Gasser guys and gals ...why not a diesel ?

Maintenance.

Lancslad wrote:
Maintenance.

this and cost. and i have zero experience with diesel engines.

:) Hi, one word, STINK.:E

Can’t debate the STINK ! .... but from what I’ve been told - the lower sulfur diesel is less stinky !

Maintenance? .. how so ?? Initial cost ? ... what was that ?

Not familiar with the motor itself ? ... it’s a learning experience!!

Price right now, a comparable diesel when we bought was another $60k. That’s a lot of fuel. I will have diesel eventually.

I've had both: two gassers (35' 2004 Sea Breeze & 31' 2001 Sea View) and a DP (41' 2001 Newmar).

The Sea Breeze was no fun to drive long distances, but cheap to maintain. The Newmar was much better driving -- air bags make a big difference, but very expensive to maintain.

The 2001 Sea View, our newest gasser, has been a pleasant surprise. Maybe I wasn't expecting much. The V10 is zippy as hell, the steering is precise (not loose and wandering like our Sea Breeze), and the ride quality is good enough for long distance driving.

Most diesels are too big (length and height) for our needs, initial cost of a diesel is too high, diesel maintenance costs are ridiculous, I don’t need the extra towing capacity of diesels.

The cost of the small Sprinter diesels blow my mind compared to the gas equivalent.

About 200K

Rk911 hit it. That plus I don't need it for my rig.

Maintenance? My DP has about 91,00mi on it. Change oil & filters including Gen once a year, about $200. Had to replace the heater core and some refrigerator issues (gassers have those also). So what is the maintenance issue? Just wait till that V-10 blows out a spark plug. My F-350 diesel has 165,000mi on it and nothing has went wrong that has anything to do with it being a diesel. Not many gassers go over 200k without serious problems. But the gas ones are a little cheaper and a lot of that is reflected in the quality of the "house" part as well as the drive train.