real world mileage, diesel vs gas
Am contemplating an early to mid 2000's Class A. Will be pulling an 18' enclosed trailer. Am leaning towards a diesel pusher. Dealer is trying to tell me a gasser will get as good a mileage and as ...
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I got 10.5 average on a 7000 miles trip, some flat road, some head wind, some Colorado high pass, some town and country. No toad, motorcycle on the back rack with a 300 HP Diesel 34 feet MH.
But fuel is allways around .50 cent higher than gaz. The DP is very quiet, it just wisper and is has a very smooth Alison trany, up or down hill. The gene is quiet and quite efficient in term of gallons per hour.
I got 12.1 average with a Bigfoot 10.4 truck camper on a Ford 6.0 Diesel 2006, two 13000 miles trips to Alaska.
1.6 MPG on 26000 miles would have cost about $650 more each trip if I would used the MH instead of the TC. There is also the cost for maintaining the MH which is important to consider, and in my country, it cost me 800 a year for licence plate, the TC cost no plates at all, it does cost 375 for the plates for the pickup, but I need another vehicle with the MH, no choice.
The difference in $$ is not what's important for me, the type of MH must match your type of travel. For me, the TC was the most versatile camper to go to AK, different story when I go south for long time camping, I much much prefer the MH.
But fuel is allways around .50 cent higher than gaz. The DP is very quiet, it just wisper and is has a very smooth Alison trany, up or down hill. The gene is quiet and quite efficient in term of gallons per hour.
I got 12.1 average with a Bigfoot 10.4 truck camper on a Ford 6.0 Diesel 2006, two 13000 miles trips to Alaska.
1.6 MPG on 26000 miles would have cost about $650 more each trip if I would used the MH instead of the TC. There is also the cost for maintaining the MH which is important to consider, and in my country, it cost me 800 a year for licence plate, the TC cost no plates at all, it does cost 375 for the plates for the pickup, but I need another vehicle with the MH, no choice.
The difference in $$ is not what's important for me, the type of MH must match your type of travel. For me, the TC was the most versatile camper to go to AK, different story when I go south for long time camping, I much much prefer the MH.
