Afraid to make the leap to diesel
Prior owner of class c Jamboree and clas a Allegro 30' gas in 90's. Racing motorcycles every weekend for 10 months a year. Know the drawbacks of gas type class a. Very knowledgeable on gas engines and...
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Kayteg1 wrote:Mile High wrote:
The only real difference we have noticed so far is when its idling in front of the house it sounds like the rental car shuttle area at the airport! :) Those V10s were sure quiet.
You ought to hear the diesels of last decade.
We have 2 mercedes cars. When wife comes home in gasoline model, the dogs hear her when she passes the gate (mostly due to radiator fan working on high).
When she comes in diesel- dogs don't know she is here till she closes garage door after parking.
5 injections per ignition cycle is one of those technological marvels.
Oh I know, I've all generations of diesel pickups and they didn't get quiet until 2007. My 2006 would wake up the dead when I started.
Still I don't think a lot of quiet technology has gone into a DP, at least not that I can tell.
