Going from Gas To Diesel(?)

Cbones wrote:

predawn wrote:

Cbones wrote:
I will throw my 2 cents into this thread. I have driven over 90K miles on my ISB equipped Discovery loaded to 32K lbs with a 5K Jeep Grand Cherokee toad. There is no mountain in this country that I could not top. I can run 70 mph all day long pass semis up mountains with ease. Sure I have driven an ISL equipped Revolution, and yes it has slightly more power, but nothing crazy. I travel in tandem with my buddy in his Revo with the ISL. I have absolutely no problem keeping up with him. These are not meant to be race cars. They are just designed to get you from A to B. Almost all motorhomes gas or diesel will get you where you want to go. I would worry less about the size of the engine than the features that you are looking for. There are thousands of Discovery's, Phaetons, and Ventanas out there with ISBs that run all over this beautiful country without any problems getting up all the big hills west to east.

You absolutely can not run 70MPH all day long passing semis up mountains with ease

Evidently a missing comma. The statement should have been ' I can run 70 mph all day long, and yes I can pass semis going up long grades.' I almost always will pass semis in the climbing lane. The point of the post was that most mhs usually have enough power to get you from A-B. If you are looking for the power to weight ratio of an automobile, there is almost no coach that will outperform a typical run of the mill 4 cylinder auto. Additionally, I have never had a problem keeping up with my buddy and his ISL equipped Revolution. Remember his coach is saddled with an additional 10K pounds to carry around.

Cbones, I'm glad that you clarified your post because I would probably would have breezed by any future posts thinking you were full of cupcakes. Now, I understand what you are saying. :C

Safe travels,
MM.