Build quality gas vs DP

I biggest problem with build quality is weight. The diesel pushers for the most part are built to carry more weight and therefore more is put into them for structure strength. The Foretravel, as was mentioned earlier is very heavy and very well built.

Several little differences like hollow core doors in a gas MH or solid core doors in a diesel. These differences all add up to a much quieter coach.

Smitty77 wrote:

-Gramps- wrote:
Rexhall Rear Gas Coach for sale

Hey Gramps (AKA Mr. UFO:)!) - Neat that you posted that unit. I had send a link to it to my BIL about three or four weeks ago, when it was still at the $89K asking price. And also it would be the 37' vs 39' Rexhall UFO that we would have gone with.

On power, I felt the 37" Rexhall UFO had plenty of power to weight ratio. And, the 8.1 also has mod's that can be made and 'safely' still pull more power. The Allison is capable of a bi more torque and HP, as long as it is driven responsibly.

For full disclosure, my wife and I did visit the Rexhall factory specifically to look over the UFO's. While the attention to construction detail and material choices were nowhere close to say our Country Coach, or a Foretravel, they were actually higher attention to detail then I observed in a few other Motorhome Manufacturer's tours. Another plus for the Rexhall, almost all Rexhall's, is they build a steel safety cage. We saw a 39' Roseair DP in the back of the factory. The owners had dodged a dear in New Mexico and went off into the trees hitting the passenger side into a pine. A few bruises, but the DW survived. It was flatbed hauled back tot he factory for repairs. The staff went out and hooked up power to the RV, and tried to open the slides. Both of the T-Rex super slides were operable. That speaks volumes about the combo of frame (Spartan) and house caged construction, that it survived an impact into a tree at pretty good speed, and still had the structural integrity to open the slide. One other item hat is neat to Rexhall's, is the one piece fiberglass roof tops, with now typical mold of the front and rear cap as ongoing maintenance leak proofing points. Bill Rex was a creative engineer, with many RV firsts.

Off my soap box now:)!

Best to all,
Smitty

My wife and I are very comfortable full-timing in our UFO and wouldn't trade it now for anything. I really like the Rex, it was 49k more than mine at the time and that was just a bit more than I could spend after trade.

Kayteg1 wrote:

-Gramps- wrote:
And it uses only nine quarts of oil!

Heck of a lot of coach for 79,900.

I am trying to sell much more of Prevost real pusher for $20,000 and no takers ;)
Love your way of thinking. Save 5 quarts of oil on gas option only to burn 500 gallons more fuel between oil changes.

Depends on how much driving you are doing now doesn't it. Plus I can buy a lot of fuel for the 40,000 dollar difference between a diesel and a gas coach...if I were buying new of course. It all depends on what you want. I don't want a tag or a lot of ceramic tile and other things...comfort, quiet, and lower maintenance costs...that is what I wanted and it is what I have. I have plenty of power as well. No problem climbing a 7 percent grade pulling a car...I have passed a lot of DPS on my way up as well.

Here is a look at a coach like mine:
HR Rear Gas Pusher

-Gramps- wrote:
And it uses only nine quarts of oil!

Heck of a lot of coach for 79,900.

I am trying to sell much more of Prevost real pusher for $20,000 and no takers ;)
Love your way of thinking. Save 5 quarts of oil on gas option only to burn 500 gallons more fuel between oil changes.

snowman9000 - The only gas coach I know of that is in the same league as a Foretravel (which is a very high build quality rig) in the time frame of the year 2001 is Born Free. These are smaller coaches than the Foretravel, but very well built with beautiful wood inside. They have an admirable safety record as do Foretravel. Plus the RVCG rates them as high as foretravel.

If you are OK with a diesel motor in front I would say that the Dynamax coaches from that same year range are also very high quality if a bit lower than Foretravel.

And finally Wanderlodge built some gas coaches early on that were very high quality although quite old today.

So basically the answer is - Born Free.

There is one guy that posts on this forum that has both a Foretravel and a Born Free.

Kayteg1 wrote:

timmac wrote:

-Gramps- wrote:
Rexhall Rear Gas Coach for sale

Nice motorhome but that gas 8.1 is about at max rate just with the motorhome, only leaves room for a smart car for towing..

Funny , I read whole add and when it says "rear engine pusher" whole add has no word "gas" used in coach description - even in generator description.
Looks like the seller is ashamed.
Actually the "enjoy the quiet ride of a diesel" sound like attempt to mislead potential buyers.

The ad on the right side plainly states: Type: Gas. There is one mistake, it not a Freightliner Gas Pusher (no such thing) it is a Workhorse UFO R-26 Chassis same as the one I have. I looked hard at this coach the year I purchased mine...Rexhall offered to fly me to CA to test drive it..one way ticket of course...they figured I would be driving the coach home. They could have be right about that if I had taken them up on their offer.

My coach is much quieter than any diesel coach inside and especially out. And it uses only nine quarts of oil!

Heck of a lot of coach for 79,900.

timmac wrote:

-Gramps- wrote:
Rexhall Rear Gas Coach for sale

Nice motorhome but that gas 8.1 is about at max rate just with the motorhome, only leaves room for a smart car for towing..

I tow a Saturn View, its a bit larger than a Smart Car.

Kayteg1 wrote:

timmac wrote:

-Gramps- wrote:
Rexhall Rear Gas Coach for sale

Nice motorhome but that gas 8.1 is about at max rate just with the motorhome, only leaves room for a smart car for towing..

Funny , I read whole add and when it says "rear engine pusher" whole add has no word "gas" used in coach description - even in generator description.
Looks like the seller is ashamed.
Actually the "enjoy the quiet ride of a diesel" sound like attempt to mislead potential buyers.

I have never seen a rear gasoline motor home personally, but I am sure that it would be just as quiet as a diesel as long as it is in the rear. It might even be quieter then a diesel. The only difference that I can see is that gasoline engines do not have the torque of a diesel engine. Other then that for the price of $89K, I would say it would interest me if I was looking for a gasoline motor home. The engineering these days on gasoline engines is amazing. They are so much better then from years back.

timmac wrote:

-Gramps- wrote:
Rexhall Rear Gas Coach for sale

Nice motorhome but that gas 8.1 is about at max rate just with the motorhome, only leaves room for a smart car for towing..

Funny , I read whole add and when it says "rear engine pusher" whole add has no word "gas" used in coach description - even in generator description.
Looks like the seller is ashamed.
Actually the "enjoy the quiet ride of a diesel" sound like attempt to mislead potential buyers.

-Gramps- wrote:
Rexhall Rear Gas Coach for sale

Hey Gramps (AKA Mr. UFO:)!) - Neat that you posted that unit. I had send a link to it to my BIL about three or four weeks ago, when it was still at the $89K asking price. And also it would be the 37' vs 39' Rexhall UFO that we would have gone with.

On power, I felt the 37" Rexhall UFO had plenty of power to weight ratio. And, the 8.1 also has mod's that can be made and 'safely' still pull more power. The Allison is capable of a bi more torque and HP, as long as it is driven responsibly.

For full disclosure, my wife and I did visit the Rexhall factory specifically to look over the UFO's. While the attention to construction detail and material choices were nowhere close to say our Country Coach, or a Foretravel, they were actually higher attention to detail then I observed in a few other Motorhome Manufacturer's tours. Another plus for the Rexhall, almost all Rexhall's, is they build a steel safety cage. We saw a 39' Roseair DP in the back of the factory. The owners had dodged a dear in New Mexico and went off into the trees hitting the passenger side into a pine. A few bruises, but the DW survived. It was flatbed hauled back tot he factory for repairs. The staff went out and hooked up power to the RV, and tried to open the slides. Both of the T-Rex super slides were operable. That speaks volumes about the combo of frame (Spartan) and house caged construction, that it survived an impact into a tree at pretty good speed, and still had the structural integrity to open the slide. One other item hat is neat to Rexhall's, is the one piece fiberglass roof tops, with now typical mold of the front and rear cap as ongoing maintenance leak proofing points. Bill Rex was a creative engineer, with many RV firsts.

Off my soap box now:)!

Best to all,
Smitty