Advantages of diesel pushers
I'm considering going larger than my current Dynamax Isata 3 built on MB chassis in order to get a larger bathroom/shower and a built in washer dryer. I want to do some snowbirding during winter and ...
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js218 wrote:
Easy to have engine maintenance performed on it, just flip the hood and total engine access.
I assume you're referring to a "Super C" as they like to call them.
The same time we had our Winnebago Journey DP we had a friend with a Super C.
Yes, the Super C engine access was great -- but how often do you have to access it? Once a year for an oil change?
The drawbacks, as we observed, were that his cockpit was just that - a cockpit - and didn't become a very usable living area, nor did it have the panoramic windshield of the DP.
The noise of the diesel engine was in front of you, and not behind you (so was a certain degree of heat from it, but not unbearable).
It really and truly rode much more like a truck than our DP. I guess because it was, for all practical purposes, a medium-duty truck.
And (this is just me) I used to tease him that his motorhome looked like a U-Haul truck with full body paint. I know, not very nice of me, but it was true . . . and believe it or not, we're still best of friends.
Conclusion: you make the choice that's best for YOU. Happy travels.
