Why not gasser rear enging?
What is against rear engine gassers, and front engine diesels? Just wondering? Same goes for the common pickup truck diesels in the rear?
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If you can cool a rear engine diesel, you can cool a rear engine gasser.
In the end, it is cost and the marketplace that determines what is offered. The least expensive way to build a MH (at least under about 38') is with a gas engine in the front. Cost/price is very important to a lot of people for something they will often only use 4-6 weeks out of the year and only drive it 5-7,000 miles.
With a little tweaking (rear air bags, a good alignment, Koni FSD shocks, and $150 worth of sound damping material under the dog house), our old gasser handles and rides fine and is quiet at cruising speeds and quit acceptable when climbing hills. I love the dividends and appreciation the $40,000 gives me that didn't go into a DP (and the reduced depreciation of the gasser).
In the end, it is cost and the marketplace that determines what is offered. The least expensive way to build a MH (at least under about 38') is with a gas engine in the front. Cost/price is very important to a lot of people for something they will often only use 4-6 weeks out of the year and only drive it 5-7,000 miles.
With a little tweaking (rear air bags, a good alignment, Koni FSD shocks, and $150 worth of sound damping material under the dog house), our old gasser handles and rides fine and is quiet at cruising speeds and quit acceptable when climbing hills. I love the dividends and appreciation the $40,000 gives me that didn't go into a DP (and the reduced depreciation of the gasser).
