V 10 mpg

jjrbus wrote:
Been thinking about getting a newer class C for some time, seems the most common 24 foot or under on the used market is the V10. After following this thread and reading about repair costs on the V10, The community has convinced me to keep my Toyota V6 until it falls apart like some Keystone Cops movie.

I would like to have more power so will be watching for a Toyota 3.4 donor vehicle.

For 24 years, we owned a motor home built on top of a 1983 Toyota 2.4L-L4 carbureted engine with a 4-speed manual trans. The engine was rated at 96hp. It was a real slug. 57mph was the sweet spot to achieve 20mpg. Going faster did not save time because of stopping so frequently for gas.

We replaced the rig 12 years ago with an E350-V10 primarily for the facility upgrade, but also benefit in having normalcy with power. We aclimated quickly getting half the fuel economy because everything else has been so much better.

If your RV facilities meets your needs adequately and you are able to maintain everything, I advise to keep going with it.