2007 HR Augusta vs 2005 Gulfstrm BT Cruiser

jdog wrote:

Mich F wrote:

jdog wrote:
Ford chassis at 30 ft. do have the tail wagging problem which causes the front end to wander. This can be fix with the Blue Ox Tiger Track rear stabilizer. The Chevy chassis does not have this problem.

Really ? My 32 1/2' MH on a Ford chassis has no tail wagging problem whatsoever. These blanket statements are a little ridiculous.

I have a hard time believing that a 30 1/2 ft. Ford Chassis Class C does not have the tail wagging effect without an add on stabilizer. I am talking about this problem when towing a car with 4 wheels down. Maybe you do not tow a vehicle behind as I do. Without the tow vehicle in tow, I do not have this problem.

Actually it's 32 1/2 ' :B
Neither you nor the OP mentioned anything about towing a car with 4 wheels down. If you had done so, I wouldn't have posted.
I haven't towed a car with this MH and would prefer not to, as long as I feel I can get by without pulling a toad.
I have towed boats with my other class C's of 22' and 24' and never needed a toad with either of them.

Mich F wrote:

jdog wrote:
Ford chassis at 30 ft. do have the tail wagging problem which causes the front end to wander. This can be fix with the Blue Ox Tiger Track rear stabilizer. The Chevy chassis does not have this problem.

Really ? My 32 1/2' MH on a Ford chassis has no tail wagging problem whatsoever. These blanket statements are a little ridiculous.

I have a hard time believing that a 30 1/2 ft. Ford Chassis Class C does not have the tail wagging effect without an add on stabilizer. I am talking about this problem when towing a car with 4 wheels down. Maybe you do not tow a vehicle behind as I do. Without the tow vehicle in tow, I do not have this problem.

jdog wrote:
Ford chassis at 30 ft. do have the tail wagging problem which causes the front end to wander. This can be fix with the Blue Ox Tiger Track rear stabilizer. The Chevy chassis does not have this problem.

Really ? My 32 1/2' MH on a Ford chassis has no tail wagging problem whatsoever. These blanket statements are a little ridiculous.

Ford chassis at 30 ft. do have the tail wagging problem which causes the front end to wander. This can be fix with the Blue Ox Tiger Track rear stabilizer. The Chevy chassis does not have this problem.

Thanks Gene for that info. Not sure if you remember but I use to be a R-Vision Trail Lite owner also and was on the B+ forums and the R-Vision owners forum. If the HR Augusta is like the R-Vision then it should be fine. Glad to see your still on here. Thanks again, Steve

SteveL1948 - Several years ago, a few of the owners of the Gulfstream BT Cruisers complained about a squeaking noise between the cab and the cab-over entertainment center. So that one should be taken for a ride over a rougher road.

Not sure about the Holiday Rambler Augusta B+ model 293. Another company - RVision built the Trail-Lite that had a model 293. Sometime around 2006-07 RVision was sold to Monaco who then had one of their subsidiaries HR build the Trail-Lite floor plans. I looked at an HR Sport and the construction appeared to be a twin of our Trail-Lite. There are a number of owners of the Trail-Lite that have posted on the B+ motorhomes topic. Most have been very satisfied. ;)

I believe many of the posters in RV.net would state that the Chevy chassis handles better than the Ford and fuel economy is as good if not slightly better.