Diesel vs gas......................
OK folks, there have been a few to many diesel vs gas threads that have shall we say gone to "Hell and a hand basket"! So if all of you would put in you BEST, no flaming reasons for going gas vs diese...
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Mike,
We checked out Cruiser Patriot editions yesterday. The wardrobe closet doesn't have the depth we want for part-timing in retirement, and we'd lose too much other clothes storage space for a washer-drier which we insist on for part-timing. The bathroom is too small, particularly the shower (36" would be OK but 34" isn't) and the bathroom sink counter isn't formica.
Also we want a rear kitchen for odor control when part-timing. Right now there are no Cruiser Patriot editons with a rear kitchen. Crossroads' Kingston has a nice one though (storage is enormous), as do Keystone's Montana and Carriage's Cameo. We ruled out the Crossroads Seville for lack of a rear kitchen, and because there isn't enough of a price difference between a Seville and the far superior Cameo.
But the Cruisers are perfect for vacation use. We plan on taking one three-week vacation out of state each summer until retirement, plus lots of shorter ones within California.
As for the V-10, consider what a 38-40 mile round-trip daily commute with 32 full stops will do to a diesel whose yearly hours of use would include only 15% hauling.
We checked out Cruiser Patriot editions yesterday. The wardrobe closet doesn't have the depth we want for part-timing in retirement, and we'd lose too much other clothes storage space for a washer-drier which we insist on for part-timing. The bathroom is too small, particularly the shower (36" would be OK but 34" isn't) and the bathroom sink counter isn't formica.
Also we want a rear kitchen for odor control when part-timing. Right now there are no Cruiser Patriot editons with a rear kitchen. Crossroads' Kingston has a nice one though (storage is enormous), as do Keystone's Montana and Carriage's Cameo. We ruled out the Crossroads Seville for lack of a rear kitchen, and because there isn't enough of a price difference between a Seville and the far superior Cameo.
But the Cruisers are perfect for vacation use. We plan on taking one three-week vacation out of state each summer until retirement, plus lots of shorter ones within California.
As for the V-10, consider what a 38-40 mile round-trip daily commute with 32 full stops will do to a diesel whose yearly hours of use would include only 15% hauling.
mgratner wrote:
Tom Hoisenger,
You might be fooled by your Cruiser. We have been fulltiming in one for over 5 years and we have been extremely pleased wioth its performance. We had one problem when it was 4 months old, which Crossroads promptly took care of. We have looked at a lot of so called full time units with their glitz and glitter. The Cruiser works, without issues, so we will stick with it.
In my opinion going with a gas engine, even a V10, just is false economy, not to mention the increase in power avaiable on a diesel in high country. 8000' feet, 24% loss in HP on any gasser.
Cigar Mike
