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D_E_Bishop
Nov 08, 2016Explorer
Last Feb. we bought my signature listed rig, it is obviously 14 years old and the biggest improvements for us/me are slides, levelers(not common in "C"s), the fuel injected engine and less exterior plastics that disintegrate under constant exposure to UV rays.
I like stuff I can repair on the road if it fails, the newer appliances and features like levelers are harder to repair with the limited number of tools we carry. It's not really bad it's just something you learn to live with.
The V10 engine and better trans are to me the best upgrade mine has. They are also the one big thing that is really changing and it seems for the better. Better mileage due to public demand and smoother and more effective transmissions, read that as more gears and computer controlled shifting patterns than my old four speed with vacuum shifting control.
All in all there isn't much difference other than those I mentioned above other than that the cosmetics are higher quality. Now if you go back to 60's through the 90's, you'll miss a lot of stuff used in the new models.
If you buy a well cared for, higher quality rig, with the floor plan you want, 15 years doesn't mean much.
"tatest" said it so much more eloquently than I and I wish I had read it better the first time. X 2 on what he said would be all that was needed.
I like stuff I can repair on the road if it fails, the newer appliances and features like levelers are harder to repair with the limited number of tools we carry. It's not really bad it's just something you learn to live with.
The V10 engine and better trans are to me the best upgrade mine has. They are also the one big thing that is really changing and it seems for the better. Better mileage due to public demand and smoother and more effective transmissions, read that as more gears and computer controlled shifting patterns than my old four speed with vacuum shifting control.
All in all there isn't much difference other than those I mentioned above other than that the cosmetics are higher quality. Now if you go back to 60's through the 90's, you'll miss a lot of stuff used in the new models.
If you buy a well cared for, higher quality rig, with the floor plan you want, 15 years doesn't mean much.
"tatest" said it so much more eloquently than I and I wish I had read it better the first time. X 2 on what he said would be all that was needed.
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