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Skid_Row_Joe
Dec 05, 2013Explorer
Dakzuki wrote:X 2mlts22 wrote:
Recently made diesels do not have the reliability of ones in the past, mainly due to emission standards. The particulate filters clog up, the DEF makes urea crystals, one is forced to use ultra-low sulfur diesel or else the engine will throw codes and go into limp home mode.
If this wasn't an issue, I'd probably go with the diesels, but with all the headaches reported with these new emissions requirements, I'd just go with a gasser. Less MPG, but fewer hassles. Plus, since a gasoline generator is smaller, quieter, and cheaper than a diesel generator, that is also a nice plus.
Not to say a diesel is great for MPG... but with all the added upkeep and things that can break added on these past few years, I get second thoughts of buying one.
I'll have to remind the high mileage Sprinter owners I associate with how unreliable their trucks have been.
The diesel engine is far superior to any gas engine in a heavy-duty application.
Hey, pnichols:
If you want know about unreliability, poor quality, and countless breakdowns and roof and side-seam leaks? You need go no further than my Born Free! At least I can tell about my coach firsthand, instead of hearsay.
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