Gas or diesel?

RayUSMC wrote:
Can we discuss pros & cons re gas or diesel?

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It's been done about a thousand times. Have you tried to search for similar threads.

I always think I will do this when one of these threads pop-up so now I have. :) Below is a comparison (rough) of cost for 1K miles and 120K miles (how many miles we have driven in our LTV) using our diesel mileage and what I think I have gathered from this forum to be a high average for comparable gas RVs. Not precise but good enough to start an argument. Each can draw their own conclusions.

There are not a lot of comparable vans to give you a true comparison.

When the Ford Transit is available from an RV fitter, you might draws some comparisons to similar units on the Sprinter platform.

I suspect they will be about equal in fuel economy, and in performance in the mountains due to the Ford's turbo engine. Up front cost, the gasser should be less. For ongoing maintenance, the diesel should be a bit more.

My Travato is not really comparable because it's completely different from a Sprinter. My upfront cost was about 1/2 many of the models, the mpg is the same and the performance is about the same except climbing big mountains. But it's a lot less van in many ways which you can read about in the forums. Suits me fine though - I'm a weekender and short trip taker on the east coast.

There are lots of points of contention, I'm sure, and others will chime in. I would certainly prefer a diesel if I was going to be planning on traveling so much I expected hundreds of thousands of miles. Or if I wanted a fairly heavy B with great towing capacity to boot. Really, you need to consider how you plan to use your rig to make the decision on gas or diesel.

Good luck!