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What a lot of people dont take into consideration is the weight of these American motor homes and the gross weight and train weight if pulling a car.A standard licence will allow you up to 7.5 tonnes gross but if your vehicle and some are well over you will void your insurance.

Some only do about 8 to 10 mpg petrol so if your certain thats the way to go look for one thats been gassed for LPG and this will double the MPG for the same cost.

Otherwise the 6.5 deisel which returns around 14 to 18 if your lucky.

A LPG conversion can cost £3500 to £4000 but again the size of tank has to be considered as it increases the weight.

Best thing to do is go to a motorhome show and talk to the owners especially if you have a model in mind.

Forget the dealers they tend to tell you anything to sell them.

Pete

Hi Pete, the licence issue has been debated endlessly on various forums, and the only "Facts" to emerge are that no driver has ever been prosecuted or insurance company refused to pay out, for driving with what the DVLA would class as the wrong licence. ie. a "C" or "C+E" for a vehicle over 7.5 tonnes. 

In the only case that got to court, the DVLA withdrew on the day of the court case, which only proves that they are unsure of the law themselves.

I have an LPG conversion and you will not get the same mileage from LPG as petrol, it contains about a third less energy, if you can buy LPG for less than 35p per litre, then with petrol at about 95p you will approach halving your fuel cost's. I usually assume (for me) a petrol equivalent of 15mpg on LPG as opposed to 10mpg on petrol.

Totally agree that you should talk to the owners, and that most of the dealers will tell you anything to get the sale.

Olley