Petrol or Diesel engines motorhome?

PeterDL
PeterDL Forum Participant Posts: 3
edited January 2023 in New to Caravanning & Touring #1

Hi my motorhoming new friends.

when looking to buy a first motor home, is the choice of petrol or Diesel engine important? In the olden days it was generally accepted that larger cars and vans benefitted from a powerful Diesel engine.

 

is this the case for motor homes?

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  • Graydjames
    Graydjames Forum Participant Posts: 440 ✭✭✭
    edited January 2023 #2

    I think it remains the case that the only petrol options are on smaller campervans. 

    Manufacturers moved to diesel pretty much exclusively as far as I can recall in the 1990s and this remains the case except for a few campervans. Aside from power, consumption was an issue with petrol. It tended to be in the low 20s (to the gallon), for motorhomes, whereas diesel tended to the upper 20s.

    I am not 100% certain, but I think you'd not be able to find a petrol motor home; maybe a campervan.  

  • JVB66
    JVB66 Forum Participant Posts: 22,892
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    edited January 2023 #3

    As the majority of conversions are on commercial based vehicles there is not IMHO the market for the base vehicle manufacturer to use petrol engines which do not give the mpg or longevity of a diesel

  • PeterDL
    PeterDL Forum Participant Posts: 3
    edited January 2023 #4

    That makes our choices much easier. Thanks for your advice.

  • Lyke Wake Man
    Lyke Wake Man Forum Participant Posts: 238
    edited February 2023 #5

    use diesel,  petrol is o.k. for small cars but anything larger they will drink petrol

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