When we bought our Motorhome in early 2009 gas prices were somewhat reasonable, around $2.60/gallon. We planned to use it more often for longer trips and did in the first 9 months. We put about 8,000 miles on it in less than a year. Then as gas prices started to rise above $3/gallon we took more trips closer to home. We use it a lot ofr day trips back and forth to the beach (15 miles one way) and the lake (5 miles one way). We use it a lot more than the mileage would suggest, just about 17,000 miles.
-Michael