Ace motor homes

vandave wrote:
Looking seriously at an Ace 30.1. Can I get some feed back from Ace motor home owners? Thanks so much.

We have a 2013 ACE 30.1 and love it. No major problems (except for losing the torque converter once, which was a Ford issue and covered under warranty, although it was a weird failure since the F53 is generally considered bomb proof). We've taken it all the way to the Pacific northwest and back, and we're planning a trip to California and back next year, and we've found that even on extended trips covering many miles and spending months in the unit it's just fine.

Didn't have a problem with wander, but we did find the ride to be harsh and so we switched over to softer shocks. We also added a rear track bar. With that setup, we've driven in 20mph (gusting to 30) cross-winds and it was fine, although at my skill level that's about as high as I'd care to go.

We did find that the components left something to be desired (like the Jensen TV), but such is to be expected in an entry-level coach and upgrades to such things are easy. We also did a number of mods although I understand lots of what we did are now standard in the 2017s.

Let me know if you have any questions or need further information.
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