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Originally Posted by aerohead
Ford Motor Co. is offering one flavor of it's Lincoln Navigator at a MSRP of $92,000.It's a F-150-based vehicle.
For a like vehicle,with better performance,lower cost of ownership over the life of the vehicle,and ability to run on zero-carbon,would the Tesla ultimately not be the better value?
AeroStealth's 2014 EcoBoost F-150 drops from 22-mpg,to as low as 9-mpg,towing his 5th-wheel,and at a 10-mph lower speed.That's like shrinking the fuel tank from 36-gallons,to 14.7-gallons.Nobody goes spastic over that!
And industry analysts talk of a $20,000 profit/per unit on the Ford.I don't hear any criticism for them not lowering their price.
Remember,Tesla is trying to replace ICE with EV.It's their reason for being.If they can make a like-value truck,what's the problem.For me,the Tesla would be a giveaway compared to the Ford.
Save the petroleum for plastics,so we can feed that 800-million pound/year gyre in the Pacific Ocean.
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A pickup isn’t needed to pull a decent travel trailer. A rig seeing 9-mpg was a clear-eyed bad choice; willful ignorance where FE is said to be high-value.
A circa 2005 Mercedes 320 turbodiesel would return 20+ mpg with a tandem-axle Airstream well above 20’ TTL also featuring a non-wet bath and permanent beds (not a fold-out couch). A full-time travel rig in other words, not a weekender.
At Moriarty, NM (Kay’s RV) is as an original an example of a 27’ 1979 Silver Streak as I’ve seen in more than a dozen years. Nearly identical to the earlier year model we covered all of NA with five persons. The only concerns would be damage from vermin or plumbing leaks. At $12k I might buy it over the phone (I’m not in market at present). It’s an outstandingly good year. Even the mattresses are original (don’t change them). They (dealer) note restoration needs. There aren’t any past furnace update. Appliance upgrade is normal (marine cruising quality the bar). Cosmetic otherwise.
Even with an inefficient TV (tow vehicle) better suited to solo miles than a pickup, the price covers the inefficiency
as longest life with highest reliability trumps all other factors In economy.
As both vehicles could have been sourced used, the combined purchase cost would probably have been lower as well. Which then increases the fuel tank size X3. (And there are other fine examples of SILVER STREAK, AVION, STREAMLINE sub-25’ trailers out there (range is 18’ to 35’) for the motivated; as above. All better built than entry-level Airstream, the bargain-brand).
FWIW, an RV is only going to travel about 300-miles/day. That number has been valid since the 1960s. Touring is still the province of those retired.
A pickup is a high-risk vehicle. Compromised to carry a full-time bed load, in main. A vehicle needed by a man working from that vehicle. Not otherwise. Other “users” are none too bright. “Will the owner have a majority of IRS-deductible miles per self-employment?” is the mark to meet.
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