Class A or C, That is the question
Hi Everyone, I just joined the site tonight in hoping someone can help me answer questions. I am looking at purchasing my first RV, I am undecided on whether or not to buy a Class A or C. I h...
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We have had both...2 class C and now an A. In my opinion, the A is by far more comfortable. Here are some of the pros we see. (Others may have differing opinions)
We had issues with the view driving in a C. The cabover just seems to block vision. In the A we have better peripheral vision.
The bounce of the cabover section of the C was noisy and it seemed to fight the wind while driving. It also led to leak issues we feel.
In our opinion ducking to get in and out of the cab area under the overhang was not comfortable and led to many bumped heads. While having two doors to get in and out of was at times convenient, we didn't like that the seats didn't swivel to give us usable seats when parked like the ones do in our A.
When we went to an A, we got usable length. In the Class C, part of the length was the hood and engine compartment...which is totally not usable space. So when we went up just a few feet in length, we got way more than that in actual new usable space. And the turning radius is much easier to manage in the A because of the different placement of the wheels in relation to the length.
We like the larger storage tanks for water and waste, more outside storage (although that really does depend on model), and roomier bedroom/bathroom options.
We took our boys across the country in our first C, and have since camped with them in the A. Really feel we would have been much more comfortable in the A for that long summer trip. Finances were not in place to do that at the time...but if we could have it would have been much nicer.
Good luck with your decision. Whatever you do you will be creating family memories.
We had issues with the view driving in a C. The cabover just seems to block vision. In the A we have better peripheral vision.
The bounce of the cabover section of the C was noisy and it seemed to fight the wind while driving. It also led to leak issues we feel.
In our opinion ducking to get in and out of the cab area under the overhang was not comfortable and led to many bumped heads. While having two doors to get in and out of was at times convenient, we didn't like that the seats didn't swivel to give us usable seats when parked like the ones do in our A.
When we went to an A, we got usable length. In the Class C, part of the length was the hood and engine compartment...which is totally not usable space. So when we went up just a few feet in length, we got way more than that in actual new usable space. And the turning radius is much easier to manage in the A because of the different placement of the wheels in relation to the length.
We like the larger storage tanks for water and waste, more outside storage (although that really does depend on model), and roomier bedroom/bathroom options.
We took our boys across the country in our first C, and have since camped with them in the A. Really feel we would have been much more comfortable in the A for that long summer trip. Finances were not in place to do that at the time...but if we could have it would have been much nicer.
Good luck with your decision. Whatever you do you will be creating family memories.
