How Did You Get Your First Ride In A DP?
Basically, my situation is that I/we (wife & a herd of kids) are TT/5th wheel campers. My wife is much less into the camping aspect but likes to travel. My current TT is 90% me and the kids with my ...
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I never drove one until we bought our first diesel pusher two years ago. Never really asked to drive one as there was nothing really to compare to for me other than our dually pickup and 40'ft fiver.
It's not a lot different from a trailer & truck other than the pivot points for turning, and is easier to back up than the fiver - pickup combo. The air suspension, brakes , comfort and view are the first notable difference.
Odd though, now that we have owned a DP I would definitely drive the next before a purchase especially if moving up to see if the extra money really pays off. From what everyone says the tag axle helps a lot.
In reality you never get the full feeling just doing a test drive. We had a gentlemen pull in next to us at a campground this year with a brand new gasser class A. He was very disappointed in its handling. He claimed he test drove it. I mentioned the tire pressure, weighing the coach, etc. He said he did all that.
If you never drove one how do you know what you can expect? Our's was really hard to control when we first picked it up. Tires were way over aired. Corrected that and actually added Koni shocks after the first year and it drives like a dream now. So I don't feel a test drive is as accurate as can be thought of.
It's not a lot different from a trailer & truck other than the pivot points for turning, and is easier to back up than the fiver - pickup combo. The air suspension, brakes , comfort and view are the first notable difference.
Odd though, now that we have owned a DP I would definitely drive the next before a purchase especially if moving up to see if the extra money really pays off. From what everyone says the tag axle helps a lot.
In reality you never get the full feeling just doing a test drive. We had a gentlemen pull in next to us at a campground this year with a brand new gasser class A. He was very disappointed in its handling. He claimed he test drove it. I mentioned the tire pressure, weighing the coach, etc. He said he did all that.
If you never drove one how do you know what you can expect? Our's was really hard to control when we first picked it up. Tires were way over aired. Corrected that and actually added Koni shocks after the first year and it drives like a dream now. So I don't feel a test drive is as accurate as can be thought of.
