JAXFL wrote: I think the real difference is the speed, not the cost. As valhalla360 said the price difference is not much but in the Honda you can drive 90 MPH in the MH 65 is a better speed. So over an 8 hour day.... you can see 200 miles more of the highway in the Honda.
I might give credit for an extra 80 miles jumping from 65 to 75mph but at 90mph, you have to figure lost time and expense dealing with the cops.
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1997 Sunnybrook 27' 5er
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JAXFL wrote: I think the real difference is the speed, not the cost. As valhalla360 said the price difference is not much but in the Honda you can drive 90 MPH in the MH 65 is a better speed. So over an 8 hour day.... you can see 200 miles more of the highway in the Honda.
When did they raise the speed limits to 90??? That is one law I would truly welcome, and I missed it.
I really don't know when they did it but I swear they must have. Yesterday on I95 between Daytona and Jacksonville everything and I mean everything but me and my MH was doing at least 85 MPH. 2 million dollar MHs (1 pulling a 30' trailer) went past me so fast I could not even read the license plates.
alot of variations on the costs. how expensive the restaurants are you will have to stop and eat? price on the hotels?
and aside from all that--which do you really prefer. Your own MH to have that wonderful camping feeling of being in your own home, or do you want the hotel/restaurant situation?
for me it would come down to that, not the money. because I don't believe it will be that much of a diff. in the end.
JAXFL wrote: I think the real difference is the speed, not the cost. As valhalla360 said the price difference is not much but in the Honda you can drive 90 MPH in the MH 65 is a better speed. So over an 8 hour day.... you can see 200 miles more of the highway in the Honda.
When did they raise the speed limits to 90??? That is one law I would truly welcome, and I missed it.
I really don't know when they did it but I swear they must have. Yesterday on I95 between Daytona and Jacksonville everything and I mean everything but me and my MH was doing at least 85 MPH. 2 million dollar MHs (1 pulling a 30' trailer) went past me so fast I could not even read the license plates.
Yea, know what you mean, I had that problem too, then I got Glasses
Artum Snowbird wrote: The 460 was always known as a super sucker on gas
That's not true. A couple we did lots of traveling with had the same MH as I did. Mine had a 460 Ford and theirs had a 454 Chevy. When we stopped for gas there was penny's difference between the two. I've had several motorhomes in the last 40 yrs. I bought them for comfort, convenience and to travel. I refuse to stay in a motel. I have no idea who was in that bed before me or what they were doing. Good luck with that guess.
If money was no object I would fly everyone out and rent a nice motorhome and do the camping thing then fly back home...
I know a couple of folks around here that does this... Sure saves travel time going and coming back driving... Dont know how the cost difference works out...
My Posts are IMHO based on my experiences - PM me Roy and Carolyn
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Like most say, crunch the numbers. How much is your hotel comfort level going to cost every day? How often do you eat in restaurants when traveling in the MOHO? How heavy is your right foot? Are you a KOA or Passport camper?
Lots of variables which will make a huge difference in the bottom line.
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Number of people will greatly influence the numbers and decision too. More mouths to feed each time and extra charges at the motel/hotels.
We did a trip years ago back to OK from CA and we drove back there in 2 days. Then we spent 3 or 4 days visiting relatives and the area and then spent a week coming home, stopping whenever we felt like it. Generally not more than 2 nights anywhere and more often only overnight but at a slower pace and stopping to check out whatever struck our fancy.
Ray, Cheryl, Cory & of course Miss Molly the four-legged child
If the op is asking a serious question, I would suggest take the car...and sell the motorhome! If not now, whenever will you justify owning a mh??
Joan and Bruce
05 Excursion 39L
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