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Mondooker
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Jun 29, 2016

Is the new Ford 6 speed really that BIG a deal?

I was reading a post on another forum about a guy who test drove a 2015 Newmar gasser with a 5 speed tranny. His test drive took him up some North Carolina mountains and was not happy with the experi...
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map40
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Jun 29, 2016
In our fleet we have 3 motorhomes exaclty the same model and equipment, but with 2014, 2015 and 2016 chassis.
The 6 speed transmission shifts smoother, but other than that, no other performance difference.
In the class C, the other difference is the oil. It calls for 5W30 instead 5W20, which is much better for the application.
I have driven close to 5K in each. The new tranny is good, but not that much of a difference.

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