Talk me out of my new project.
We love our 2 campers, but our sons spread around the country and taking 3 days trip with dogs in the car brings some troubles, while driving truck/camper cost lot of fuel for short visits. On other...
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ajriding wrote:
Consider insurance cost on a newer vehicle also.
Full insurance on my dually goes into 4-digits, fortunately in NV I can surrender the plates and pay insurance/registration for only 3 months a year when I need it.
Talking about not worrying about fuel price - I spend this summer about $2500 in fuel alone for our Alaska trip.
Now let's say I am considering visit to our son 2000 miles away.
Taking truck/camper is going to cost me $1200 in fuel and it will take longer as I drive combo slower for fuel economy, while my wife will not drive 7 tons behemoth.
With Sprinter fuel would cost me $500 and if we stretch it, we can do it in 2 days.
How often would you plan visiting your son in option 1 and then option 2?
