bluevost
06-15-2007, 06:27 PM
Hey POGers,
Janet and I got home from POG III yesterday. What a great trip we had. Just 3 days short of 8 weeks. We logged 7498 miles. We visited family, and friends. We made new friends along the way. We visited forts and battlefields vital to the birth of our country. We visited forts and battlefields vital to the unity of our country. We learned how the Ancestral Puebloans ( Anasazi is no longer PC) lived and survived in the 4 corners area. We had a baby grandaughter born May 25th. Aurora Kenzie Zittrer, 7.7lbs. Huge feet!!
We made wedding plans with our daughter Cheri, in Glenwood Springs, CO. What a trip!!
Anyway, some months ago, an esteemed senior POG member, Harry Hoppe (Win42) quirked that these buses are made to go a million miles, and it'll cost a million dollars to get there. There is some wisdom there. Check this out:
Total miles -- 7500
Total fuel purchased -- 1230 gallons
Total generator hours -- 101 @ .8 gph -- 80 gallons
Fuel used by engine -- 1150 gallons
MPG right at 6.52 (sometimes we drive over 62.5)
Total fuel cost $3370.00
Fuel cost per mile $.45
And then we add:
Incident 1 -- drivers dash air conditioning compressor takes a dump -- remove and replace at Prevost Jacksonville, FL $1120.00 -- at least we had a place to plug in overnight at n/c
Incident 2 -- air bag failure -- r & r air bag on drive axle, passenger side -- cost includes 1 1/2 hour road service call, 2 air bags, overnight freight charges from Knoxville to Charlotte, NC, and 4 hours shop time ea. for 2 guys -- $1065.00
Incident 2 1/2 -- did not notice it at the time of air bag failure, but a side window broke up on the curved part -- Prevost part #790425 is $290.71 and about 3 hours shop time -- lets call it $600.00
Incident 3 -- r & r oil pressure sensor in Knoxville, TN -- $205.00
Incident 4 -- zip dee window awning got away from me, rolled itself up in a big hurry and, you guessed it, broke another window, up on the curved part -- see incident 2 1/2
These incidents, as uncommon as they might be, add another $.48 to each mile. That added to the $.45 for fuel, gives me $.93 per mile driven. Not quite $1.00, but close.
It's good to be home,
Ken
Janet and I got home from POG III yesterday. What a great trip we had. Just 3 days short of 8 weeks. We logged 7498 miles. We visited family, and friends. We made new friends along the way. We visited forts and battlefields vital to the birth of our country. We visited forts and battlefields vital to the unity of our country. We learned how the Ancestral Puebloans ( Anasazi is no longer PC) lived and survived in the 4 corners area. We had a baby grandaughter born May 25th. Aurora Kenzie Zittrer, 7.7lbs. Huge feet!!
We made wedding plans with our daughter Cheri, in Glenwood Springs, CO. What a trip!!
Anyway, some months ago, an esteemed senior POG member, Harry Hoppe (Win42) quirked that these buses are made to go a million miles, and it'll cost a million dollars to get there. There is some wisdom there. Check this out:
Total miles -- 7500
Total fuel purchased -- 1230 gallons
Total generator hours -- 101 @ .8 gph -- 80 gallons
Fuel used by engine -- 1150 gallons
MPG right at 6.52 (sometimes we drive over 62.5)
Total fuel cost $3370.00
Fuel cost per mile $.45
And then we add:
Incident 1 -- drivers dash air conditioning compressor takes a dump -- remove and replace at Prevost Jacksonville, FL $1120.00 -- at least we had a place to plug in overnight at n/c
Incident 2 -- air bag failure -- r & r air bag on drive axle, passenger side -- cost includes 1 1/2 hour road service call, 2 air bags, overnight freight charges from Knoxville to Charlotte, NC, and 4 hours shop time ea. for 2 guys -- $1065.00
Incident 2 1/2 -- did not notice it at the time of air bag failure, but a side window broke up on the curved part -- Prevost part #790425 is $290.71 and about 3 hours shop time -- lets call it $600.00
Incident 3 -- r & r oil pressure sensor in Knoxville, TN -- $205.00
Incident 4 -- zip dee window awning got away from me, rolled itself up in a big hurry and, you guessed it, broke another window, up on the curved part -- see incident 2 1/2
These incidents, as uncommon as they might be, add another $.48 to each mile. That added to the $.45 for fuel, gives me $.93 per mile driven. Not quite $1.00, but close.
It's good to be home,
Ken