m37charlie wrote:
valhalla360 wrote:
It's something a 12yr old would dream up as the perfect RV.
In the real world not so much. I'm following a blog of a couple using one for the pan-american highway trip.
- They found a deal on tires: $800 each and they are running thru tires every 15-20k miles.
- Fuel economy is measured in gallons per mile.
- Top speed on level paved road = 50mph.
- Another blog with a family in an old VW doing the same trip show up in all the same places with no 4x4.
Late at night when no ones watching...I still want one.
You are full of crap.
I can get tires for $400 each and they last 60,000mi
I get 9mpg, about the same as a POS Class C
Top speed is 70mph.
Charlie
(Unimog U500/Unicat)
Sorry, just relaying what they posted on their blog.
They complained about 30mph climbing a 6% grade on freeway in the candian rockies. Maybe they have an older weaker engine? 70mph top end still would be annoying assuming that is pedal to the metal.
Wow, so only $1600 to get fresh rubber? Maybe it was a lot of paved road driving or something was eating up thier tires?
I'd much rather save a whole butt load of money and use it to travel more.
