Hi I’m in the process of viewing a Chevy rockwood rv 1995. Can anybody give a rough answer on the mpg of these. Many thanks

[Erf116]

Hi ya all I’m in the process of viewing and possibly buying a Chevy rockwood 1995 rv. Can anybody give me a rough idea on the mpg of these ? Many thanks

 

[dunnah01]

if it's the 6.2l V8 diesel then the official figures are 23mpg combined - this in reality is the absolute max you'll see but probably nearer to about 18mpg average in real world driving.

 

[Figaro]

I've no idea what the answer to your question is except it's going to be quite a low number
I suspect it'll cost big bucks to drive any distance at today's fuel prices and you need to factor this in to the price you pay.

 

[Spriddler]

It would help to know what engine it has.

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[eurajohn]

Not wishing to start an argument but I'd suggest that close to 7 tonne and 6 litre v8 diesel from 1995 will return a touch over 10 to the gallon in the real world.
I've had some vans with big engines

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[Steve and Denise]

The last 6.2 Blazer I had did around 10 but fuel was much cheaper then

 

[The Wino]

It's going to be a fairly easy calculation with diesel at£8 a gallon the answer what it's going to cost to run is more than you think!!.
I'd not worked out a gallon for ages in a big RV it's going to be getting on for £1 a mile.
We often do well over a thousand miles on a trip to France often 2000 it's a sobering thought plus the cost of the ferry for a big vehicle

 

[tacr2man]

If its the one on ebay its a 6.2 V8 Diesel , so as dunnah01 says about 18 mpg

NB make sure of weight and that you have the correct licence esp if over 7.5 gvw.

 

[Coastal Cruiser.]

Thought they were measured on gallons per mile

 

[Cal54]

I though they were measured in lamposts to the gallon!!

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[DerryW]

A friend of mine had a Chevy RV a few years ago, I can’t be certain but from what I recall it was a 1990’s Rockwood, about the size of a large Marello. He used to work on 12mpg.

 

[Steve and Denise]

We have a 3.0ltr Iveco and get around 18 mpg maybe I need a bigger engine

 

[eddie]

We have a V10 6.8L Petrol camper a 2018 done about 10,000 miles and we averaged just under 9 MPG on our trip to Scotland last month

 

[PP Bear]

It’ll be something like this I’m sure.

If you can afford it, then why not, as the yank tanks are pretty special, but they are limited on black waste disposal and you can’t empty the cassette in the hedgerow or down a drain, unless your cousin Eddie of course.

 

[eddie]

We have a V10 6.8L Petrol camper a 2018 done about 10,000 miles and we averaged just under 9 MPG on our trip to Scotland last month

But Category ONE on Crit' Air as we are a "Lean Green Camping Machine"

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[ambulancekidd]

Bigger question is "Will it run on the new E10 fuel?"
I have a mate who is trying to offload an American RV which cannot tun on the new fuels.

 

[davidbaldam]

Hi and welcome to FUN.

 

[bigwood]

There used to be guy in our area had a Ford based American RV with a V8 diesel. It was heavy on fuel and difficult to get parts.
He was disabled and could only use one arm. I used to think it would have been hard to drive but it didn’t seem to matter.

 

[Jev88]

10 to 15mpg I would guess.
As for running on E10 petrol USA have had E10 fuel for a lot longer than we have.

 

[GeoffnDee]

The problem with E10 is not with the engine being able to run on it , but with the damage it does to older fuel systems regarding its , hoses, seals , gaskets , , etc . Different materials are used on later systems.