For those who're serious about motorhome quality and durability, diesel motorhomes can provide what you are looking for in a great motorhome.

Over the years, diesel powered vans have earned a popularity for durability and heavy-duty everything and rightfully so. Specially over the last decade or so, the evolution of the diesel driven, non commercial private truck has really pushed the development of the diesel engine for more than just 18-wheel over-the-road trucking use. Naturally, there're (and have been) diesel-powered cars sold in the USA - Mercedes-Benz comes quickly to mind, but they are strictly passenger cars, with no pretense as a heavy-duty hauler, like diesel motorhomes.

At the present that diesel trucks for individual use have become commonplace, it was only natural that motorhome manufacturers would turn to the heavy-duty diesel chassis offered by Dodge, Chevrolet, Ford and GMC. These diesel chassis are an excellent basis for any class C motorhome, as well as the Dodge Sprinter, which makes a magnificent van chassis for any class B motorhome.

Admittedly, diesel motorhomes will expense a lot more than their gasoline-powered counterparts. But, what exactly do you get for your additional cash? For one, you get the heavy-duty diesel engine. Majority of the current gasoline engines will easily last, without major failure, for 150,000 miles - or more. But, that's considered the upper limit for reliability - used more than this point and you are risking a catastrophic engine failure far away from home. But the modern diesel engine is a heavy-duty appliance actually. It's not unusual for them to reliably last 300,000 miles - and beyond. And, last reliably too.

Then, there's the extra fuel economy you get from a diesel. I estimate that a diesel will give about 20% - 25% better fuel mileage than a similar gas engine, due mostly to the inherent characteristics of the diesel design. But, diesel fuel often costs a lot more than gasoline, so your real cash outlay for fuel may be about even.

Diesel motorhomes normally have a heavy-duty transmission and driveline to go with the diesel engine. Gasoline-powered motorhomes usually have a strengthened automotive-type transmission - this is normally the weak link in a gasoline-powered motorhome. Not so with diesels, they sometimes come with a super heavy-duty transmission made by Allison (essentially a modified heavy truck transmission) to deal with the diesel's prodigious power output.

Diesel motorhomes are a high quality motorhome, normally worth every penny of their additional costs with increased performance and durability.

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