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Originally Posted by chunker21
I did a move from Tucson to Tacoma years ago and got stuck with a gas uhaul truck. Got about 5 or 6 MPG with a 30 gallon? tank. As I recall I had about 110 mile and I better be pulling into a station. Horrible trip. So yes a 40g on a motorhome would be a bad idea.
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Yeah, one of the reasons I haven’t cared for the new smaller Class C (and B+) built on ProMaster or Transit chassis. They have around 25 gallons and at 12 MPG the range to empty is only 300 miles. Allowing for reserve, generator use, or even a strong headwind, it may require filling every 3 hours or less.
Ford added an extended 31-gallon fuel tank recently to Transit, so that will certainly help.
I like 400 miles minimum driving range, so a small E-350 Class C or B+ with 40 gallons of gasoline would be fine. I’d prefer 55 gallons like my Class C had, but a compact SRW E-350 would be fine as long as it can achieve or exceed 12 MPG.
Agree it is range more than tank size itself that concerns me most.