doc brown
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If you are asking the question then I would say it is going to be an issue.
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dougrainer
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1. If price of fuel is a factor and concern in purchasing a Motorhome for RECREATIONAL USE-----YOU CANNOT AFFORD IT. Period.
2. For the past 10 years or more the Pessimists have always brought up the spector of $5 gallon fuel. NEVER has happened even when all the various crisis and wars overseas have been on. When BP blew out a few years ago, that was what they stated. Never happened. Doug
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Pogoil
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Not sure where you have been but fuel has been higher than usual since about 2005.
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mike brez
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wny_pat wrote:Well, if the price of gas is a problem, you could always go this route:
That would actually probably cost even more.
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RVGRINGO
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Here's what you need to consider:
If you have a typical motor home with an empty fuel tank, your next stop at the fuel pump is going to set you back about $300.00 for a 90 gallon tank.
That fuel will get you about 675 miles at 7.5 MPG.
A typical diesel engine will hold five gallons of oil, not five quarts.
Campgrounds are getting harder to find with memberships and the prices are getting crazy.
You have a lot of 'homework' to do, but the lifestyle is a lot of fun. We fulltimed for several years, before moving to Mexico.
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driveby
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for me I pay more in storage than annual fuel bills. On top of that I pay monthly payments, insurance and maintenance. So no this isn't cheap for me. But parking the darn thing costs me more than driving it 
so I might as well drive.....
Now would I enter the RV world today if I didn't have anything? Not so sure. Not that I'm in, I'll stay in and enjoy.
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Dale.Traveling
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It's a factor but no different in overall costs then if I had a cabin on a lake/ocean, a boat or any other weekend retreat. Each has its own associated usage and maintenance costs in addition to unique advantages and disadvantages. From where I stand the RV has a longer list of advantages.
I think my full up costs last summer directly related to the coach and taking weekend trips (pretty much every weekend) was in the area of $800 a month. I would suspect a boat or cabin would possibly be in the same range but since I only own a coach I can only speculate. At the moment the coach is laid up for winter in my drive way (no water) and come Sunday it's going to be a Super Bowl Man Cave. The coach was also our life boat when hurricane Irene came thru last August and we were without power for a couple of days. I used the coach twice last year during family gatherings when bedrooms exceeded the number of guests at Mom's and my Sister's place. Can't do that with a cabin or boat.
Only you know what is best for you. Class A's are nice and the versatility is hard to beat but it comes with a price tag. Good luck on you quest.
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old guy
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I am thinking this very thing the other day. with gas prices rumors going to $5 this summer I was not too happy about hearing that. prices are too high now, creed is the main factor here. I talked to a guy who was manager at Safeway the other day, asked why he wasn't in Az like he usually is this time of the year. He said his MH gets 6 to 7 MPG and what used to cast him $250 for gas now costs 4 times that. He said been there, done that. guess it's time to stay home. DW and I haven't been there done that yet, so I think we will go for it.
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BudParrish
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mike brez wrote:wny_pat wrote:Well, if the price of gas is a problem, you could always go this route:
That would actually probably cost even more.
And it puts you BEHIND the exhaust 
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skipnchar
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Chances are if you can't afford the gas you can't afford the RV either since they go together. Only YOU can determine what amount of your income you want to spend on recreation. The one thing I CAN tell you is that if you can't MOVE an RV (any type) then you have a spare room (and not a very economical one). Good luck with your decision / Skip
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