kfp673 wrote:
I am not a motorhome owner. I am actually a travel trailer owner with a diesel pickup truck. I am however looking into motorhomes. I am looking at this from a differnt angle. I have towed with both large gas and Diesel engines and there is no doubt the diesel is a better engine for hauling. Just the ability to hit cruise control and have it pull a grade without constant shifting is great. Gas engines can do the job but diesel is definitly much nicer. Now... With that said.. I don't understand the ridiculous upcharge in the rv world. If I price a pickup truck with a large gas engine and then price the EXACT SAME TRUCK with a Diesel engine there is typically a $10k difference on average. In the rv world when they do it with a class C it is a $70k upcharge. Why? In class A it is six figures more. Now granted, most DP are longer and larger so there is money in that but why don't they drop a 6.7l cummins in 30-35' class A's? It would be a no brainer for me for the $10k upcharge. I just don't understand why they are sooooo much more. It's just not worth it to the average person but that doesn't mean gas is "just as good".
It is not just dropping in a Cummins. With the DP you are buying the entire chassis which is a whole different ball game. That is where the extra towing capacity comes in. On the pickup the only difference is the engine and transmission. If you look at a gas powered MH with the same spit and shine on the inside vs the same level of DP I don't think it will be a $100k upgrade. The DP chassis probably cost at least $50k more for the builder to buy.
