Newer entry level DP bunkhouses?
After 2 years of owning a small gasser my family and I have come to better understand what we really want out of a coach. The ACE is great and no real complaints. But you get what you pay for. So a fe...
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tderonne wrote:
You mentioned claims of 15 MPG. They are just that, claims. If you had said 12, I might have said you were being hopeful. 15?
The Wynns bought a Monaco Vesta and kept very good logs on MPG. It's a smaller diesel (a puller though), and was designed in a wind tunnel. Probably can't do too much better.
Wynn's blog on Vesta MPG
They got close to 15 on a single tank, once. Lifetime average is more like 11 driving 55 MPH.
That is based on reviews I have read. But I have never driven or tested it so I can't validate the claim. It would be nice if any Palazzo owners chimed in with their real life mpg. Still worst case 12 is a whole lot better than 7 or 8 and the cost of diesel it's not nearly as overpriced compared to gas than it used to be. Doing a little analytics (it's what I do) in my recent trip to Fla, I would have saved almost $300 in fuel if I had a DP getting 11 mpg vs the 8 mpg I experienced in my gasser. And the larger the gasser the worse the mpg. Sure it's more expensive but it's hard to argue better ride, less noise and lower mpg. All benefits gained from the extra cost.
