Q re horsepower
I'm planning on purchasing a used Class B early next year and taking a few leisurely months traveling around the US. I'm retired, older than dirt, and have a short "bucket list" mainly golf, bowling ...
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rdoty wrote:
My question is: where can I find HP/Torque/GVW numbers for the more popular RV's?
for Pleasure-Way and Roadtrek brochures and owners manuals for "legacy" models are available easily online, check their websites
the VW I "think" was about 160 HP for the first few years then went up to about 200 HP.
lots of Guys bash the Rialta- I think the lay out ( there are 4 floorplans) is pretty neat.
They will not fly up the mountains, but they get there...I got passed by a couple of Rialtas on the flat this summer.
Standing up is important to me, the rialta didn;t suit me.
My 2006 PW w/ chev is a 6.0 300 HP 360 ft lbs both at over 4000 rpms...I cruise around 70 it is fine. and returns about 15 MPG
BTW that is a healthy budget...my budget last year was closer to 65K...in the end we found a van we love for less than 1/2 our budget
every van is a pile of compromises, the PW suited us better than the RT, Rialta and Chinooks we considered.
One thing which you may consider in CO, the rated output of a gas genny will drop at altitude...Onan has a chart somewhere, my 2800 watt becomes more like an 2200 watt at 5000'.
many of us don;t ever use the genny- preferring campgrounds w electrical service ( same with built in shower- never use it)
Mike
