OL 'B,
I pondered a diesel when purchasing a new motor home to pull my race car trailer last year too.
I ended up with a gasser (8.1L (496ci) BB Chevy [GASP! - THE FRENCHTOWN FLYER bought a Chevy!]) for several reasons, not the least of them being able to fix the BBC by the side of the road myself, $250 oil changes for the diesel, low man on the totem pole in diesel repair facilities, high cost of replacement parts and hi cost/gal of diesel fuel, the smell, the noise, the initial cost (about $11000 more), etc.
