Ready to Upgrade! Need input! - 2018 FR3 32DS MA 1900 Miles

The chassis should be pretty night and day from your 2003. People with the F53 Ford with the 6spd report some pretty major improvements over the older ones. More gears = better hill climbing at lower RPMs. Also, better soundproofing in the cab on recent coaches for an overall better experience.

Lots of discussion on people wanting/needing suspension and steering improvements on a stock F53. So, don't get too discouraged if this one doesn't handle perfectly right now. It may or may not be different from your 03. Also, you may have just gotten use to the behaviors of your 03 so you'll have a new learning curve. I've always figured if I get a new/newer F53 I'd budget a few thousand dollars to some suspension and steering upgrades - steering stabilizers, anti-sway bars, beefier springs, etc.

As for the inside of the coach, 15 years is a lifetime of wear and tear so you should be in for a pretty nice upgrade. I REALLY like the drop down over cab bunks on these newer class A coaches. Congratulations and have fun!!

I don't think I would like the giant TV above the dining room table. I like to sit at the table and enjoy the views outside. I also don't think I would like the acute lack of drawers for cutlery and kitchen tools, and the small counter space to prepare food. There should be a small barrier between the table and counter. You know it's going to spill there somehow.

I like the fact it's the shortest model in that wheelbase size. That makes a real ride difference I believe. Great Ford engine too.

Be wary that it is a specialty floor plan and will appeal to a small market compared to more conventional rigs. In short years those kids will be working jobs and forming their own lives without you. You might consider taking a tent for the times when the friends want to come rather than cramming them all inside your new rig.