Class B vs. Class C, of same length?
Preface: I am not talking about class B vans, but the larger class B. I have included an image of the type I am looking at. Not this exact model, though. Just a reference. Hi guys, I am plann...
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I didn't catch the MPG part.
I've put 30,000 miles on a C, average 8.2 MPG. That's tracking all the miles, all the gas. Individual tanks have ranged from 6mpg to 11 mpg, the bigger number needing a tailwind more often than I've seen.
I also drive a E-350 van, now house built on it (what a B really is) and have averaged 16 mpg over 3000 miles. Best tank was 18 mpg, worst 15 mpg. 3000 miles is not much experience, but enough to tell me what to expect. If you buy a low profile B (pop top like Traverse, or Sportmobile will build one) you can expect van mpg. If you want a hogh top conversion, 15-20% less, for that much increase in frontal area. But that's a real B, either a van or a van with hightop cap.
Buying a C, and calling it a B, because some marketing guy said B+, it is still going to get C mpg, and when it comes time to park it, you'l be dealing with 7 1/2 to 8 1/2 width, rather than the "less than 80" that defines a "standard" width vehicle in North America. Running lights vs no running lights, and the width of marked parking spaces will vary. Some places all get marked for Surburbans and crew cab pickups, other places Malibu or Escape are the expected size for which parking gets marked.
I've put 30,000 miles on a C, average 8.2 MPG. That's tracking all the miles, all the gas. Individual tanks have ranged from 6mpg to 11 mpg, the bigger number needing a tailwind more often than I've seen.
I also drive a E-350 van, now house built on it (what a B really is) and have averaged 16 mpg over 3000 miles. Best tank was 18 mpg, worst 15 mpg. 3000 miles is not much experience, but enough to tell me what to expect. If you buy a low profile B (pop top like Traverse, or Sportmobile will build one) you can expect van mpg. If you want a hogh top conversion, 15-20% less, for that much increase in frontal area. But that's a real B, either a van or a van with hightop cap.
Buying a C, and calling it a B, because some marketing guy said B+, it is still going to get C mpg, and when it comes time to park it, you'l be dealing with 7 1/2 to 8 1/2 width, rather than the "less than 80" that defines a "standard" width vehicle in North America. Running lights vs no running lights, and the width of marked parking spaces will vary. Some places all get marked for Surburbans and crew cab pickups, other places Malibu or Escape are the expected size for which parking gets marked.
