Upgrade to Gas or Diesel Class A?
So we are currently on Motorhome #4, a 1999 Itasca Suncruiser purchsed used in 2006. Overall we have been happy with the RV, but looking to go a bit newer to bridge to the final "retirement" coach in...
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JimM68 wrote:dezolen wrote:
Some of the newer gas coaches can ride almost as quiet and smoothly as the DP's and have similar layouts. All depends where you spend the majority of your time whether driving or parked. As you know maintenance is a breeze and very cheap. If you need to tow over #5000 a DP is what you need. We had looked into a 2008 DP Charleston and ended up with a brand new gas coach for the same money. No regrets whatsoever. So far 3 oil changes in 3 years at 30$ a crack. Nothing more. Be sure to check out Tiffin and Newmar. Top choices IMHO
I hate it when I "have to" jump in without reading the whole thread.
Posts like these come from happy gasser owners who've never driven a DP...
Not that this is a bad thing, and certainly no offense intended...
But...
Gasser's put the powerplant, and any noise or disturbance it might create, right exactly between you and your DH....
And gassers ride on leaf springs. Like cars did... in the 1950's? Like Ups trucks do...
There really is no comparison between any front engine gas motorhome and any rear engine diesel air suspension air brake motorhome. They are that different
I read on here a profound description of a DP. A DP has two motors, one in the front (genny) and one in the back to propel the coach. When driving, the motor in use is in the back, 40ft away and out of earshot. When sleeping, the motor in the front is on, 40ft away and out of earshot.
How true this was and is and makes a huge difference. Ask a gasser owner if he/she has any wind noise and I bet they don't know. I can hear the wind as it rushes over the coach at 75mph. Drove both and there is no comparison, really.
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