Lots of questions! July 11, 2000, 09:40:29 pm Yahoo Message Number: 406Hi everyone!New to the club and new to RVing. After months of research and soul-searching, have pretty much decided a used LD is the way to go - probably 23 1/2. Biggest problem? I've never even seen a live one, much less driven one! I've just been enjoying your photos, comments, and the LD brochure which I manage to look at way too often during the course of a day. Live in Alabama and think my next step will be to email some regional dealers and see if any LDs can be located somewhere at least within driving distance. Have one dealer on the case already (this man had never even heard of a Lazy Daze - told me I must be mistaken!).Now to the questions: I don't want to bombard you all at once, so I'll begin with just a couple. Is it realistic to think that I can drive a 23 1/2 footer around town for occassional errands? (Don't need two cars - intend to sell our 2nd car before buying an RV and am trying to justify the purchase a bit more).Is it possible to attach a bike rack?More to come..... Thanks for your help! Kim
Lots of questions! Reply #1 – July 11, 2000, 10:04:28 pm Yahoo Message Number: 407Welcome to our club, raines100. You've certainly come to the right place to learn about Lazy Daze. I can relate to your dealer about not hearing about Lazy Daze before. One year ago, I had never heard of them either, and I live in California where they are made. Of course, I wasn't into RVing then either, but now own a 1985 22' Twin/King Bed model.Idon't think it's unrealistic to drive a 23.5' motor home for errands. You'll find that the smaller LD's are very manueverable, as far as six ton vehicles go! Gas mileage may be a limiting factor though.I just did a 1600 mile trip using a hitch mounted bike rack, so yes, it's very possible to attach a bike rack, especially if you're not towing. If you have specific questions, please e-mail me or post a message. Welcome aboard!Greg Co-moderator
Lots of questions! Reply #2 – July 11, 2000, 10:04:28 pm Yahoo Message Number: 408Welcome to our club, raines100. You've certainly come to the right place to learn about Lazy Daze. I can relate to your dealer about not hearing about Lazy Daze before. One year ago, I had never heard of them either, and I live in California where they are made. Of course, I wasn't into RVing then either, but now own a 1985 22' Twin/King Bed model.Idon't think it's unrealistic to drive a 23.5' motor home for errands. You'll find that the smaller LD's are very manueverable, as far as six ton vehicles go! Gas mileage may be a limiting factor though.I just did a 1600 mile trip using a hitch mounted bike rack, so yes, it's very possible to attach a bike rack, especially if you're not towing. If you have specific questions, please e-mail me or post a message. Welcome aboard!Greg Co-moderator
Lots of questions! Reply #3 – July 12, 2000, 09:48:08 am Yahoo Message Number: 409Kim, welcome and I hope you find one! Ours is 22', same length on a Chevy - the Ford snout sticks out 1.5 ft further. If you intend driving a lot around town, get a new enough model to have fuel injection - mileage will be better.Our carburetted model gets about 6.5 mpg running errands around town, my Integra about 32 mpg. I use both, but you can guess how much more I use the Integra. There are mini strip malls I certainly wouldn't try to maneuver into, but supermarket or curbside parking is no problem. I can get larger items more easily in and out of my hatchback, so the only real reason to drive the LD is to keep it exercised in the off season. I will typically drive it to work once a week, 32 mi RT.We have a step bumper on ours - and I added a custom mounted bikerack in place of the hitch ball. The trick is clearing the beltline protrusion of the rear coachwork and spare tire.Steve
Lots of questions! Reply #4 – July 12, 2000, 09:48:08 am Yahoo Message Number: 410Kim, welcome and I hope you find one! Ours is 22', same length on a Chevy - the Ford snout sticks out 1.5 ft further. If you intend driving a lot around town, get a new enough model to have fuel injection - mileage will be better.Our carburetted model gets about 6.5 mpg running errands around town, my Integra about 32 mpg. I use both, but you can guess how much more I use the Integra. There are mini strip malls I certainly wouldn't try to maneuver into, but supermarket or curbside parking is no problem. I can get larger items more easily in and out of my hatchback, so the only real reason to drive the LD is to keep it exercised in the off season. I will typically drive it to work once a week, 32 mi RT.We have a step bumper on ours - and I added a custom mounted bikerack in place of the hitch ball. The trick is clearing the beltline protrusion of the rear coachwork and spare tire.Steve
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