Is this the start of Workhorse again? Isuzu?

Rick Jay wrote:

timmac wrote:
But was not the Ford chassis about $5000 less than the Workhorse chassis, I wonder want the price difference will be now.

When I bought mine, the W-22 was exactly $2,214 more than the Ford chassis on my build sheet from Georgie Boy. (That was back in 2004.) Wifey liked the lower doghouse on the Workhorse. I liked the Allison transmission. So, in my mind, I spent $2,213 to keep wifey happy (a relative bargain) and I got an Allison transmission for a dollar!!! LOL (An even bigger bargain. Gosh, I hope she doesn't read this. :) )

Anyway, it'll be nice to have competition again. The Ford chassis got better in the early 2000's because of the improvements Workhorse was making to their chassis. When you're the champ, it's easy to rest on your laurels unless some new contender is nipping at your heels. :) Workhorse back in the market should be a win-win for everyone.

~Rick

Ford even got better in 2006 with the 3 valve V-10 with more HP and TQ than the 8.1 and almost matched the Allison with the 5 speed Tow Haul trans, now Ford is putting the 6 speed Tow Haul in for 2016 with more chassis improvements, Fleetwood even redesigned the dog house so its a little smaller and better for 2016, Workhorse is going to have to work hard to keep up.

My biggest complaint with Workhorse was the Auto-Park Brake, Ford kept it simple with manual control, less to break down and cause headaches..

Keep it simple and stupid is how I like it best.. :C