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tropical36
May 19, 2020Explorer
pnichols wrote:LOG wrote:
There are only four reasons for a diesel pusher. Room, washing machine, and dishwasher.
And Prestige.
Room is the only one worth considering.
A Class C can support a toad.
Class C's have Corian surfaces, tile floors, safe, vacuum cleaner, Satellite TV, etc.
They are easier to drive, cost less to operate, easier to service.
All given up is room and prestige.
And ..... :
No Class A has a coach structure consisting of outer walls and roof made up of a single molded fiberglass piece - for a lifetime of no leaks (other than around the same surface openings as are in a diesel pusher Class A) - as is the case in a Coach House Class C.
Class C motorhomes can be retrofitted with genuine full-blown air suspension - if their owner(s) want to pay for it.
Most diesel pusher Class A rigs should in no way be taken to explore and camp in the intimate and/or pristine remote places where a small Class C can be taken.
The only torque that counts is the final torque winding up on the drive axles - and what this takes is a given amount of horsepower converted into the required amount of torque on drive axles via overall drive-train gearing. IAW, a given amount of diesel pusher horsepower is the same as the same given amount of gasser horsepower - other than the diesel pusher crankshaft turns at a lower RPM, so overall drive train gearing must be different than that of a gas engine powered motorhome.
Pristige has it's roots in envy or yearning for something different ... and not everyone has diesel pusher Class A type roots. My envy and/or yearning centers around an over-the-top Earthroamer Class C. ;)
Gee....after all that, I don't understand why a Class C doesn't cost a lot more than a DP/A....lol
Hey whatever floats one's boat and why they make one for everyone.
I used to have some arguments against a DP, but now that we have one, there's no going back to anything else, for us and not many do.
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