For me, the way I figure things, if I were to change platforms I'd suss out
a GM camperized van with 350 FI injected engine and 4 speed auto.

For all the ** potential ** money spent dealing with a late model
Sprinter or similar,
I think I might be paying less in spite of lower MPG's

Neil.

On 8/26/16, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote:

> Getting back to the basic vehicles the new generation of Diesels (2007 and
> later) can have extremely complicated fuel delivery and emissions control
> systems. In my opinion some of these are still developmental similar to late
> 70s and early 80s fuel injection.....

> For the RV crowd doing a typical 5 to 7K miles a year nothing beats the
> total cost of ownership as a  big V8 or V10. I am a fan of the Ford Triton
> V10. These things tend to just run, take abuse, and when they do fail they
> can be fixed most anyplace. Transmission rebuilds are less than a Syncro
> tranny swap. Yes in a larger RV you will only get 8-10 mpg. In the smaller
> class C's you may go to 12.

--
Neil n

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