What is your towing car?

3.2 ltr V6 Omega estate or 2.8V6 turbo Signum, both petrol, hardly notice the boat on the back of either. I don't do fuel economy :-)

Subarus are the tow car with proper cred' for racing dinghies, old Imprezza Sportwagon 100,000 miles and still sweet. 

Mitsubishi Lancer 2.0 (Petrol) Sport estate ...... or Mrs Fleaberto's Yaris if we really need to load up

I did a LOAD of number crunching before getting our first camper (27ft knackered old Peugeot, before later changing it for the T5 that I now use day-to-day).
Travelodges are cheap but minty, and the pull-out beds become too small after a very short period of time when the Yoofs put on a growing spurt - meaning you'd need 2 rooms, so £60 a night. Premier Inns have nicer rooms, but the bed issue is the same and they have a variable price policy so you may have to pay £80+ for a room!
The biggest expense though is food.... if you're moteling then you've got to go out to eat, so a pub meal for 2 adults and 2 Yoofs (that have been on the water for 7-8 hours can easily be £100!!!!!

That's where the huge savings are, and with camping at £15 a night for 4 (if there's a charge at all) it's a considerable sum over a year if you're doing a lot of events.

I worked out that we saved £3K a year using the Peugeot, even with the increased fuel consumption.

Originally posted by Rupert Tell you what, though, it means you can stagger out of a sailing club bar and straight to bed. Priceless...