I know the debate over Ford vs Chevy in cars .. I'm a Chevy fan .. but I've always been told that for a motorhome that Ford was the better way to go. My little sprinter MH was burned in our barn fire a week ago and I'm finally done crying and have started looking again. I found one I like but it's on a Chevy Chassis. Is it just a myth that Ford is better ? I'd like to hear both sides ... any other day I'd go Chevy but for the weight and handling should I go Ford ?

Shame about your prior unit. They're still going strong, many of them. I think Ford has been the goto for class C and larger gas chassis for some time, so they are probably getting good at it. I always liked my 2002 Chevy Roadtrek as a van chassis. It was pretty solid, and having owned both, plus a Sprinter, I liked the Ford the least of the three. Brace for the deluge of opinions, both ways.

We have the Ford E-450 chassis with the V10. Love it. Would I say Ford has a better chassis/engine? All depends....and your factors may vary.Bottom line for me is this: Both the GM 6.0L chassis and Ford V10 chassis are good. Ford has made/sold them 100/1 over the Chevy (my guess at the ratio). To me, Ford has done a better job of selling the chassis for commercial/OEM use such as box trucks and RV's.It seems the GM/Chevy chassis are used on shorter RV's.Bottom line for me, I do like the Ford chassis and with their investment in the new 7.3L gas engine for the new Ford chassis, it tells me they continue to improve upon it. Sorry not a specific answer as you may have wanted.

For up to 28', the Chevy is fine. Over 28', the Chevy frame can't be stretched as far, so you end up with some really bad length-to-wheelbase issues, and that's why the RV makers just don't offer that size coach on the Chevy anymore. The Chevy cab does have more passenger side foot room, and it got a 6-speed transmission before the Ford did. So... kinda depends on what coach you are looking at, which specific chassis (3500 vs 450 etc) and year.

Of course I am a little biased because I own one on a Chevy Chassis but when I was looking for my next RV I test drove more than a dozen RVs of the same model,Fleetwood 26Q.All on the Ford Chassis,as I said in the Thread I linked, the one on a Chevy Chassis was a much better choice for me.If I ever decide to buy a replacement for the one I have now I will look for one on a Chevy Chassis.If you can, I would suggest if you can find the one that would work for you and it is offered on both chassis,try them. So sorry to hear about your loss of your RV.Good Luck in your quest for that new RV

So long as chassis parts can be sourced I think it makes little if any difference.I did run into that problem with my Ford class C diesel.(1987). Parts started to be impossible to source about 2003.The venerable v-10 has been discontinued. I'd be tempted to choose a v-8.

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mleekamp
Explorer
Oct 27, 2020
We have the Ford E-450 chassis with the V10. Love it. Would I say Ford has a better chassis/engine? All depends....and your factors may vary.

Bottom line for me is this: Both the GM 6.0L chassis and Ford V10 chassis are good. Ford has made/sold them 100/1 over the Chevy (my guess at the ratio). To me, Ford has done a better job of selling the chassis for commercial/OEM use such as box trucks and RV's.

It seems the GM/Chevy chassis are used on shorter RV's.

Bottom line for me, I do like the Ford chassis and with their investment in the new 7.3L gas engine for the new Ford chassis, it tells me they continue to improve upon it.

Sorry not a specific answer as you may have wanted.
MDKMDK
Explorer
Oct 27, 2020
Shame about your prior unit. They're still going strong, many of them.
I think Ford has been the goto for class C and larger gas chassis for some time, so they are probably getting good at it.
I always liked my 2002 Chevy Roadtrek as a van chassis. It was pretty solid, and having owned both, plus a Sprinter, I liked the Ford the least of the three.
Brace for the deluge of opinions, both ways.

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