Experimenting with the though of a Class A...
We are a family of 4, the young ones are 10 and 5. We also travel with our dogs, medium and small. Previous till now we have had tow behinds and 5ers, all the way up to MDTs with a large TH. We dow...
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We are a family of 4, the young ones are 10 and 5. We also travel with our dogs, medium and small. Previous till now we have had tow behinds and 5ers, all the way up to MDTs with a large TH. We downsized to save for a down payment on a retirement home, I retire from the Air Force this year.
The house we are having built will have an RV bay in the garage with a 14' door and 41' of internal space to store something. That is my limitation.
We want a diesel pusher and if I can find the right used rig, I would like an ISL Cummins. I an not really well versed but I had a DPF in my last ISC MDT and hated the regens so I think that means I want something that is 2005 or older.
Obviously it has to fit in the garage, but, what size/layout is good for a family with two kids?
I want really good access while on the road and less to fail mechanically so I am thinking less or no slides if possible. We also want really good views because we want the kids to see everything they can on our trips.
Speaking of trips...we want to do numerous short weekend to week long trips during the year and at least one longer 3 week to a month trip over the summer.
Some of our sops will be off the grid, so good quiet generator power is a must.
As much as we can, we want to be under $100k.
I know this gets asked a bunch, I really am doing my homework. I have 4-6 months before the house is finished and I retire to learn and decide if we should go back to the MDT and 5er route, or have the open space while traveling of the Class A.
On the bold, that is not the case. Ours is an '08 and we have no DEF. I think you may be thinking of the switch from low sulphur to ultra low sulphur, which happened in '06.
(Side note: our '08 MH has an '06 spec engine - we can still run low sulphur if needed)
I think you'll find DEF came about around 2010. Sure enough, a check of the Cummins website has them listed as EPA 2010.
Hopefully that helps expand your search a little.
Oops - I missed your update. Nice choice - congrats.
