Fuel mileage - RV-Dreams Community Forum

Corky21172 · RV-Dreams Community Member

Fuel mileage

flyone · RV-Dreams Family Member

I don't have one, but you are talking about a huge, heavy vehicle believe me when I say it will be single digit probably 5 to 6 MPG maybe 8 at best. No need to over estimate go with 5 MPG just to be on the safe side.

Flyone

Jim01 · RV-Dreams Family Member

We had a 45' Newmar MH with a 400 Cummings engine and we averaged right around 7.8 mph.

Your mileage may differ, depending on how you drive and where you are traveling. biggrin

Jim

The Bear II · RV-Dreams Family Member

Just tell them that the enjoyment of being in the outdoors, seeing the sights, quality time with each other, family and friends far outweighs the fuel costs.

Most diesel MHs in that size range will get between 8 to 10 MPH depending on driving style.

TRAILERKING · RV-Dreams Family Member

Most ask me what mine gets for mileage. I respond by..................."If I got to worry about that then I shouldn't have bought it".
I also will run the generator while I'm motoring if it's hot out, so that also pulls the fuel mileage down. It's just the "cost of doing business". I don't even think about it.

Barbaraok · RV-Dreams Family Member

Somewhere around 8 mpg depending upon how much lead is in the foot of the driver. Which isn't bad mileage for a 15+ ton house bouncing down the road.

Barb

PIEERE · RV-Dreams Family Member

If their worried about fuel milage they best find a smaller vehicle; EG. Sprinter or a van conversion motorhome; B or C which should be in the low to mid teens. The bigger they are the more they drink!

Hdrider · RV-Dreams Family Member

We have a 2014 42LH. The engine is far from being broken in but we were right at the 7.5 mpg from Florida to Oregon. We did see a tank at 8 mpg. But like I said, it has well under 10,000 miles on it and we expect to see a little better as it gets broken in. If it stayed around 8 mpg I would be happy enough.

TheNewhalls · RV-Dreams Family Member

I know the party line is you don't buy an Rv if you're worried about gas mileage. And I used to believe that mpg didn't matter. But now I think that works only if you are vacationing in an RV rather than living in it full time. We live in and travel in ours full time. Our gas tank holds 80 gallons and a little difference in gas mileage can make a big difference at the pump and wallet. Fuel costs are a major concern for those of us that don't stay in one place too long. So I started driving more conservatively and now we have more money to spend on other household items. We consider our motor home to be our house and just like our former sticks and bricks we have monthly expenses that we have some control over. Fuel costs are an expense that we have some control over. In the summer in our S & B during the day we would turn the thermostat up to conserve energy and save money, in the winter we turned the thermostat down during the day when nobody is at home and again at night. Again to save money and conserve energy. As a retired couple we live on a fixed income, so it only makes sense to trim our expenses whenever possible. If I were buying another RV, gas mileage would be one of my least concerns, but once I own it I would try to get the best gas mileage possible.

BiggarView · RV-Dreams Family Member

The OP hasn't suggested a concern for the fuel expense. Only fuel mileage. I am assuming in order to compute a fuel budget. If you are looking at 1000 miles per month at 8MPG and $3.80 per gallon that's $475 a month. If stationary a good portion of the month... you could cut that by half. If you are touring constantly it could be double. Only the OP's in-laws will know what kind of driving they'll be doing. With a MH, you'll also have the fuel expense of the toad to calculate also.

Gene is right that fuel expense is more of an issue for short term camping or vacationing.... full time, it's less important, or so it would seem.

FWIW, Brian

-- Edited by biggaRView on Thursday 4th of September 2014 03:40:40 PM

Lucky Mike · RV-Dreams Family Member

I have found on the average 8mpg is a good round number..........of course I have also found my RV has gotten better mileage than my Stick and Brick ever did!!!!!

From Real-estate to Wheel-Estate,finally a home with a view!!!!!