New Buyer

As for your rear bath question: I can't imagine any likely scenario where that would in itself cause a handling problem. It does imply that holding tanks are at the rear and sloshing stuff in them could in theory be noticeable, but RV tanks are not really big enough for difficulties in practice.

The only driving drawback I can think of for this layout specifically is the impossibility of having a back window. With a stick-on wide angle lens and sightlines from the front, the window can be nice. A rear view camera is a viable (arguably superior at times) alternative. Of course, one can drive safely with just the outside mirrors, but more visibility is never a bad thing.

Wow! Make sure you look at everything and all if fixed before taking over. MHO

First, thanks everybody for your postings. My delivery was scheduled for last Friday and I had a checklist from your postings and an RV technician with me. We found 11 manufacturing defects. MHSRV couldn't fix all the defects by closing time, so I went home. Most interesting one was I had them top off the fuel tanks to check for the filler pipe vent issue and one filler kept kicking back and overflowing. Working all day Saturday they diagnosed it as a kink in the filler hose. Monday morning when they were fixing the hose they discovered the fuel tank was full and tank was reading empty so they sent it to the Ford dealer to fix the fuel gauge. Going back in January to finish the delivery inspection.

Cougar-Denali wrote:

2.How can we test for drive train vibration and who is best to fix it?
Richard

Until someone more knowledgeable chimes in:

Anything "wrong" with the drive shaft assembly will be the warranty work of the company that stretched the chassis. We found this out when we had a carrier bearing go bad on our E-450. (The chassis-stretcher was VERY accommodating and were willing to make our trip to Elkhart a one-day affair; but we were awaiting a new grandchild, so chose to have it repaired locally, at our expense) As far as vibrations go - I'm not sure how you can test for that; but when a carrier bearing goes bad, you know/hear it immediately....LOL!

Its a 2017 Thor Chateau Super C 35SF on a Ford F550 chassis

Better yet do NOT give them any money until it is fixed and you are satisfied.

Once they get your money you have no clout and they have nothing to hurry for!

IMO

What make is a model 35SF ?
What chassis is this model 35SF mounted on ?

have the dealer fix everything found BEFORE you drive it off the lot.
you didn't ask but be sure the paperwork specifies that it is a 2017 motorhome and that your insurance agent insures it as such, since the title for the motor vehicle will be a 2016. My agent was a bit reluctant until I told him I would get my insurance elsewhere unless he put in the policy that it was a "new" RV.

bumpy