Short MH's
In searching for shorter MH's folks on here always caution about poor rides with short Class A MH's. There are also a lot of threads on how to improve the rides on the Ford chassis of any length. So m...
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Sometimes the opinions expressed here about poor rides are from people that have never owned one or by people that had never driven a motor home at all and were expecting their motor home to drive like an automobile.
I had a 30' Monaco on the Workhorse W20 chassis and I had no problem with the ride or handling up to 75MPH. After 80,000 miles with that coach, I would not have any problem owning another short coach. I did put Koni FSD shocks on the coach, but I never added any trac bar or other suspension enhancement product.
I had owned and driven many types of vehicles prior to owning a Class A so I was expecting it to drive like a truck. Actually I was surprised and it handled and rode much better than I expected.
The point is, only you can determine if the behind the wheel experience of driving a Class A, no matter what length, is something that you enjoy or hate. Go to a large dealer and drive a few Class A's and Class C's and see which ones feel the best.
Of course there is always the simple fact that driving an empty coach at a dealer is not like driving that same coach when it is fully loaded and ready for travel. In my experience, a loaded coach handles better.
After owning one Class C, I personally didn't like the feeling of driving a pick-up truck with a wide load behind me and sitting so low. I preferred the Class A even tho it was wider. I preferred sitting high and being able to look out over the traffic in front of me.
I had a 30' Monaco on the Workhorse W20 chassis and I had no problem with the ride or handling up to 75MPH. After 80,000 miles with that coach, I would not have any problem owning another short coach. I did put Koni FSD shocks on the coach, but I never added any trac bar or other suspension enhancement product.
I had owned and driven many types of vehicles prior to owning a Class A so I was expecting it to drive like a truck. Actually I was surprised and it handled and rode much better than I expected.
The point is, only you can determine if the behind the wheel experience of driving a Class A, no matter what length, is something that you enjoy or hate. Go to a large dealer and drive a few Class A's and Class C's and see which ones feel the best.
Of course there is always the simple fact that driving an empty coach at a dealer is not like driving that same coach when it is fully loaded and ready for travel. In my experience, a loaded coach handles better.
After owning one Class C, I personally didn't like the feeling of driving a pick-up truck with a wide load behind me and sitting so low. I preferred the Class A even tho it was wider. I preferred sitting high and being able to look out over the traffic in front of me.
