What MPG 32' Class A Gas V10
I need some educated help on the question of MPG for a 32' Class A with a V10. I currently have a 30ft TT and pull it w/ a 2008 2 Silverado 2500 HD 360 5 spd. I generally get 9 mpg towing the TT. I a...
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rgatijnet1 wrote:JaxDad wrote:
Some people will swear by having a toad, some people swear AT the toad.
I'm in the later group, the PITA of having that thing back there, never mind the cost, is well worth skipping it in favour of better cheaper alternatives in MY case, YMMV.
as an example, for me on a trip to Florida (I towed a friends car on a dolly as a favour) it took about 1.2 mpg extra to drag the car (Honda Civic) along. I get almost exactly 8 mpg with no toad. I got 6.8 mpg pulling his car.
On a round trip from Toronto to Florida that means the difference between 375 gallons (solo) and 440 gallon ns pulling the toad. At an average price of $2.35 / gallon that 65 gallons costs ~$150. I can rent a car for $25 / day or take taxis for half of that.
It just (in my case) makes ZERO sense.
I may be wrong but I assume that you also own an automobile/truck for transportation when you are home. What does that vehicle cost you for loan payments, insurance, and depreciation while it is sitting unused when you are in the motor home? Again, your choice but not taking your existing vehicle with you does not mean that you are saving a lot of money. On a typical 3-4 month trip out West for us, we will put more miles on the toad than we do on the motor home.
Yup, I have a pair of 5k. lb.. SUV's, an 8k. lb. pickup,and a 500 lb. scooter and I don't owe a penny on any of them and if I'm not driving them they cost me next to nothing in insurance.
The first three aren't toad material, the fourth one goes on a hitch mounted carrier.
