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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From plant visits, I am fairly sure that Winnebago and Newmar build their gas motorhomes at the same level of construction quality, using the same techniques, as their base-priced diesel pusher lines. Top level gassers will also be trimmed similarly, and pretty close in price, to the least expensive diesel pushers.
At Newmar, this overlap once went pretty high up the line, with the Mountainaire built as both gas and diesel. At a lower price level, Kountry Star was once built as gasser and entry-level diesel for a while.
I would expect the same from Tiffin. Some of the Monaco Corp brands, Monaco and Holiday Rambler for example, had this overlap between low-end pusher and upper-end gasser, and
But any gasser built like a Foretravel U270, I don't think so, as that was a semi-unibody motorcoach, not a RV box built on a bare rail chassis. Old Bluebirds might be comparable but still different, but there were no gassers after the late 1970s. Same for Newell, moved from front gas to front diesel to rear diesel as the market changed.
At Newmar, this overlap once went pretty high up the line, with the Mountainaire built as both gas and diesel. At a lower price level, Kountry Star was once built as gasser and entry-level diesel for a while.
I would expect the same from Tiffin. Some of the Monaco Corp brands, Monaco and Holiday Rambler for example, had this overlap between low-end pusher and upper-end gasser, and
But any gasser built like a Foretravel U270, I don't think so, as that was a semi-unibody motorcoach, not a RV box built on a bare rail chassis. Old Bluebirds might be comparable but still different, but there were no gassers after the late 1970s. Same for Newell, moved from front gas to front diesel to rear diesel as the market changed.
