| Re: [GMCnet] What is the best fuel economy obtainable from a GMCMotorhome? [message #241094] |
Mon, 24 February 2014 06:17  |
Jim Bounds
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What sort of economy are you looking for? Buy any new actual motorhome, not a van loaded heavy with enough interior room for Gigit, your mileage will be lless than 10 mpg. Pusher diesel will require a mortgage and any repairs not under some warranty will melt your charge card! The GMC motorhome was thrown into a wind tunnel to find it has a slick shape to 58 mph which means I don't care what it is, nothing will tet better mileage at 60, mileage is a factor of drag not hp or even torque. The less air you push the more effective the drive train..... period! If you talk size, cost, maintenance cost, comfort and yes style good luck finding anything "better". The GMC is the cheapest and best performance toy in the box! The laws of physics don't change, the design of the GMC was way to perfect a match of engineering and design were and still are way ahead of the curve. You can't pull weight cheap unless you use a locomotive, we are the leader, that's why we are still here keeping these beautiful pieces of equipement running! The GMC is the real deal. Opinions may vary but you can't break the laws of physics.
Jim Bounds
-------- Original message --------
From: Chris Orr <c000rr@gmail.com>
Date: 02/24/2014 5:02 AM (GMT-05:00)
To: gmclist@temp.gmcnet.org
Subject: Re: [GMCnet] What is the best fuel economy obtainable from a
GMCMotorhome?
Thanks for your advice. I don't own one yet, and probably never will
because of the poor mileage. Still what a cool vehicle. I'll be looking
at something with a modern mileage economy instead.
On 2/24/2014 1:43 AM, gene Fisher wrote:
> and that's the truuuttttthhhh.
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> we have spent 20 years, doing this stuff, and been down these roads, over,
> and over...
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> so do it, if you like it, but for the right reasons :>)
> erf
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> On Sun, Feb 23, 2014 at 9:18 PM, gene barrow <barrowgene@gmail.com> wrote:
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>> Chris,
>> Don't mean to rain on your parade, but it doesn't matter which diesel
>> engine you install or what your driving style is it will take forever to
>> offset the acquisition and installation cost for the diesel with fuel cost
>> savings.
>> So if your idea is save money by increasing mpg- you can't get there from
>> here. But, if you like to change things just because you can, then then
>> enjoy yourself.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Gene Barrow
>> Lake Almanor, Ca.
>> 1976 Palm Beach
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