Move from Class C to Class A gas
We have been traveling in a 29' Winne Outlook 08 for the past 5 years and have come to the conclusion that we would maybe like to have a little more room, especially with the bathroom. We have been lo...
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We made the shift from a 26' Class C to a 32' Class A and thought it was one of our best vehicle changes.
Our Class C was a 1986 Winnebago model that was in production for only one model year. Due to its age, it came with a caburator-equipped Ford 460 engine with enough smog gear to choke an elephant. We bought it relatively cheaply to see if we liked RVing. We loved RVing but soon came to hate that POS. Gas mileage was 6 mpg at sea level and dropped to around 4 mpg at altitude. There's a lot of altitude around here, so it was an expensive beast to run.
It had a strange interior configuration, which may have contributed to Winnebago's discontinuation.
We managed to sell it quickly at only a slight loss. At the time, gas had climbed from 80 cents to around $1.75. Within two more years it was around $4 a gallon.
We missed the lifestyle, and despite the price of gas,we bought the Class A. It was an '02 with the 6.5 liter V-10 and a 4-speed transmission. We got a reliable 7.7 mpg everywhere, since the EFI system corrected for altitude.
We loved the extra living space and the view through the windshield. After 4 years, we realised we were dipping into our IRAs to buy gas for our hobby. With great reluctance we sold the rig and have not replaced it.
Our Class C was a 1986 Winnebago model that was in production for only one model year. Due to its age, it came with a caburator-equipped Ford 460 engine with enough smog gear to choke an elephant. We bought it relatively cheaply to see if we liked RVing. We loved RVing but soon came to hate that POS. Gas mileage was 6 mpg at sea level and dropped to around 4 mpg at altitude. There's a lot of altitude around here, so it was an expensive beast to run.
It had a strange interior configuration, which may have contributed to Winnebago's discontinuation.
We managed to sell it quickly at only a slight loss. At the time, gas had climbed from 80 cents to around $1.75. Within two more years it was around $4 a gallon.
We missed the lifestyle, and despite the price of gas,we bought the Class A. It was an '02 with the 6.5 liter V-10 and a 4-speed transmission. We got a reliable 7.7 mpg everywhere, since the EFI system corrected for altitude.
We loved the extra living space and the view through the windshield. After 4 years, we realised we were dipping into our IRAs to buy gas for our hobby. With great reluctance we sold the rig and have not replaced it.
