12-13k Budget For Motorhome
DW and I are about convinced that we want a motorhome. Here is our plan, however, I wanted to consult with the experts first because I understand that plans vs reality are often two different things. ...
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For that money you won't get a Workhorse with the 8.1L and Allison Trans. The 1990-2000 chassis were Chev. 454 and Ford 460. The '99 and up could have the V10. I((n '96 Chev. came out with the 454 Vortec. That had MPFI instead of TBI and was a great improvement. The Ford 460 had problems with the exhaust manifold bolts breaking and exhaust leaks that would burn out the plug wires. We had a '96 Pace Arrow on the Chev chassis and had no problems with it. We did have a steering stabilizer and steersafe on it. None of these are really designed to run easily at 70 MPH. At 55-65 they handle pretty good. Water leaks are the one thing you should watch for. Roof leaks are many times difficult to find and seal. When water gets into the side walls many will delaminate if they have laminated walls. Newmar and a couple others do not have laminated walls and avoid that problem.
