need your imput
I wrote the other day asking your opinion on the class of your rv, A,C, etc, and why you liked it and if you would buy a different class next time around. The reason I did that because we have always ...
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Bordercollie wrote:
RV's are heavy and have much rolling resistance and are not well streamlined. Aerodynamic drag builds up greatly as speed increases. Expect 7-10 mpg with gasoline engine power, at 55-65mph in average driving conditions, with some head and side winds, some hills and flat lands. Cost of diesel fuel and higher initial cost of diesel powered RV's requires lots of driving to justify the added cost.
However, there's a big difference between 7 MPG and 10 MPG. We travel 55-58 MPH to make sure we stay close to the 10 MPG rate and to not miss as much of life as we roam about in the RV.
Here's the biggy: The U.S. petroleum industry has also finally figured it out, too. The extra cost for diesel fuel is now almost bucking out the extra mileage one gets from use of the diesel fuel. ;)
