Class B+ question
I have started shopping for a Class B+ and it seems that the 2 most popular chassis are the Sprinter/diesel and the Ford/V10. I would like to hear pros and cons about both. I plan to do some mountai...
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We passed on the Sprinter based motorhome...just couldn't afford it. If you have the money then I think they are great.
Class C:
First Motorhome was a Jayco class c on a Chevy chassis. Liked the driving, better gas mileage than the Ford, better foot room for passenger and driver, floor does not get as hot in the Summer when mountain driving. Great value.
Changed to a used B+
Wanted a fiberglass roof, better aerodynamics, less than 8ft wide, and less than 11ft tall. The only used Chevy based B+ in our price range at the time did not have the floor plan we wanted. Finally found a 26ft Winnebago Aspect which is on the Ford chassis. We heard horror stories about Ford handling but ours drives better than the Chevy based C. Either the previous owner installed a lot of handling upgrades or Winnebago made those upgrades standard on our unit. It drives great.
Some day we may find a used Sprinter in our price range, but for now the Ford B+ works great for us.
Wishes: 1. wish it had a softer ride, its on a E450 chassis, 2. wish it had a higher rear end ratio, don't tow and would like the increase in gas mileage, 3. wish it had more storage space, 4. wish it had more insulation under the passengers feet area as it gets quite toasty.
Likes: quiet, comfortable, plenty of power, 5 speed transmission, easy to heat and cool, fits most any place we want to go so don't need to pull a toad, easy to drive, feels very solid.
Class C:
First Motorhome was a Jayco class c on a Chevy chassis. Liked the driving, better gas mileage than the Ford, better foot room for passenger and driver, floor does not get as hot in the Summer when mountain driving. Great value.
Changed to a used B+
Wanted a fiberglass roof, better aerodynamics, less than 8ft wide, and less than 11ft tall. The only used Chevy based B+ in our price range at the time did not have the floor plan we wanted. Finally found a 26ft Winnebago Aspect which is on the Ford chassis. We heard horror stories about Ford handling but ours drives better than the Chevy based C. Either the previous owner installed a lot of handling upgrades or Winnebago made those upgrades standard on our unit. It drives great.
Some day we may find a used Sprinter in our price range, but for now the Ford B+ works great for us.
Wishes: 1. wish it had a softer ride, its on a E450 chassis, 2. wish it had a higher rear end ratio, don't tow and would like the increase in gas mileage, 3. wish it had more storage space, 4. wish it had more insulation under the passengers feet area as it gets quite toasty.
Likes: quiet, comfortable, plenty of power, 5 speed transmission, easy to heat and cool, fits most any place we want to go so don't need to pull a toad, easy to drive, feels very solid.
