Moving On From a Diesel Motorhome Back to Gas

[Boat Bum]

I hear you. My old boss had to have the biggest Searay in Buffalo, NY, compared to friends and acquaintances at the marina. So he bought a 45' Sundancer, I believe that had twin diesels. I think Cummins 8.3L. One day at work, my boss comes in dirty and in a foul mood. I asked, "Hey, Chuck, what's the matter?" and he replied, "Those damn diesels each take 20 quarts of oil." The boat nearly bankrupted him. Boy, did he have a hard time selling it.

I had to laugh, it's always the Sea Ray guys.

 

[Wemustrv]

Sorry to hear about your DP issues. We have had our 2007 DP for over 10 years it has a freightliner chassis that has been flawless on all the hours and miles on the chassis and engine. Our engine is a Mercedes Diesel. I am sold on the diesel and would not go back to gas. Totally a personal choice based on personal needs.

 

[d23haynes57]

The Entegra Esteem is R5 in the walls, R24 in the ceiling, and R9 in the floor.

The Esteem is on an F-550 chassis and is billed as a Super C. This is not a typical economy "Class C". The tanks have heating pads which indicate they are outside or in unheated compartments. Where is all the plumbing. Still propane heat, hot water, and a single 30,000 BTU furnace. MSRP starts at just over $300K. I would consider this for the 4X4. This may still be somwhat limited for true winter use. With the limited battery capacity there will be a lot of reliance on the generator.

 

[Vint]

The 27U is a classic C on the Ford F450 chassis, with the new 7.3L V8.

My wife nor I would ever think of looking at a diesel rig again.

 

[fishslayer]

Never was a fan of diesel..i can fix anything on my gas rv..but it requires very little repairs. And gas is way cheaper

 

[Vint]

And gas is way cheaper

Actually, fishslayer, with my Open Roads and Greenlane diesel fuel cards, probably more than half the time during our travels, we paid less for diesel than what the posted price was for 87 unleaded. As an added benefit, we used truck stops such as Love's and Pilot/Flying J's, where there was plenty of room to maneuver and pay at the pump. I would also expect a Ford V8 Class C to average 9 mpg at best, probably more like 7-8 mpg, whereas my diesel averaged between 10.5-11 mpg.

Yeah, if it wasn't the cost of repair and upkeep, I'd stay with diesel, but those $$$$ far outweigh a couple of miles per gallon less in economy.

 

[Boat Bum]

If your diesel requires DEF then that should be considered as part of fuel cost or cost to run.

 

[fishslayer]

Actually, fishslayer, with my Open Roads and Greenlane diesel fuel cards, probably more than half the time during our travels, we paid less for diesel than what the posted price was for 87 unleaded. As an added benefit, we used truck stops such as Love's and Pilot/Flying J's, where there was plenty of room to maneuver and pay at the pump. I would also expect a Ford V8 Class C to average 9 mpg at best, probably more like 7-8 mpg, whereas my diesel averaged between 10.5-11 mpg.

Yeah, if it wasn't the cost of repair and upkeep, I'd stay with diesel, but those $$$$ far outweigh a couple of miles per gallon less in economy.

Actually mine is a V 10 and gets about 9 or 10 mpg here.. gas is also 3.41 today.. was 2.09 before the fake shortage. I dont do 3000 mile trips..usually under 1000 round trip but if it breaks, probably a trip to autozone and im back on the road.