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

LandYacht35diesel wrote:
....I’ve seen some people state that they have avoided a diesel .... why so ?

I have avoided a diesel for several reasons some previously stated. I don't want a large 40 ft MH, ideally I would want the shortest Class A or C available. I am more of a traveler rather than a camper in on spot for a while. If you buy a Gas chassis from 24-39 ft they have the same HP engine. In diesel MH's the shorter they are the the less HP they have. Also it is hard to compare gas MH's to diesel MH's because of the weight variance. For example my friend has a 38 ft Dutch Star with a 8.3 Cummins engine his MH weighs over 30k lbs my old 454 gas MH weighs about 15k lbs fully loaded for travel. When I added about 80 more HP with headers, FF muffler, and a CAI I could pass him on long hills, at 230 hp I could not keep up with him but at a little over 300 HP I could pass him as well as my other friends with DP's. A 26 ft gas MH with a 362HP engine will have better performance than most DPs, because it is HP to weight that dictates performance. I think the new 7.3 Ford engines in a short A or C will be even better than most diesels and older gas models for that matter. Now if I was going to full time a DP would be in order and I would take the performance hit, but at my age that won't happen.