Thoughts on the Cost of RVing

wapiticountry wrote:
Fuel prices are way down the list as to reasons Europeans don't have large SUVs and Trucks. The fact that almost the entire infrastructure of the continent makes operating a large vehicle impractical to impossible is a much greater reason.
The roads in many towns were laid out by Ben Hur and his associates. They are barely wide enough for a horse and chariot, much less a one ton dually. Parking that truck would be impossible anywhere near the city centers of most European cities. Many Europeans have plenty disposable income to enable them to buy the fuel if they actually wanted and had huge vehicles. Bicycles, scooters, micro cars and public transportation are the commuter vehicles of choice in vast parts of Europe. Big vehicles just aren't a part of their DNA.

In addition to fuel prices, they have other taxes, fees and rules that make it very expensive to own larger vehicles.

While there are exceptions, really not that much more difficult than driving a truck around a major US city (we've done plenty of driving in Europe including a full size camper van)...not convenient but if the garbage trucks and other work trucks get around, so can your full size pickup.

If you look at city dwellers in the USA, you will also find far fewer own full size pickups also.