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dubdub07
Jul 25, 2015Explorer
Well, since I have a DP, I wanted to read all the posts, weigh the differences as I see them, and then offer my opinion. Money is an issue. Maintenance is an issue and floorplan is an issue.
So two years ago we went looking. Looked at all of them from about $230K and cheaper. I wanted to be around $150K, honestly. So off we went and drove them. Here is what I found, with living in the Mile High state weighing into the equation.
1) A DP is quieter, more powerful, and runs cooler. Driving a diesel vs a gasser was very different and we just liked the quiet ride and smoothness of a pusher.
2) We needed to be in it a LONG time, like 10-13 hours at a time driving. The efficiency of a diesel and comfort where paramount.
3) Floorplans. We needed as much space for the buck as we could get. 40ft just seemed perfect. No tag but big enough for personal space for a family of 4 in it for long periods of time.
4) We travel to the south, and it is hot in the south. We wanted a big genny and 3 A/Cs. No gasser offered that.
We also found that pics where of no use because the coaches all seemed so much different in person. We found the Discovery 40G that met all our needs. The diesel is quiet, runs cool up and down the mountains, and will accommodate a long, long leg of a trip. 100 gallons of diesel at 7-8 MPG will run us 700-800 miles at a time, and the genny is very, very efficient running 3 A/Cs and keeping us very comfy. No motorhome gets better than 8, gas or diesel, so don't believe the hype on the forum of those that get better than that.
In the end, the pusher was a no brainer. I didn't like the noisy, hot doghouse and most smaller bunkhouses were just not right for us.
I learned a few things in research:
1) The nicer the MH, the heavier it is. Therefore the pushers are usually a lot nicer and handle the weight much better.
2) Maintenance is a little more difficult on a pusher, but well worth it. Especially if you can do it yourself.
3) You are not so limited in the TOAD and/or a trailer.
I wasn't set on a pusher or a gasser. I drove both with the floorplans I liked and chose. Neither is better than the other. Just don't pick one until you drive both.
WW
So two years ago we went looking. Looked at all of them from about $230K and cheaper. I wanted to be around $150K, honestly. So off we went and drove them. Here is what I found, with living in the Mile High state weighing into the equation.
1) A DP is quieter, more powerful, and runs cooler. Driving a diesel vs a gasser was very different and we just liked the quiet ride and smoothness of a pusher.
2) We needed to be in it a LONG time, like 10-13 hours at a time driving. The efficiency of a diesel and comfort where paramount.
3) Floorplans. We needed as much space for the buck as we could get. 40ft just seemed perfect. No tag but big enough for personal space for a family of 4 in it for long periods of time.
4) We travel to the south, and it is hot in the south. We wanted a big genny and 3 A/Cs. No gasser offered that.
We also found that pics where of no use because the coaches all seemed so much different in person. We found the Discovery 40G that met all our needs. The diesel is quiet, runs cool up and down the mountains, and will accommodate a long, long leg of a trip. 100 gallons of diesel at 7-8 MPG will run us 700-800 miles at a time, and the genny is very, very efficient running 3 A/Cs and keeping us very comfy. No motorhome gets better than 8, gas or diesel, so don't believe the hype on the forum of those that get better than that.
In the end, the pusher was a no brainer. I didn't like the noisy, hot doghouse and most smaller bunkhouses were just not right for us.
I learned a few things in research:
1) The nicer the MH, the heavier it is. Therefore the pushers are usually a lot nicer and handle the weight much better.
2) Maintenance is a little more difficult on a pusher, but well worth it. Especially if you can do it yourself.
3) You are not so limited in the TOAD and/or a trailer.
I wasn't set on a pusher or a gasser. I drove both with the floorplans I liked and chose. Neither is better than the other. Just don't pick one until you drive both.
WW
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