Compact Class C
Here’s what I’m looking for. I know they exist because I’ve seen them, but I can’t seem to find any manufacturer making them new. And I’d like a new one. I’ve got a 15 year old Class A DP that I...
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pnichols wrote:
This Coach House Platinum 220 is a 23 foot pretty compact Class C (well maybe it's a Class C - there's no overhead cab bed area) ... and from everything I read on their website they only build this model line of theirs on the E450 Super Duty chassis.
If it's built on a cutaway chassis or a chassis cab, it's a Class C by definition. Whether there's any overcab bunk or entertainment center area is immaterial, although it is true that most people associate those features with class C motorhomes and the majority do have them.
What are marketed as "Class B+" motorhomes are Class C's per the standard definitions. Class B+ is a marketing term, not an official designation, and as such means whatever the marketers want it to mean; usually a relatively small, comparatively expensive class C with no overcab bunk.
(For completeness, "Class A" motorhomes are built on a custom/bare chassis, or bus/motorcoach chassis. "Class B" motorhomes are van conversions: a van body, maybe with a raised roof, with the RV stuck inside.)
