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Old 10-02-2016, 09:25 PM   #1
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Finally traded in the gas for a diesel

New to us 2015 Discovery 40G

Already put 1300 miles on it coming home from Colorado and WOW what a difference.
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Old 10-02-2016, 10:19 PM   #2
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What did you have before? Gas but what make, year, etc.
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Congratulations it looks great. I hope all goes well for you with it.
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What did you have before? Gas but what make, year, etc.
We had a 2014 Georgetown 351DS
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Old 10-03-2016, 06:47 AM   #6
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Congrats on the MH upgrade. A few years back we too went from a gasser to a diesel pusher and yes, what a difference. More power, better brakes, smoother ride, more weight capacity, and higher towing ability are pretty nice. Enjoy the travels.
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Old 10-03-2016, 07:12 AM   #7
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Very nice! Enjoy!
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Old 10-05-2016, 12:56 PM   #9
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Very nice. Same color as our 2015 40E.
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Old 10-06-2016, 08:53 AM   #10
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Congrats!! We did the same and definitely enjoy the better ride and towing capacity. We traded in our 2001 Fourwinds Wind Sport for 2008 Monaco LaPalma XL
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Congrats on the new rig!
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New to us 2015 Discovery 40G

Already put 1300 miles on it coming home from Colorado and WOW what a difference.
We did the same in July. Yes, to put it mildly What a difference!!
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I did the same thing i trade my cheep georgetown for a kountry star Newmar DP 3904 and enjoy it very much i on ly have 53,000 miles on it
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Agreed to all! As you can tell,
Love them DP's
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