For over a year we been daily viewers...Foretravel voyeurs if you will...as we learn and search for our 98-2000's U320. Over time I've begun to sense that users of these near-vintage coaches don't travel a great distance each year so I've set up this poll to get a sense of how much "on the road" time folks spend vs "home/shop" time their coaches get.
Please make sure you have your coach info posted for in your profile so everyone can judge miles/year by the year and type of coach you have.
Thanks
Randy and Karen
Sarasota, Florida
Year one dw on mat leave 6000
Year two going to be half that due to holiday schedules at work and munchkins time limits.
Bought the coach June of 15 had 111,500 miles of August of 17 131,285 we full time north to south and park at sons ranch for the spring and summer.
Low 5K, high 9 k, 10 years
10 K a year. In the six plus years since I bought my then 15 year old coach, I've doubled the mileage on it.
Full time last 3 years, moving about once every 7 days. 6-8000 per year.
We bought our 2005 U320 in August 2014 and it had about 25,000 miles. By the end of August this year, we we will have 63,000+ miles. During the period we were unable to use the coach for about 6 months due to surgery recovery time for both of us. So we have realistically averaged more than 1,200 miles a month, which would give you about 15,000 per year.
For the last 8 years full-time I've averaged a bit over 5K per year, which includes a couple years of minimal mileage due to resolving health issues.
I'm based in the Houston, Texas and usually return here late fall and winter for Dr. visits and admin issues. Summers are somewhere cooler (which means almost anywhere :D ), but I try to spend 3-4 weeks in a place to get to know it a little more than I did when I traveled on business.
I was running 20 to 30,000 miles a year most years.
2002 U320 42' - we've owned it since 2006 at 47,000 and now have 120,000 during those 11 years.
Jim Frerichs
Kearney, NE
308-440-5154
We are part-timers, three years with our girl and over 40,000 logged. Put us down for 12K per year. We got slowed down this year with broken wrists & kookie dogs.
Back on track! Home time/Shop vs. On Road was the question? We are gone thirty per cent. Folks that know us will argue.
Bought our coach at 153,000 and now 2 years later at 172,000. So just under 10,000 per year, But 2500 of those miles were just getting her home. Do I win the "highest mileage on odometer " category?
December 2015 purchase with 78,000. July 2017 98,000. PO purchased the coach with 53,000 in 2000. I anticipate we will put 10,000 - 15,000 per year for the next three years 3/4 timing after we finish updating in October.
We purchased in JAN2016 with 151K, now have 165K.
Bought our coach in April 2013 at 92,250 miles.
Started fulltiming in August 2013.
Exactly 4 years later, we are at 141,300 miles.
So averaging a little over 12,000 miles a year, with no plans to slow down. ^.^d
We put 8000 to 10000 miles on it the first few years. 3000 to 5000 more or less the next few years. 30000 on it when bought in 2007. Now has about 67000 miles.
4940: 95 at a time every week.
Mike
Bought coach Oct 2014 have put over 15k on it since. I think that justifies owning it myself.