Front mounted diesels in class a and c
The 07 dp we have now is immaterial to the question, so bear with. I have wondered why we don't see more of the front diesel powered rvs both A's and C's. The majors have pickups with a proven record ...
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$7000 to $10,000 higher price and enough extra weight that a smaller motorhome has to be built on a chassis of same GVWR. Then for a genset, it needs either a more expensive diesel model, or LPG version of a gas genset and a larger LPG tank.
No "FRED" chassis for A's today, they sold a few in the past. A couple former suppliers are still building mostly smaller diesel bare chassis for step vans, small buses, and other non-RV markets.
They are still offering front diesel C's, although Ford no longer has a diesel to fit the E-series, Chevrolet can put one in the express, and it is an option on RAM Promaster and Transit (latter not yet used to build Cs, but in the B market). And of course there is always the Sprinter cab chassis to work with, about twice the price of an E-series or Express cutaway.
Except for building on Sprinter, manufacturers currently offering diesel Cs don't sell as many. Sprinters usually get used to build a separate premium line, which helps get past the price sensitivity of most RV buyers.
No "FRED" chassis for A's today, they sold a few in the past. A couple former suppliers are still building mostly smaller diesel bare chassis for step vans, small buses, and other non-RV markets.
They are still offering front diesel C's, although Ford no longer has a diesel to fit the E-series, Chevrolet can put one in the express, and it is an option on RAM Promaster and Transit (latter not yet used to build Cs, but in the B market). And of course there is always the Sprinter cab chassis to work with, about twice the price of an E-series or Express cutaway.
Except for building on Sprinter, manufacturers currently offering diesel Cs don't sell as many. Sprinters usually get used to build a separate premium line, which helps get past the price sensitivity of most RV buyers.
