Class A Ford V10 performance

cross21114 wrote:
Based on MD license requirements of a Class B non-CDL, we might have to change our rv purchase from a diesel to a gas so my wife and friends can help with driving. We will have to stay with a GVW of no more than 26,000#s but will also be towing a car as a toad.

Can anyone jump in with their experience with a Class A using the Ford V10? Seems like that it the chassis most builders are using. How do they tow and how is the MPG. Any other observations would be appreciated.

We would like to do trips in the West so lots of mountains.

Thanks,

I've never seen an engine that lacked in power for getting up a mountain. Might have some tranny overheating with some that are overloaded a ton or so, with the GCWR.
With the DP and that being my choice, I wouldn't let a license thing get in my way, with the many alternatives available.
As for MPG they're all about the same and the least expense in the overall cost of ownership, beginning with the depreciation per mile. Most over rate what they get for mpg anyway and the only real way to know, is with having an on-board computer that figures the overall mileage over a long period of time. I can do the math all day long and even look at the present computer readouts going down the road of 7.5 or more, but at the end of the day and since the coach was born, 10yrs ago, it's 6.1. This could change for the better eventually, as we've had this rig for less than a year.