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brucethervcat's avatar
Mar 24, 2015

what is better Freightliner or Spartan

i'm looking into buying a Newmar Essex and you can get a Freightliner or a Spartan chassis and i don't know which one is better.

16 Replies

  • I have no experience with Spartan. Freightliner still gives me excellent support via their free help desk even though my unit is 15 years old.

    I think both chassis makers build to suit the customer so you can't just compare one freightliner to another without knowing what the motorhome builder ordered.

    Fred
  • I had an Essex on a Spartan Chassis. I would guess the Freightliner is better.
  • brucethervcat wrote:
    update i looked at newmars site and the spartan standard and frightliner optional. so would that made freightliner better



    Maybe just more expensive.

    I have a Freightline chassis and like the network of motorhome centers they have nationwide and their 24/7 helpline.
  • update i looked at newmars site and the spartan standard and frightliner optional. so would that made freightliner better

  • brucethervcat wrote:
    i'm looking into buying a Newmar Essex and you can get a Freightliner or a Spartan chassis and i don't know which one is better.

    In days gone by, there were differences in reliability, Today, I don't believe that you can go wrong with either.

    Our Coach is on a Spartan It's basically a fire truck chassis. made from off the shelf major components.

    I can buy most every part from NAPA.

    Freightliner I have no idea.