Build quality gas vs DP
I looked at a 2001 Foretravel DP. It was the U270, their lower line at the time. Loved it. Is there any gasser that has high end build quality like that? I'm assuming not.
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Snowman9000 wrote:
I looked at a 2001 Foretravel DP. It was the U270, their lower line at the time. Loved it. Is there any gasser that has high end build quality like that? I'm assuming not. - Diesel motorhomes up till recent always were higher quality and the price showed it, cant sell a diesel motorhome for $300,000 to $600,000 and have the same quality as a gas motorhome, just to let you know gas motorhomes have came a lot of ways in quality just in the past few years and now we have lower end diesel motorhomes under $250,000 with about same quality as some gas motorhomes, my 2008 {gas} Bounder with full body paint, leather interior and cherry wood cabinets looks as rich as a $250,000 diesel motorhome but cost half the price and half the cost of maintenance.
What's your point anyways... :B - Snowman,
I do not know of your situation - other than your post.
BUT...for equal $$$ (UNDERLINE EQUAL), it my personal opinion that a 'good' older DP is better than a younger gasser. There are SOOOOO many factors to consider like quality, proper maintenance, usage, etc that a decision can only be based on the reality of the coaches under consideration.
Therefor, my opinion (and it is worth what you paid for it - zero), is that you should look into the current age (what maintenance is needed), what improvements you want to make and your expected usage should all help you to make a decision.
Just one more observation - our three previous gassers had the usual doghouse between us and going down the road we had to shout to each other - with our DP (the big engine down the back), we can carry on a nice conversation as we travel - next stop, nights location, future plans. We will not go back to a gasser!!!! - I seriously question whether there's any gas powered coach, old or new that can match the build quality of a Foretravel.
Just my humble opinion for whatever it isn't worth....:B - I don't see the reason for those replies. Edit, looks like they've been deleted.
I am NOT asking about the usual gas vs DP question. I'm asking if there are gassers that have build quality like good DP rigs. I probably worded the title wrong and so some people can't wait to post "not this again". Snowman9000 wrote:
I don't see the reason for those replies. I am NOT asking about the usual gas vs DP question. I'm asking if there are gassers that have build quality like good DP rigs. I probably worded the title wrong and so some people can't wait to post "not this again".
Short answer...Nope.- In the offerings for 2016, and in the $600K to $750K range, the DP's that I have in mind are obviously of higher quality than any gasser. IMO most of us here simply can't afford the quality that we want. Therefore, we have to compromise.
ME? I had to compromise a LOT!
The sad thing is that it takes great deal of exposure/experience with motorhomes, PLUS you need to be a "gearhead", plus you need some construction/fabrication/design experience, plus you need the freedom to go checkout many models,....etc, etc,....in order to have a chance of selecting "the best in the bunch". Just asking the right questions is an art in itself.
If it was easy, there wouldn't be so many cases of buyers' remorse. Snowman9000 wrote:
I don't see the reason for those replies. I am NOT asking about the usual gas vs DP question. I'm asking if there are gassers that have build quality like good DP rigs. I probably worded the title wrong and so some people can't wait to post "not this again".
The problem is most DP's do not have the quality of a decent DP like a Prevost chassis type coach. There are so many levels of quality that it is a difficult question to answer. I have had both DP's and gassers and I find that all of them have their good points and all have their bad points. Some gassrs had better cabinets than some of the DP's I had. The thing is I never had a cabinet fail so to me that is irrelevant. Then again, I never had an engine fail, so both diesel and gas got me where I wanted to go. I also have several thousand miles in a Liberty Prevost coach and know that most DP and gas coaches are not even close to the same quality level of a really high end coach made to last for hundreds of thousands of miles and decades of use.
You need only to decide what is important to you, and go for it. There is not right or wrong answer as the only choice that ever matters is yours.- Snowman9000,
If you are asking if there gasoline coaches with build quality comparable to a 2001 Foretravel U270, the answer is NO. But, it likely cost at least twice what the most expensive gas coach did when it was new. Not reasonable to expect quality to be the same.
BTW, no difference in build quality between the different Foretravel models-- just drivetrain and equipment differences. Same construction.
BTW, here are specs on the 2001 Foretravel U270:
http://www.beamalarm.com/foretravel-links/models/2001-u270-foretravel-specifications.pdf Snowman9000 wrote:
I looked at a 2001 Foretravel DP. It was the U270, their lower line at the time. Loved it. Is there any gasser that has high end build quality like that? I'm assuming not.
IMHO your assumption is CORRECT.
JMHO,
