Cost of living in an RV

[SarahW]

Originally Posted by dieselclacker

Wow!!! a buck a mile for gasoline? Gas must be really expensive where you traveled.

Could there be something drastically wrong with the V-10? At a cost of $4 dollars per

gallon, that would only be about 4 mpg.

He says he's driving a "boulder"; it's probably all that weight.

(Sorry, Mojo. I just couldn't resist.)

[Darrel]

I have kept track since I got my current MH.

47,200 miles
$3.63 cost/gal (average)
6.6 MPG
$0.54 fuel cost/mile

Have a nice day - Darrel

[monkey]

If I figured it right,,,, 27 cents per mile figured on $3.30 per gallon... 12 mpg average... 62-65 mph

[Lincolnboy2]

I just drove 1700 mile trip and averaged 6.7 mpg. First leg from DFW to Raton NM was about 5.6 mpg strong headwinds, no genny, around 64-67 mph. Second leg from Raton NM to Denver was about 6.2 mph, no headwinds, no generator running, 64-67 mph. Third leg from Denver to fillup in Lamar, CO., was about 6.8 mpg, slight tailwinds, no genny running, 64-67 mph. Fourth leg from Lakin, KS to DFW was strong tailwinds, no genny and about 7.6 mpg 65-67 mph.

Trip average: 6.687 mpg, 3.47/gallon for fuel, 62 mph.

Clifftall is right and that's a good average.

Mojo, what are you towing? You must be running the genny at full load, and towing max and going against strong headwinds to be getting around 3-4 mpg?