Chevy Class C?

I would buy the one that can be repaired by a dealer near you. Not all Chev or Ford dealerships can fit an rv into their garages.

Some dealers will not work on either because they say the rv mfg altered it and then the warranty war begins between the chassis mfg and the rv mfg.

Chevy front passenger side footwells seem to be roomier.
Some people have found the Ford cab to be too hot.

Off the top of my head, Coachman and Forest River makes Class C on Chevrolet chassis.

I have the Chevy chassis (G-30) because in that year (1994) it was the better engine and drive train that was available. It also lent itself for a more robust and quality 4 wheel drive conversion.

It is nice to see at the last gathering of RV MFG that they are offering more of their products on a Chevy Chassis than they previously offered in the last few years.

Like these.

Thor Four Winds or Chateau

Coachman Concord or Leprechaun or Freelander just click on floor plans to see them

Forest River Sunseeker or Forester just click on floor plans to see them.

Jayco

Roadtrek

Leisure

Just to name a few.

Also see This thread for more reasons and also hear from others that own them.

The BIG difference is the amount of room on the passenger side. Ford is terrible, Chevy is roomy! Both are such developed platforms performance and durability is a wash.

Most of them do, just not in the longest floor-plans, due to the lighter FAWR on the Chevy.

http://www.tigervehicles.com/

When I bought my Tiger, they were made on a Chevy chassis only. Now you can have one on a Chevy, Ford, or Dodge chassis. That said, I really like my Chevy. Comfortable, reliable, powerful. No big issues in 83K miles.

The Chevy dealer nearest to my home will not service it because it is too tall for their bay. It is about 10 miles to the dealer who can handle it. No big deal.

garyemunson wrote:
The BIG difference is the amount of room on the passenger side. Ford is terrible, Chevy is roomy! Both are such developed platforms performance and durability is a wash.

We have a Coachmen Leprechaun on a Chevy, and this is the reason we purchased it. Very happy with it so far. Gary

We looked for and bought a used{had about 7000 miles on it} 2017 Class C Forester LE, with V8 gas engine and Chevy 450 chassis and it's great. Had it about 5 months and have put 5000 miles on it. After reading Chevy had larger footwells and seemed to be stay cooler in front passenger compartments-particularly on passenger side. Hard to find a Chevy though-mostly all Ford. Also, we bought from a Dlr. purposely to get their warranty and figured I could grind them down on price easier-got about 27% off. :B

I consider myself a Ford guy. But when I saw the layout of my current Leprechaun I just had to buy it. Even though it has a slide I did not want and it was Chevy based.

Part of the buying agreement was I drive it to my local mechanic for inspection before purchase. That is a two hour trip one way. When I arrived at the mechanic I told him it needed front shocks. He inspected it and told me among other positive things it looked like new underneath. Later one shock was leaking when we replaced them.

During the total of four hours of driving time before purchase. The thing that impressed me the most was that at interstate speeds. Crosswinds and big trucks had next to zero effect on the steering wheel. This is a stock 2013 Chevy 4500 chassis.

My trade in was a 2011 based on a 2010 E350 based 28’ class C with Safe-T-Plus, +5 alignment, 5Star tune and new tires. Without adding anything more to that chassis it did not come close to the stock Chevy road manners I am now enjoying. Even before I replaced the front shocks.

Several other details. It is always in the details…

Very easy to get into the house from the driver’s seat even with BIG shoes.

When it downshifts on a hill in cruise your back and maybe your ears will let you know it has happened. The ears are a maybe.

Nuff said…

The Chevy 4500 and the Ford E450 compare, as do the Chevy 3500 and the Ford E350. The Fords do handle a bit heavier load. Both brands are great for the right application.

The Chevy is more comfortable and quiet. But not every motor home manufacture offers their product on a Chevy chassis. The Ford is most popular for reasons we can debate for pages on-end.

Given everything else "RV" equal, you decide what chassis you are most comfortable with. I love our Ford E350, but maybe I would love the Chevy 3500 chassis better if I had a chance to own both.

Back in 2007 when we bought our 2007 E350 rig, 96% of the chassis was made in the USA, and the Ford E-series was rated best in quality. Both numbers gave me a good feeling that our Phoenix Cruiser was built on a Ford E350. Our rig did have it's handling issues back then of which I had gotten resolved with aftermarket suspension upgrades. I understand today the Ford has improved in that regard.

One other point worth noting. I believe the Ford is the preferred chassis for modifying the wheel base. It has a physically bigger frame making it better suited for modifying as the RV outfitter requires. It could also be that all the various lengths of related resized parts are also more readily available for the Ford lineup.

Somehow these parts need to addressed with a change in the wheel base.
- drive shaft
- brake lines
- parking brake cable
- fuel lines
- wire harness
- exhaust system