rgatijnet1
Florida
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Hurricaner wrote:Quote:I have plenty of power and have yet to hit a mountain where I couldn't accelerate while climbing. Then again I have 340 HP in a small coach.
Those aren't mountains they are hills. Come out west and I will show you plenty of mountains where you will be going 45 MPH. You will not believe the power loss at 10,000 feet in a gas motor home.
Sam
Sam,
You may be right. We were out all around the Grand canyon area several months back and we still had no problem. I guess the highest altitude we have been at is around 7000' but some of the inclines were pretty steep and we had no problem. We tend to travel the back roads more than the interstates and those roads do not have to meet the same federal standards for rate of climb, etc.
Ron
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427435
Rochester, Mn
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The salesman is out-right lying to you----anything he says about warranty or "extras" get in writing.
I get 6.5 mpg moving a 20,000 lb MH and towing a 5000 lb toad.
Engine noise wasn't bad originally and has gotten very comfortable with $150 of sound insulation I added to the dog house.
Come to think of it, ask the salesman to put the mpg in writing with you having the option to return the MH if it doesn't get 10 mpg. Watch him squirm. 
Mark
2000 Itasca Suncruiser 35U on a Ford chassis
2003 Ford Explorer toad with US Gear brakes,
ReadyBrute tow bar, and Demco base plate.
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Gale Hawkins
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7.7 was what we just with our 454 on the last trip. 6-8 should be expected in typical enviroments for most any class A.
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radardog
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30' Allegro, 2 slides pulling a Jeep Cherokee and get about 6.5 mpg. It dosn't make much difference without the toad, still close to 6.5 mpg, go figure.
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kannonvaggon
Shorewood, Illinois
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We put 22,000 miles total on our recently sold Class A 38' Damon front gas garage coach. Never towed, but always carried a sidecar rig or small car in the garage. Usually long trips with plenty of "stuff" on board.
The Workhorse/ Vortec gave us a total average over this span of exactly 8.2 MPG. I was PLEASED with this mileage and tended to drive at around 60 MPH most of the time. The coach will use more fuel on steep grades obviously, but they also get a good gravity ride on the way back down....
Headwinds effect some coaches more than others as well as the size of roof equipment and such. The weight and drag of a towed vehicle definitely effect fuel " economy " especially on the smaller coaches. If ya drive a huge tag-axle DP it will often get about the same mileage as a smaller gas coach even though it weighs about twice as much. Torque is king.
We never had any problems at all with engine power even in the rockies and such. It engine will need to have a gear it likes and will make some noise but it will work just peachy. Nothing wrong with a gas coach.
( he said, as he climbed into his giant rolling condo stinking of diesel fumes)
Jay and Joyce
2009 Tiffin Phaeton 42 QBH
Spartan MM tag-axle chassis
Real-deal-steel-2WD-military-sidecar-rig: The dreaded Frog-of-War
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Smart Cabrio for when goggles and rain gear are beneath our dignity.
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peaches&cream
Northwest Georgia
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We have travled 4,496 miles in the past 2 mo. and burned 704 gal of gas. We have a 36 ft. Holiday Rambler, 460 Ford, Fuel Injected, 4 speed trans. w/overdrive. We have driven through the mountains, deserts, and plains. Headwinds create the lowest mpg (sometimes 5 ) and tailwinds give the best mpg (sometimes 7 ). We pull a Miata as toad.
1995 Holiday Rambler , F53, 460, Banks Exhaust & Trans Command
Toad 1995 Miata
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topflite51
In The Desert of Nevada
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stickyeye wrote:Dealer claims around 10-12 but I just don't buy it and I won't be driving only 55mph. I will be towing a 2DR Jeep Wrangler with it. Looking for real world numbers running at real speeds. Also, any power issues with the gas models and is the engine noise excessively loud being up front?
Thanks,
Sticky Down a real steep grade and 50 mph tailwind maybe, the rest of the time, somewhere's between 7 and 8.5. Depending on rig, conditions and driving habits.
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edited 07/02/09 06:01pm by topflite51 *
 David
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w/F53 Southwind towing 87 Samurai looking to golf or fish
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Deen
Vancouver, WA
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Our '98 Santara 35' double slide, 460 got 5.5 to almost 7. Not much difference in mileage after the Banks kit was installed, but it was FAR more enjoyable to drive. Less noise and heat in the front.
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Michael Musicman
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30' Holiday Rambler towing a Harley, Ford F53 chassis. Never have had over 7mpg. The guy is lying.
Holiday Rambler, Admiral SE, 2003
Toad-Harley Davidson, Heritage softail
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mowermech
Billings, MT
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1977 Dodge Pace Arrow, 27 foot Class A, 440 CID carburetted, 5 to 8 MPG not towing, 5 to 6 when towing a Datsun pickup. Traded it in on:
1988 GM based Suncrest 32 foot Class A, 454 CID carburetted, about 6 MPG not towing, no hitch so never towed with it.
I have kept track of the fuel used in the Tioga, but I haven't bothered to compute the MPG. At current fuel prices, it uses about $100 worth of fuel in 240-250 miles, that's all I need to know!
CM1, USN (RET)
'94 Dodge 3500 4X2 CTD, 5 speed, 4.10 LS diff., Jacobs Rambrake, 274,000 Miles
'99 Monaco McKenzie 32' triple slide
'95 Tioga 29H Ford-based Class C
Daily driver: '08 Subaru Outback
Towed: '06 Jeep Rubicon Unlimited/Load Trail 16' flatbed
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