Thinking about a diesel pusher

Buy a used mint condition holiday rambler or monaco for less than $50k.

There is a 08 Country Coach for sale in Tulsa that is on rvt.net right now. In your price range. I'd look at used diesel pushers.

PS. You need to visit Michigan

Here's one to consider a DP....a Forest River Berkshire...they are a nice coach for the money...by the way Sportscoach is now owned by Forest River...

For $175,000 you'd be able to find a much better choice of excellent manufacturers of motorhomes such as "our Newmar", Country Coach, Alpine, Beaver and Tiffin. Keep searching! (That is, if you're considering a used unit, which is recommended.)

Current diesel engines require a Diesel Exhaust fluid ( DEF) to be injected into the exhaust system to allow the engine to meet the Federal emission standards. Therefore, large MH's come with a separate tank to hold the DEF as it's automatically fed into the exhaust system to 'clean" the diesel emissions as they are released into the atmosphere. I believe this system was mandatory in 2010 (?) and the only way around having one is to purchase a MH prior that that year. To most it's not a big deal, just one more thing to take care of when you own a diesel MH. It adds a few cents to each gal. of diesel used but a gal. goes a long way. Most MH's come with fairly large DEF tanks so adding DEF is done only occasionally.

Looking at specs on Tiffin site and noticed a mention of "diesel exhaust fluid" ????

You should be able to get close to that $175k by shopping for a deal on a Fleetwood Expedition 38B or a Tiffin RED 38QBA. Both of these popular floor plans have bunk beds for the grandkids.

Both of these are Freightliner Chassis with Cummins ISB 6.7L power for good fuel mileage.