Newbie wants your input before buying used
Hello all, Been a lurker, but this is my first post. Never owned an RV...but have borrowed a truck/camper, and decided that we liked it enough to consider buying, but didn't like the separatio...
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Again thanks to all,
WA7, How do you know if you need those suspension parts, I have a vague idea, as to what they are for, but not having driven many motorhomes, I don't really know what it is supposed to feel like when driving. Is there a some sort of quantifiable testing to determine these things?
Ron, took your advice and found a local listing for a telstar...I will call them tomorrow just to check it out. The interior does look to be in very good shape on the listing pictures. However it is 27' long. We were thinking that a shorter MH would be best as that would be the closest to the truck and camper that we borrowed and we thought that length was easy to deal with for parking and maneuverability. Anyone have thoughts on this? is the 5 more feet a big deal or not? also while the coach looks good, the front end ford 350 is now 25 years old, and does show its age. Is the consensus that it is better to have a higher quality coach on the backend and sacrifice a more modern motor/suspension?
Gale, I think that we are like minded on this. The problem with the short class A's is that they are rare, and most don't have many sleeping spots. we have 3 small kids to accommodate, and that's why the appeal of the class C with the overhead bunk. BTW, have you had experience with a longer MH, and do feel that the 22' is that much better?
Thanks to the others that have chimed in...At least if I end up making a mistake it will be a lot cheaper! ;-)
WA7, How do you know if you need those suspension parts, I have a vague idea, as to what they are for, but not having driven many motorhomes, I don't really know what it is supposed to feel like when driving. Is there a some sort of quantifiable testing to determine these things?
Ron, took your advice and found a local listing for a telstar...I will call them tomorrow just to check it out. The interior does look to be in very good shape on the listing pictures. However it is 27' long. We were thinking that a shorter MH would be best as that would be the closest to the truck and camper that we borrowed and we thought that length was easy to deal with for parking and maneuverability. Anyone have thoughts on this? is the 5 more feet a big deal or not? also while the coach looks good, the front end ford 350 is now 25 years old, and does show its age. Is the consensus that it is better to have a higher quality coach on the backend and sacrifice a more modern motor/suspension?
Gale, I think that we are like minded on this. The problem with the short class A's is that they are rare, and most don't have many sleeping spots. we have 3 small kids to accommodate, and that's why the appeal of the class C with the overhead bunk. BTW, have you had experience with a longer MH, and do feel that the 22' is that much better?
Thanks to the others that have chimed in...At least if I end up making a mistake it will be a lot cheaper! ;-)
