Advice and experience with older DP Class A's
My wife and I are researching our first RV purchase. We are debating between Class A's and Class C's. After reading the other thread about this topic "Let's beat this horse again", I like the idea o...
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FormerBoater wrote:I was not aware of this for the Eagle but they are huge advantages IMHO as a Monaco owner.
Eagle will be on a Spartan Chassis with Independent Front Suspension. Set-up correctly (tire air pressure, alignment, ride heigth etc.) she should be a dream to drive.
Eagle has plenty of Cargo Carrying Capacity which is also a plus. Likely will have cargo trays that make loading and un-loading a breeze.
Monaco's old Chrysler never updated suspension is a significant disadvantage. The H frame adds significant weight for the suspension and it's design has stability problems. Some owners have added the Watts system and other equipment to improve the ride. I recently spent $4K for new shocks, alignment and steering stability which were an improvement especially my worn shocks. My Scepter has a tag axle which adds greatly to stability so I don't need the Watts system. Non tag Monacos can be a different story. BTW That's 10 shocks, 10 air bags and 8 tires.
The Scepter has very low clearance. I believe this was due to increasing the interior height so something else had to change and it wasn't overall height.
I'm not suggesting Monaco is a bad unit but any future RV will be IFS.
We carry extra stuff as we travel for months during the summer. And extra space and storage slide outs make content access much easier. Check storage access when the living area slides are out for restrictions. Even though my storage slides are dual acting and extend 5' to either side there is still restricted access when the front living area slides are out.
