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Car Forum / Driving, Maintenance, Tuning / Driving / May 2008RV industry driven into the ditch....
http://www.slate.com/id/2191492/ "Instead, the RV industry is in trouble. Americans seem to lump recreational vehicles in the same category as powerboats: discretionary, big-ticket purchases that guzzle too much gas. RVs vary widely in size and cost, from folding camping trailers ($4,000 to $13,000 new) to Type A motor homes (from $58,000 to $400,000 new). According to RVIA spokesman Kevin Broom, Type A homes get 6 to 12 miles per gallon, while smaller Type C vehicles can get 15 to 18 mpg. He notes that three-quarters of the market is composed of towable trailers, which tend to cost less than motor homes. Back in 2006, we described how rising energy prices and a slowing economy were swamping the powerboat industry. Now, as the Wall Street Journal noted this week, the RV industry has skidded off the road." -------------------------------------- On the bright side, maybe there will be a little less sloth on the roads.... hopefull the gas prices will keep these idiots from driving through down-town chicago like they tend to do to avoid paying tolls. (the tolls costing less than the extra gas lost through city congestion in their huge vehicles) On May 19, 9:47 pm, Brent P <tetraethylleadREMOVET...@yahoo.com> wrote: > hopefull the gas prices will keep these idiots from driving > through down-town chicago like they tend to do to avoid paying tolls. > (the tolls costing less than the extra gas lost through city congestion > in their huge vehicles) And, of course, and as usual, you have no method of learning that which you purport to know. ----- - gpsman > http://www.slate.com/id/2191492/ > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > the powerboat industry. Now, as the Wall Street Journal noted this > week, the RV industry has skidded off the road." Good riddance. RVs are just gas guzzling toys and there is no way to justify them in this day and age. Ban them and ATVs too. ATVs aren't gas guzzlers but they are 100% nonessential toys. > > http://www.slate.com/id/2191492/ > > [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > justify them in this day and age. Ban them and ATVs too. ATVs aren't gas > guzzlers but they are 100% nonessential toys. Being a child, you might think that everything is black and white like that. But as an adult, everyone gets to make their own decisions. And if someone decides that they want to spend their resources on an RV, that is their right. In fact, you will find that the typical RV gets less miles put on each year than the typical commuter. As a result, an RV'er is much more likely to be more concerned about how they drive and how they spend their gas money than the typical lead-foot commuter. -john-  Signature====================================================================== John A. Weeks III 612-720-2854 john@johnweeks.com Newave Communications http://www.johnweeks.com ====================================================================== >> Good riddance. RVs are just gas guzzling toys and there is no way to >> justify them in this day and age. Ban them and ATVs too. ATVs aren't [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > -john- HAHAHA. More nonsense from the fruitloon libertarians. You nuts would legalize hand grendades and sell them in vending machines if you could. HAHAHAHA > >> Good riddance. RVs are just gas guzzling toys and there is no way to > >> justify them in this day and age. Ban them and ATVs too. ATVs aren't [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > legalize hand grendades and sell them in vending machines if you could. > HAHAHAHA What part of the 2nd amendment do you not understand? -john- Signature====================================================================== John A. Weeks III 612-720-2854 john@johnweeks.com Newave Communications http://www.johnweeks.com ====================================================================== >> >> Good riddance. RVs are just gas guzzling toys and there is no way to >> >> justify them in this day and age. Ban them and ATVs too. ATVs aren't [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > >What part of the 2nd amendment do you not understand? Some wag once defined a free country as one where guns and ammo were sold in vending machines, right next to the whiskey and cigars... SignatureThere's no such thing as a free lunch, but certain accounting practices can result in a fully-depreciated one. >On the bright side, maybe there will be a little less sloth on the >roads.... hopefull the gas prices will keep these idiots from driving >through down-town chicago like they tend to do to avoid paying tolls. Ooh! And maybe there will be fewer Wrinklies in Winnebagoes clogging up the Cabrillo Highway!! Hmm... I might just have to take another trip up the coast in the 'Vette this summer. :) Signature"Dave's not here, man!" - Tommy Chong |
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