Newbie - Class C Motor/Brand questions...
We're considering getting a Class C that will be shared among our family members (Myself, DW, 16 Y.O. son & 13 Y.O. daughter), my parents and my brothers family (Married w/ two kids - 10 & 7). Look...
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There's a 31' Winnebago Class C a couple sites down, on a "Workhorse" (modified Chevy) chassis. They're good, but rare. The newer Chevy "4500" is also good, but very late model and rare.
The Ford E-Series is good and very common. Chevy has a bigger cockpit and a little better handling. Ours is 31' on Ford E450. Good, strong powertrain and a rugged chassis. 2008 and newer is best, 2005-07 is next, then 2000-2004, then 1997-1999, all V10's. From 1992-1996 they looked the same but had 460 V8's. All E350 till 1996 (I may be a year off on that) then the E450 came out but was called "E Super Duty" for a few years. Door jamb label: If GVWR is 14050 or 14500 it's E450.
Towing our Corolla, our 31' on E450 gets 8 MPG at 60-65 on the open road. About typical. Shorter ones do a little better. Chevy does a little better. By that "little better" I mean not more than maybe 1 MPG.
The Ford E-Series is good and very common. Chevy has a bigger cockpit and a little better handling. Ours is 31' on Ford E450. Good, strong powertrain and a rugged chassis. 2008 and newer is best, 2005-07 is next, then 2000-2004, then 1997-1999, all V10's. From 1992-1996 they looked the same but had 460 V8's. All E350 till 1996 (I may be a year off on that) then the E450 came out but was called "E Super Duty" for a few years. Door jamb label: If GVWR is 14050 or 14500 it's E450.
Towing our Corolla, our 31' on E450 gets 8 MPG at 60-65 on the open road. About typical. Shorter ones do a little better. Chevy does a little better. By that "little better" I mean not more than maybe 1 MPG.
