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Old 04-16-2013, 03:35 PM   #1
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Default Detroit diesel Allison Transmission Expected Life Cycle What am I Missing?

I have to ask this question; because it has been annoying me.

Since Detroit diesel motors and Allison Transmissions should give a much longer service life than a comparable gas motor home. Why is it I see almost everyone with a diesel powered motor coach (Newell, Wanderlodge, Prevost, foretravel...on and on) advertising having recently rebuilt their engines with miles between 100K and 200K miles on them?

I know there are plenty of people who do not attend to their PM responsibilities and trash their units out, but it "seems" that diesel engine & power train problems are common after 100K miles even with those who do perform their annual maintenance.

I know OTR rigs can get massive miles and maybe have heavier power trains than an motor home.

What am I missing here, someone help me out on this, I need clarification if possible. What I don't want is to purchase some nice used luxury coach get it home and bam sink another 20K into it almost overnight when it should be road ready for many miles to come.

Thank you in advance,

Luke
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