Average fuel mileage on a 35' with the V10??

6 mpg and 6.5 on a good day

Somewhere between 6-8 depending on headwinds, hills and whatever you're towing.

I would sure love to see something over 8 mpg. I've keep records for the last 45,000 miles and it's 6-7 pulling a toad and 7-8 without the toad. That's at 55 mph on 2 lane secondary roads and 60-63 on 4 lane roads.

7-8

10forty2 wrote:


But seriously....if fuel mileage is your main concern, you might want to reconsider getting a Class A motorhome... just sayin......fill it up when it hits a quarter-tank and have fun!!!!

Not concerned, mostly just curious. I know the V10 is a great motor but I also know they like to drink. :B
I want to take longer trips with the family and a class A seems like it will make the long drives a bit more enjoyable compared to my current setup...

Fiesta wrote:
My sold '11 Bounder 36', avg'ed 7.9 over 12k miles but it was a struggle to get that. Pulling a small trailer and 800 Lbs motorcycle. Knew it would get worse pulling a car. It had to downshift every hill.
Bought a DP, 11k lbs heavier and pull a car, now get 9. And I travel faster, and hills? no problem.

A DP will be the move we make later on down the road.. The kids are still young and we only average about 6 trips a year during the summer. I cant see spending the extra $$ on a diesel right now when it will sit most of the time.

On our 1999 v-10, we averaged 8.2 over the 100,000 miles we had it. It was a 37' Pace Arrow and we pulled either a tracker or a 20' enclosed trailer whenever we traveled. I kept the speed on the interstates at 62 mph. That was the sweat spot according to my scan gauge while not impeding traffic too much. If I went faster, the mpg dropped dramatically.

I kept track of it for the first season we had the rig. Averaged 6.5 mpg with our toad and 7.5 mpg without.

I wanted some average numbers for budgeting fuel prices for long trips. I use the 6.5 mpg when I estimate fuel costs and normally it is pretty darn close. I keep it under 65mph on highways and avoid city driving.

If I can get to my destination under budget then I have extra beer money.

That's about 500 miles or a long day of driving on every tank.

There is a separate post on here about rules for motorhomes. If not already mentioned you can almost always assume you will be driving into a head wind, doesn't matter which direction you are going, what part of the country you're in, uphill or down -- it seems the winds are never in your favor.

About 8 unless its windy not towing 7.5 towing

Kevin O. wrote:
We have been looking around for a slightly used Class A with the V10. I have narrowed it down between the Tiffin Allegro 35QBA and the Georgetown 351DS. We also plan on towing a Jeep Wrangler behind it. Just wondering what kind of fuel mileage I can expect with this motor?? Any feedback will be very much appreciated!

Kevin

we currently have a 2000 Itasca Suncruiser 35U with the Ford V10 usually towing a 2010 Jeep Liberty. average mileage is 6.5-7.2 but I tend to drive fast.