a fantasy unless your whole trip is downhill.
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Enter the DP. 40 feet of smooth luxury. TVs, videos, fridge, couch, table, beds, potty......now everyone wants to go. We are always in the coach when travelling and I can drive until I want to stop. First question asked in the morning.....where are we? No one but me knows how long I travelled.....
7-8% grades the norm here, with Jeep; 38K combined, 7.5 MPG, 45 MPH. W/O Jeep, 33K, 8 MPG, 55 MPH. Most times speed is limited by cornering, not grade. Never had a gasser pass me or another DP for that matter. FW can get up the hills pretty quick and may pass me. Trucker are 25MPH in slow lane....so I am thinking I am right on track with most. As far as 10MPG, that is a fantasy unless your whole trip is downhill.
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