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Originally Posted by bigskyline
Super D,
Your experience is invaluable to The Retired Librarians. I did do the gas vs. diesel calculations and found the following:
For gas at $2.20/gal travelling 100K miles at 7 miles per gal. will cost about $31,427.00
For diesel at $2.60/gal at 14 miles per gal. cost is about $18,571.00 (DEF not incl.)
Given the difference in oil changes, initial cost, finding mechanics, and cargo weight issues, looks like we need to rethink what we've thought.
Anyone else have thoughts on gas vs. diesel in a class c MH?
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Just that most motorhomes don't get driven that much, so it may take many years to accumulate 100,000 miles. You may consider that in payback estimates.
I've seen data showing that the average motorhome gets driven only about 5,000 miles per year. At that rate it would take 20 years to achieve those savings.