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Originally Posted by Bob Denman
 This could all just simply be a function of the costs... 
including the cost of all of the complexities of the Big Diesel-Pushers.  |
We didn’t downsize from a small C to a van-size camper to save on costs, but a very rough ballpark estimate for us is at least $600/month; much of it realized by being able to park at home and use it occasionally as a second car, thereby eliminating one other vehicle.
$200/month parking
$200/month second car
$100/month fuel savings
$100/month lower repairs, tires, etc.
Fuel difference roughly based on 16 vs 8 MPG at $3/gal X 6,400 miles/yr. We could easily exceed that driving distance touring the US.
I don’t track costs closely, so difference could be higher. I expect that downsizing from a large rig to one the size of an Axis or a small C doesn’t save quite as much. Anything larger than a van we can’t park at home, so would wipe out much of our savings. Again, cost isn’t the reason we downsized, but it’s a nice perk.
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