Trading up to Diesel

When you find the motorhome that has the floor plan and amenities that you are looking for, look at the tire date codes, age of batteries and maintenance records.

A very low mileage unit in a diesel may not be the jewel that you think it will be for the drive-train. Diesels liked to be run so their parts can be lubricated; same for the diesel generator. A very well kept unit that has been driven 6K-10K a year is not bad.

A well kept 100,000 mile, 10 yr. old unit, that is very clean could be a good find. Again, it's all about maintenance.

Good luck,
MM.

get as much horsepower as you can afford ! depending on the coach of course but IMO 350 HP is the absolute minimum & 400+ would be preferred. don't rule out front engine conversions ;)

scot-to-rv wrote:
We have been rving for 10 years with 2different class a motorhomes. This year we have decided to trade up to a diesel pusher. I would be very happy with any advice you may have from motor size to questions to ask dealers. All suggestions from experienced people are helpful.

You're going to have to give us more info:
1: new or used
2. Budget
3. Usage/expectations. Full time/half time/vacations & weekends
4. Couple or also children.

It depends on what you plan to do with your Motorhome. Fulltime, vacations, weekend trips.

We got ours to fulltime, which we did for 8 years. Now we call ourselves halftimers.