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[vietvet66-67]

but not found an answer to my specific question.
I am looking at class a's with Gas V10 engine and wondering from those of you who have a V10 class A what fuel mileage are you getting with you coach. I am looking in the 32 to 36 foot and in the 2010- 2014 year range. Yes I know that diesel is better, but they are a lot more expensive up front.
Thanks for the info from those with a gas coach.

[GTN_and_Catz]

I'm surprised at some of these low numbers.:?

With our 36' 2003 Rexhall (F53 w/ V-10) and a Jeep Wrangler toad, we're consistently getting 17 - 21 MPG. Sometimes a little less in the hill country.

Hmmmm. Looks like I picked the wrong day to give up drinking. :R

Make that 6 to 8 mpg (with a decent tailwind) in west Texas.

[10forty2]

Pulling a 12' trailer with a 750lb motorcycle and on-board generator running, I got about 7MPG on my most recent trip. Relatively flat terrain all the way.

[dieharder]

I was averaging 8.5 at 55mph towing my HHR. No idea what the impact of my new Equinox will be on mpg yet until next summer.

[Effy]

vietvet66-67 wrote:
Thank you all for the replies. We are just fiddling with the idea now and trying to figure if the difference in $ for a diesel is really worth it. Now I have a basis for some figuring things out.

Are you saying you are going from a DP to a gasser?

[vietvet66-67]

Thank you all for the replies. We are just fiddling with the idea now and trying to figure if the difference in $ for a diesel is really worth it. Now I have a basis for some figuring things out.

[carp65]

Gas mileage on a V-10 motorhome is a figment of the owners imagination. Too many factors involved i.e, towing, speed, terrain, wind, loaded weight, running generator. When someone asks me what mileage I get on my V-10, my pat answer
is "I didn't buy it for gas mileage"!

[fourmat]

average 7.9 over 25,000 miles

[Hikerdogs]

wolfe10 wrote:

the bear II wrote:
Just in case no one with a V10 answers..... Most RV'ers report between 9-15MPG. I'm sure the V10 MH will hit in the 12 or less range.

9-15 is EXTREMELY HIGH-- almost unworldly for a Class A with Ford V10.

You would not have to take your shoes off to count the number of V10 Class A owners who average 10 MPG! Not 10 MPG on one tank with a tail wind, downhill but AVERAGE.

I agree. As I mentioned in other threads I approached a Ford rep at the Winnebago GNR a couple years ago and asked the same question. He was a bit evasive as to what mileage could be expected. When I offered that I'd read people claiming mileage in excess of 11 mpg his response was "Anyone claiming double digit mileage with the V10 needs to recheck their math".

[Effy]

For what it's worth, I stopped driving my self nuts calculating MPG years ago. It's just not worth it. There are so many factors and variances and in the end what difference does it make? You won't buy an RV or take a trip if MPG is 7 vs. 9? Calculate that on a trip and in dollars it's not as much as you think. If someone asks me my mileage I tell them " I get pretty good mileage for an apartment".

[jsmart]

2002 V10 32 foot class a towing a c-max --7.4 mpg average over 20,000 miles. (been keeping track).

[BobandShaz]

Goldencrazy wrote:
2010 30w Vista 7mpg, 2012 30T Vista- 7mpg, 2015 35 G Sightseer 6.5 mpg. Average speed 65mph. Reduce to 60 add nearly 1 mpg and same to 55. Over 65 don't even calculate unless giant tailwind.

This sounds good for the V 10. This is our 2nd V 10

[Goldencrazy]

2010 30w Vista 7mpg, 2012 30T Vista- 7mpg, 2015 35 G Sightseer 6.5 mpg. Average speed 65mph. Reduce to 60 add nearly 1 mpg and same to 55. Over 65 don't even calculate unless giant tailwind.

[JumboJet]

2000 31' Hurricane V10 - 67 mph - tail wind - 11 mpg; head wind - 7 to 8 mpg.

On a 2,400 mile trip in June, with favorable winds going and coming, we averaged just over 10 mpg. Speeds were sometimes 70 mph.

[wolfe10]

the bear II wrote:
Just in case no one with a V10 answers..... Most RV'ers report between 9-15MPG. I'm sure the V10 MH will hit in the 12 or less range.

9-15 is EXTREMELY HIGH-- almost unworldly for a Class A with Ford V10.

You would not have to take your shoes off to count the number of V10 Class A owners who average 10 MPG! Not 10 MPG on one tank with a tail wind, downhill but AVERAGE.