RayChez wrote:
LOL! Some of these RVer's that are saying a gasoline coach is just as good as a diesel pusher do not know what they are talking about. They should take a drive on a diesel pusher and they would never go back to a gasoline coach. Now if they do not want to spend that kind of money, that is a different story. But to say that a gasoline motorhome rides just as good is insane.
Gasoline motorhomes are OK, but not comparison to a diesel pusher. SORRY!
A gasoline engine once it starts hitting 100K it is already in the twilight of being a good engine, while a diesel is just barely getting broke in.
Sorry, but I drove a friend's DP (Monaco) one night for a couple of hundred miles. There was no great improvement in ride, handling, or noise compared to my slightly modified (and old) gasser. The "mods" include a $150 of good sound insulation in the dog house, Koni FSD shocks, rear air bags, AND A GOOD ALIGNMENT.
And the Ford V10's will run a lot longer than 100,000 miles if properly maintained. At 80,000 miles, mine is running the same as when I bought it------------no change in mpg or oil usage.
