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GrandpaKip 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.
We are retired and travel is our main expense. We donโt eat out, go to movies or to bars, etc.
We go to state parks, COE campgrounds because the are usually the best for privacy and not being in a glorified parking lot. We donโt boondock. Been there, done that, donโt wanna do it anymore.
Since overseas travel is out for now, we use the camper a lot more.
Iโm not worried about fuel costs. The US has gotten off cheap for years. Thereโs a reason Europeans donโt have big trucks or SUVs. The last car we rented was in Italy in 2019 and it got almost 60 MPG, converted from litres and KMs.
Like some say, it is what it is. Weโre gonna go enjoy it as much as we can.
โNov-05-2020 05:36 AM
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wanderingaimlessly wrote:valhalla360 wrote:
As it looks like now, the Federal Govt is likely to be in a stalemate for at least a couple years. If Biden takes the Presidency and the Republicans keep the Senate (as it appears now), expect a whole lot of nothing to happen. (sorry this is a close to a-political as you can get based on your political twist on the question).
Now let's say it's a worst case scenario and gas is $5/gal.
- 3800miles at 10mpg is 380 gallons or about $1900. Round it up to $2000 for some local site seeing.
- Even at $2.50/gal, that's only a $1000 difference. Since you are heading out west where boondocking is a lot easier, you can make most of that up with 10-15 boondocking nights. Plus $55/n not being cost conscious. We just ran southern Wyoming thru Utah to Vegas...and our worst price was $35/n with most nights in the $20-25/n range.
All this concern while buying $60,000 trucks and $30,000 trailers...
So nope, I'm not really worried about costs of gas and RV parks suddenly getting out of control.
I hope your right, but with the concessions to the New Green Deal, Gas WILL go up, even if the laws dont change. As was done in the prior administration, executive orders, and additional regulations will be the drivers, raising the cost with zero benefit to anyone but the Government. Who as always will find ways to benefit from the taxes.
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Old-Biscuit wrote:
2008 diesel fuel prices were $5 gallon........we and 1000's of others continued to RV
Don't see that changing regardless of possible fuel price increases IF that happens
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bstar1952 wrote:
So, I just read an article in Barrons predicting much higher gas prices after the election. Itโs been a good run on low gas prices the last few years ...
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