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Kayteg1

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Posted: 07/22/16 11:14pm

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Old-Biscuit wrote:

Why not just tell them 5-6 mpg cause on avg that is what you get [emoticon]

You must be driving gaser? (I know how this can end)
My 1972 Prevost was averaging 6 mpg, but I drove it a lot when fuel was cheaper than $1, so gas pedal had 2 usable positions for me.

Old-Biscuit

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Posted: 07/22/16 11:34pm

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Kayteg1 wrote:

Old-Biscuit wrote:

Why not just tell them 5-6 mpg cause on avg that is what you get [emoticon]

You must be driving gaser? (I know how this can end)
My 1972 Prevost was averaging 6 mpg, but I drove it a lot when fuel was cheaper than $1, so gas pedal had 2 usable positions for me.

No I have a tractor motor.....

But OP stated he got an avg of 5-6 mpg (5.97) so that is what he should reply when asked.

You try to read to much into statements.

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Posted: 07/23/16 12:30am

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My parents taught me not to talk to strangers a long time ago. Ain't none of your business.

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Mr.Mark wrote:

I'll tell them that we get about 6.5-7.0 mpg and then say 'what does your house get'?
(stole that from somebody as I thought it was a funny answer). They usually laugh.

MM.

I love that - I'm going to use that sometime, I just know it.

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Posted: 07/23/16 05:20am

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I say somewhere under 30 mpg.
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chuckftboy wrote:

... Fuel mileage is one of the most used conversation starters there is for men. Ladies, not so much. They couldn't care less.

Interesting that you find this to be the case. IMHO there are people (men and women alike) who - yes - don't care how much it costs to operate an RV, house, boat, etc. they own or might consider buying.

But I don't think you can generalize. I know plenty of couples who are interested jointly in the long term well-being of their family finances and talk things over together when it comes to spending money. Those women (and single women RVers) are very interested in knowing what their current or potential RV gets in mpg.