Class C vs. Class A engine access...
Hi, I'm new at this and have looked at several Class A and C motorhomes. I initially thought the Cs would have the easy engine access, but upon inspection, the couple of Class Cs I looked at SEEMED ...
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Juan Carlos wrote:rockhillmanor wrote:
It is much harder to find someone to work on a Class A.
It is THE reason I choose a C. I traveled with my friends in A's and can't tell you how many times they were stranded because they could not find a repair shop to work on it. Leaving them (I.E Class A's) as victims to the manufacturer dealership ...
This seems like a touch of hyperbole. The Ford dealer may not be the cheapest in town, but they typically have well-qualified mechanics. If I were stranded somewhere unknown, I'd probably WANT to be at the local Ford Truck Center.
Just to get a sense of this, I called Horizon Ford in Seattle. The guy there said they can handle 90% of the problems they run into. Some issues do require cutting into the motorhome, where they'd have to send to you a motorhome place to do the cutting.
Let me clarify my post.
My statement about manufacturer dealership refered to >Class A 'Coach Dealerships'. not engine dealerships, 'coach builder' dealerships.
For the Class C I always hit the Ford Dealership first when possible.
Depending on the size of your C, the size of their bays and what type of work you need, they will refer you to their truck division, which where there is a Ford Dealership....there is a truck division close by that can take care of everything.
They have been very good to me each and every time I needed repairs. AND of course they know the Ford inside and out and have no problems getting parts asap. And I know I can find one in almost every town.
Example my friends had a leveler that would not come up on an A. No one locally wanted to touch it. I sat with that couple for 2 days after a sporting event was over waiting for the manuf to come out to repair it. They opened up the entire dash which looked nothing short of Houston we have a problem launching computer. It was unbelievable.
He pushed a bunch of buttons, redid some wires and rebooted the computer and the leveler came up. Which is why most repair shops don't want to take in an A.
Just saying "IMHO" it is far easier to have repairs done on the road with a Class C.
