grampyjd wrote:
Thanks again, everybody, for the great replies and information. I will definitely watch out for the peak----. I bought a Holiday Rambler Vacationer in 2002 which was a very comfortable coach, however, with its 8.1 350 hp engine, the semis were passing me in the slow lane. I had to spend $3,000.00 for a Banks system which made a big difference. I don't want to be buying add-ons again.
Grampy JD
Grampy JD, to answer your original post first, yes this rig will handle any highway in North America. Interstate or secondary, as far as climbing hills and navigating curves.
Performance expectations vary greatly between owners and expectations of handling like a sports car or acceleration like a drag racer are unrealistic. Judging motorhome climbing hills against today's OTR trucks is foolish at best. We can;t tell if that truck passing us is loaded or empty, or something in between. Many of them are running 500+ hp engines with torque curves that are beyond belief when it comes to maintaining speed while climbing. On our interstate it isn't uncommon to find trucks fully loaded climbing grades that would have slowed them to flasher speed not long ago and today they are barely below the speed limit. Any naturally aspirated engine, gas or diesel, will lose performance in higher altitudes and there is nothing to be done about thin air, so performance declines should be expected when climbing real mountains in the west.
Bottom line, the coach you describe will do everything it is needed to do. The question becomes will it do it in a manner you find acceptable?
