Super C Motor Home Questions
Hello All. I have some questions on Super C motor homes. 1) How long have they been around? 2) Are they all diesel? 3) How many full time in a Super C? 4) What is the towing capacity? ...
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What about ride comfort on Medium Duty chassis based Super C's?
Specifically, by "Medium Duty", I am referring to "real" medium duty platforms with a Front GAWR between 7.5K lbs to 9.5K lbs.
Examples would include Super C's based on the Freightliner M2-106 & M2-112; International Durastar & MV Series; Ford F650 & F750; GM 6500 & 7500, with GVWRS between 19.5K lbs to 33.5K lbs.
Even more specifically, I'm interested in hearing feedback on the M2-106 platform (such as what some Jayco Seneca models referred to upthread are based on).
For those who have transitioned upward from van based cutaway platforms (such as the E-450 and G-4500), or from HD light truck platforms (F-450/550 & C4500/5500).... was the move upward to a true medium duty straight truck (M2-106 or Durastar) "jarring"?
Or did the additional coach weight of the new platform balance out the increased capacity for a zero net change in ride comfort?
Or did the ride actually improve?
Likewise, for those who have transitioned "downward" (stereotypically speaking) from Class A models into Super C models, did you find the driver experience more pleasant? Or less pleasant? I suppose a distinction should be made between front engine vs rear engine Class A models, as front engine Class A's might have equal engine noise as a Class C, whereas rear engine Class A's might be more enjoyably quieter.
Yet this is conjecture on my part, and I would rather seek the opinions of those seasoned with personal and comparative experience.
So what say you?
Specifically, by "Medium Duty", I am referring to "real" medium duty platforms with a Front GAWR between 7.5K lbs to 9.5K lbs.
Examples would include Super C's based on the Freightliner M2-106 & M2-112; International Durastar & MV Series; Ford F650 & F750; GM 6500 & 7500, with GVWRS between 19.5K lbs to 33.5K lbs.
Even more specifically, I'm interested in hearing feedback on the M2-106 platform (such as what some Jayco Seneca models referred to upthread are based on).
For those who have transitioned upward from van based cutaway platforms (such as the E-450 and G-4500), or from HD light truck platforms (F-450/550 & C4500/5500).... was the move upward to a true medium duty straight truck (M2-106 or Durastar) "jarring"?
Or did the additional coach weight of the new platform balance out the increased capacity for a zero net change in ride comfort?
Or did the ride actually improve?
Likewise, for those who have transitioned "downward" (stereotypically speaking) from Class A models into Super C models, did you find the driver experience more pleasant? Or less pleasant? I suppose a distinction should be made between front engine vs rear engine Class A models, as front engine Class A's might have equal engine noise as a Class C, whereas rear engine Class A's might be more enjoyably quieter.
Yet this is conjecture on my part, and I would rather seek the opinions of those seasoned with personal and comparative experience.
So what say you?
