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Posted by AeroBaron [Email] (more from AeroBaron) on Wed, 19 Mar 2014 13:18:00
In Reply to: All over the map... anyone know anything about RVs?, Justin VanAbrahams [Profile/Gallery]
, Mon, 17 Mar 2014 13:00:21
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Some Class A rigs have a wimpy chassis. Look for beef if you go with A.
I owned a 29' 1995 Class C on a F-350 chassis. My family and I had many wonderful memories and long road trips when gas used to be $1.85. The FI 460 engine was excellent but gave 7.5 MPG maximum. In later years, the manufacturers used a newer Ford engine (I forget the model) or a Chevrolet 8.1, both of which gave about 2 more MPG.
More importantly, don't get a F-350 chassis. Only go with F-450 or above as their carrying capacity is greater.
Tires are super important. Make sure they are fresh and their combined rating (number of tires * individual load rating) exceeds the total weight of your rig. Despite all this, I had three blowouts ("threw a tread") where not only did I lose the tire but each incident caused about $3000 of ancillary damgage.
What's more important than tires is comprehensive insurance coverage with a low deductible. I'm surprised my insurer never cancelled me considering they paid for about $20K of repairs: tire failure damage, windshields, rodent damage, etc.
Enjoy!
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Posts in this Thread:
- All over the map... anyone know anything about RVs?, Justin VanAbrahams , Mon, 17 Mar 2014 13:00:21
- Decision time approaches... hopefully., Justin VanAbrahams , Wed, 2 Apr 2014 18:39:12
- Sprinter, Mike Lynch , Thu, 27 Mar 2014 11:29:00
- Re: Sprinter, Justin VanAbrahams , Thu, 27 Mar 2014 13:56:38
- Opinions on single vs. dual axle?, Justin VanAbrahams , Tue, 25 Mar 2014 11:38:32
- Have you ruled out a trailer?, EAnderson, Thu, 20 Mar 2014 09:46:36
- Miscellaneous information, AeroBaron, Wed, 19 Mar 2014 13:18:00 <-- Viewing This Message
- Tires & Gas, Justin VanAbrahams , Wed, 19 Mar 2014 14:48:50
- Ford 460 vs GM 454, AeroBaron, Thu, 20 Mar 2014 10:50:19
- Re: Tires & Gas, No Snaab, Thu, 20 Mar 2014 04:15:24
- Tanks, Justin VanAbrahams , Thu, 20 Mar 2014 16:10:40
- Re: Tanks, No Snaab, Fri, 21 Mar 2014 04:20:45
- since you asked on a SAAB site..., Snowmobile , Wed, 19 Mar 2014 07:16:06
- Since you asked on a SAAB site, what about a Vixen?, MI-Roger , Sat, 22 Mar 2014 14:07:03
- Re: since you asked on a SAAB site..., dtechakacheaptech, Thu, 20 Mar 2014 10:34:58
- Re: since you asked on a SAAB site..., Justin VanAbrahams , Wed, 19 Mar 2014 10:22:11
- Re: All over the map... anyone know anything about RVs?, No Snaab, Mon, 17 Mar 2014 16:05:10
- Re: All over the map... anyone know anything about RVs?, Justin VanAbrahams , Mon, 17 Mar 2014 16:57:28
- Actually, No Snaab, Tue, 18 Mar 2014 04:27:38
- Re: Actually, Justin VanAbrahams , Tue, 18 Mar 2014 09:36:39
- revcon fmc and dodge, \'Railhead, Sun, 23 Mar 2014 20:48:50
- Re: revcon fmc and dodge, Justin VanAbrahams , Mon, 24 Mar 2014 12:41:34
- Argosy, No Snaab, Mon, 24 Mar 2014 15:42:13
- Re: Argosy, Justin VanAbrahams , Mon, 24 Mar 2014 19:37:11
- Re: Argosy, No Snaab, Tue, 25 Mar 2014 04:46:31
- Re: Argosy, Justin VanAbrahams , Tue, 25 Mar 2014 09:41:46
- Older = smellier, AeroBaron, Mon, 24 Mar 2014 14:14:15
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