Pros & Cons of a Diesel Super C
Those of you who have or had a diesel Super C, what are the pros and cons of that class compared to a gas or diesel Class A?
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I owned an F550 chassis Super C for over 2 years now and have taken it on several trios ranging from 40 mile round trips to local campgrounds to 2800 mile round trips. Here is my short synopsis.
Pros:
- Load and towing capacity. This was the primary reason for purchasing the Thor Super C. We tow an enclosed trailer on desert trips that weighs a solid 11k lbs fully loaded. It tows like a champ up and down the grades. The f550 chassis has a GCWR of 35k lbs. regular C's don't come anywhere close to this. Neither do most of the gas class As.
- Stability. We rented several class a and class c motorhomes before deciding to purchase and none of them felt as stable driving as my super c. With the regular C and class A gassers, I always felt
like I was driving something that was right on the verge of its load capacity, regardless of if I actually was. The medium duty chassis just seem better suited for the job. Especially when towing something heavy.
Safety? This is kind of pushing it, but having the motor and chassis out in front, especially on the International chassis sure seems a lot safer in the event of an accident than a van chassis or a class A.
Cons:
Cost. Depending on whether your buying new or used, or what brand, Super C's have a much higher price tag usually. Initially, we were looking at a regular C and hoping that during the times we needed to tow heavy, we could just figure out how to make it work. Becuase frankly, the significantly higher entry fee into a Super C gave me sticker shock. But after much research, I realized if I purchased a regular C or A, I would regret it and probably find out that i couldn't tow what I needed.
Btw, here is when we tow heavy. Inside the trailer is a desert truck, quad, multiple motorcycles and gear. Tows amazing.
Pros:
- Load and towing capacity. This was the primary reason for purchasing the Thor Super C. We tow an enclosed trailer on desert trips that weighs a solid 11k lbs fully loaded. It tows like a champ up and down the grades. The f550 chassis has a GCWR of 35k lbs. regular C's don't come anywhere close to this. Neither do most of the gas class As.
- Stability. We rented several class a and class c motorhomes before deciding to purchase and none of them felt as stable driving as my super c. With the regular C and class A gassers, I always felt
like I was driving something that was right on the verge of its load capacity, regardless of if I actually was. The medium duty chassis just seem better suited for the job. Especially when towing something heavy.
Safety? This is kind of pushing it, but having the motor and chassis out in front, especially on the International chassis sure seems a lot safer in the event of an accident than a van chassis or a class A.
Cons:
Cost. Depending on whether your buying new or used, or what brand, Super C's have a much higher price tag usually. Initially, we were looking at a regular C and hoping that during the times we needed to tow heavy, we could just figure out how to make it work. Becuase frankly, the significantly higher entry fee into a Super C gave me sticker shock. But after much research, I realized if I purchased a regular C or A, I would regret it and probably find out that i couldn't tow what I needed.
Btw, here is when we tow heavy. Inside the trailer is a desert truck, quad, multiple motorcycles and gear. Tows amazing.
