Test Driving a Coach
How do you do it? What types of driving should you include? What should you look and listen for.
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Check to see how it fits YOU and any other drivers. Check your visibility and if the seating position comfortable for the long haul. Check to see if the engine sounds smooth and the transmission shifts like it should. Acceleration will be slower when it is packed for a long trip.
What you can't do is tell how it handles when loaded for travel. Most handle better loaded than empty. You also have no way of knowing if the tire pressure is correct on all four corners, which may affect the ride. Most coaches will rattle more when empty than when loaded for travel.
Since the coach will be lighter, and not loaded properly, crosswinds and trucks passing may have a great effect then when the coach is loaded.
What you can't do is tell how it handles when loaded for travel. Most handle better loaded than empty. You also have no way of knowing if the tire pressure is correct on all four corners, which may affect the ride. Most coaches will rattle more when empty than when loaded for travel.
Since the coach will be lighter, and not loaded properly, crosswinds and trucks passing may have a great effect then when the coach is loaded.
