Pain at the Pump

luvrbus · March 30, 2012, 06:11:55 PM

Man do I feel for you guys I made a 1200 mile trip to Texas in the Trek and being real careful to keep the fuel price around 4 bucks it still cost 323.00 and probably when I top off Sat will be over the 400 dollars the info center said I used 81.2 gals

Happy traveling guys but it is going to cost you big time

good luck

Geoff · March 30, 2012, 06:15:20 PM

Yup.

Busted Knuckle · March 30, 2012, 06:43:39 PM

Yup ! You don't have to remind me.

But on a side note last Friday when I was headed to East TN on I-40 I was bucking some terrible winds and I burned 1/2 tank of fuel (about 110 gallons), on the way home I was FULL and topped it off again yesterday and had only used 67 gallons on the way home same load, same route same route! GO figure!

BK

belfert · March 30, 2012, 06:45:46 PM

In 2008 I did a 1,500 mile trip over Labor day and fuel was around $4.25 a gallon. I then did a 4,000 mile trip three weeks later and fuel was right around $4 a gallon. Fuel isn't high enough to stop me from traveling, yet.

belfert · March 30, 2012, 06:52:54 PM

I used to have an F-350 with travel trailer and a head wind would really kill the MPG. From Minneapolis to Des Moines took 22 gallons the first time, 25 gallons the second time, and we ran out of fuel 60 miles from Des Moines the third trip. It was windier than heck that time. I wasn't paying too much attention to the fuel gauge as we could always make to Des Moines on the first tank. By the time I noticed the low fuel and started looking for a fuel stop we ran out of diesel. Luckily, I had a 5 gallon can full of diesel and didn't lose prime.

We ran the bus out of fuel once in a similar situation with high winds. The fuel gauge wasn't working at the time, but it is now. We had another vehicle following us and we were able to get back on the road 45 minutes later after filling the fuel filters and re-priming.

Seayfam · March 30, 2012, 07:28:05 PM

Quote from: luvrbus on March 30, 2012, 06:11:55 PM
Man do I feel for you guys I made a 1200 mile trip to Texas in the Trek and being real careful to keep the fuel price around 4 bucks it still cost 323.00 and probably when I top off Sat will be over the 400 dollars the info center said I used 81.2 gals

Happy traveling guys but it is going to cost you big time

good luck

We feel the pain up here in Alaska, and we are an oil rich state with refineries close by.
This is Bethel prices in the last 24hrs

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eagle19952 · March 30, 2012, 09:47:00 PM

In Alaska we called these 10's.....

Takes one of these to fill my Tahoe...

eagle19952 · March 30, 2012, 09:48:37 PM

Here's a 5....

Seayfam · March 30, 2012, 10:27:30 PM

Quote from: eagle19952 on March 30, 2012, 09:47:00 PM

In Alaska we called these 10's.....
Takes one of these to fill my Tahoe...

Lol!
To fill my Dodge Diesel if it is empty takes a ten and a five lol!

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Gary '79 5C · March 31, 2012, 12:28:17 AM

This is ironic, and quite funny (gallows humor) that you posted the currency and it's now devalued state.

Traders, hedge funds, I beleive the greatest single cause of increased oil prices is the printing process.

Glad to see bus owners shouldering on, Hopefully, this to shall pass.

I made a trip to Fla in Feb and took the Escape. Averaged 30mpg & enjoyed the snooze in the back with the dog. Nuthin like the bus.

robertglines1 · March 31, 2012, 07:24:08 AM

I took trip to florida for 6 weeks. My fuel bill was high! My lot rent was less than $600. what would my motel bill have been? Bob

RickB · March 31, 2012, 07:39:20 AM

The wife and I were thinking about trying an experiment to possibly begin the conversation of selling our bus by using a pop-up camper (Is that someone barfing in the background I hear as they read that!) and renting an SUV to keep the miles off our cars and when we did the math it was $1350 to Colorado and back in the bus towing our car and it was $1600 to rent an SUV and a popup camper to see if we like camping more like camping and less like a rolling cabin.

The math is getting closer and closer to making sense but we have decided to take the old girl out and let her stretch her legs a bit in July.
Of course as I was typing I realized that I need to change out the wet tank on our bus next week. That's $300 right there.

Anybody have a pop up we can borrow? Just kidding,,,, sort of.

Rick

JRandall · March 31, 2012, 08:34:53 AM

I plan to take a 21 day trip soon. Fuel will be right at $1500.00. Camp fees will be around $600.00. The math says right at $100.00 a day. Don't think I can do a car and motel for any less, plus I have my own bed.

fraser8 · March 31, 2012, 09:19:24 AM

I just returned from a two week volunteer medical stay in Los Angeles. Amtrak Seattle to LA $88.00 plus a Roomette $147.00 full refund at Portland because of mud slide -(235.00) overnight motel 114.47, car rental $357.08 (two days for an Impala) fuel $128.00. Total $699.55, driving my bus and my own bed, priceless

eagle19952 · March 31, 2012, 10:27:13 AM

Quote from: JRandall on March 31, 2012, 08:34:53 AM
I plan to take a 21 day trip soon. Fuel will be right at $1500.00. Camp fees will be around $600.00. The math says right at $100.00 a day. Don't think I can do a car and motel for any less, plus I have my own bed.

And w/o your coach you might have some Gourmet Meals along the way...