Help with DP for Full Timing

nbargolf wrote:
IMHO again coaches 2007 and older a lot will have Cat engines. Not that at aren't great they are but according to a friend who was a diesel mechanic Cat will cost more for service and parts and won't get as good of mpg as a Cummins. Please don't destroy me just passing info from a pro.

Since you said what you said, I'll tell my experience.

When we bought our 2008 Monaco Dynasty in April of 2007, picking it up as we selected a factory delivery in Coburg, OR, our salesman told us that CAT engines were not going to be made for motorhomes.

I mentioned it on this site years ago and you would have thought I sprayed hot lava on the crowd. I certainly had no dog in the fight, just passing on what I had heard. The CAT dealer was across from the Monaco plant. Well, it was true, CAT got out of the OTR engine business.

Also, once we were parked next to a Monaco product RV and I got to talking to the owner. He had a CAT engine and was complaining about his fuel mileage. We were heavier with a tag axle and he was getting around 6 mpg, telling me that's the best he has gotten. I told him we were getting over 7.5 mpg with our Cummins. And I know this is SO unscientific but I've never ran across anyone saying that they were getting bad mileage with a Cummins.

And, I also know that there are many people here who have had excellent service from their CAT engines.

This is just my little snippet piece of experience which doesn't amount to a hill of beans.

Safe travels,
MM.