RV industry driven into the ditch....
Brent P
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."
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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)
gpsman
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.
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- gpsman
Speeders & Drunk Drivers are MURDERERS
news:kdGdnfCuEsgHsK_V...@comcast.com:
>
>
> 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."
>
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.
John A. Weeks III
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-
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Speeders & Drunk Drivers are MURDERERS
news:john-F77143.2...@comcast.dca.giganews.com:
> In article <Xns9AA3D95E4AB67r...@216.168.3.70>,
> "Speeders & Drunk Drivers are MURDERERS" <xeto...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> >
>>
>> 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.
>
> 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-
>
HAHAHA. More nonsense from the fruitloon libertarians. You nuts would
legalize hand grendades and sell them in vending machines if you could.
HAHAHAHA
John A. Weeks III
"Speeders & Drunk Drivers are MURDERERS" <xeto...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> "John A. Weeks III" <jo...@johnweeks.com> wrote in
> news:john-F77143.2...@comcast.dca.giganews.com:
>
> > In article <Xns9AA3D95E4AB67r...@216.168.3.70>,
> > "Speeders & Drunk Drivers are MURDERERS" <xeto...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> >
>
> >> >
> >>
> >> 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.
> >
> > 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-
> >
>
> HAHAHA. More nonsense from the fruitloon libertarians. You nuts would
> legalize hand grendades and sell them in vending machines if you could.
> HAHAHAHA
What part of the 2nd amendment do you not understand?
Matthew T. Russotto
John A. Weeks III <jo...@johnweeks.com> wrote:
>In article <Xns9AA45F7C3BCA7r...@216.168.3.70>,
> "Speeders & Drunk Drivers are MURDERERS" <xeto...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> "John A. Weeks III" <jo...@johnweeks.com> wrote in
>> news:john-F77143.2...@comcast.dca.giganews.com:
>>
>> > In article <Xns9AA3D95E4AB67r...@216.168.3.70>,
>> > "Speeders & Drunk Drivers are MURDERERS" <xeto...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> >
>>
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >> 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.
>> >
>> > 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-
>> >
>>
>> HAHAHA. More nonsense from the fruitloon libertarians. You nuts would
>> legalize hand grendades and sell them in vending machines if you could.
>> HAHAHAHA
>
>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...
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