Class A or Class C?

Class A's typically have more storage space and a higher CCC (Cargo Carrying Capacity) than Class C's. The driving compartment in a Class A may also convert to usable seating for the living area more readily than a Class C, and then there's the view out the larger front window. On the other hand, some people find a Class C easier to drive than a Class A, feeling it's more "car like". Class C's also may have better sleeping arrangements for multiple passengers than a Class A. In either case, keep in mind we typically spend far more time living in our RV's than we do driving them, so make sure the floor plan is one you really like, regardless of the type.

We class C folks like...

3 doors
Big bed over cab
Shade while driving
Van feel while driving
Lower overheard clearance
Ford Chassis

Take a look at the Winnebago Minnie Winnie 31D. (Awesome). At the upper end of your length...32'9" but handes very well.

The wife and I looked at a few class C's and could not get from the cab to the house. Couldn't get our feet over the doghouse and had to get out and go back to the house door.

The reason I bought a C was that it is on a van chassis. For the ease of having repairs done while on the road full timing. And the safety of having a nose on the vehicle and no huge large windshields to implode on me with a simple 20 mph impact accident.

If you break down on the road any and all repair shops and chevy and ford dealerships will work on it also because it is nothing more than a van which all have experience working on.

I found most repair shops will not take in a Class A. That leaves you with places like CW, RV dealerships and the like which you have to leave it for weeks on end and pay exorbitant repair rates.

The first time I broke down when I called the nearest repair shop I said I had MH. They just about hung up on me until I told them it was a Class C on a van chassis! I know start my phone call with, it's a Ford E450.

As far as any difficulty getting from the cab to the back. If you think about it when you park your MH the first thing you do is get out the door to hook up. Then its walk back in the side door. I've never had a reason to go thru the coach first. And again depending on the model dictates how much room there is.

That said I noticed different models had different height step ups from the cab depending on the model. Which also affects how far you have to reach to the cab over. Something to take notice if it of interest to you.

When we went from 5th wheel to Class A we looked at many C's and A's. We found that in the C's my wife could not sit comfortable in co pilots chair. The way the floor stuff was laid out she had to sit at a small angle and was not comfortable. The moving from co pilot to living area while moving was also harder in a C. I guess the C's we looked at did not have leveling jacks either.

Be it good or bad we ended up with a Thor ACE class A and am happy.

Jmw62 wrote:

They are similar in costs and we are stuck between the 2 classes.
Any advice or opinions is welcomed.

You may find some of the comments here helpful......but probably not.

In the end, it comes down mostly to your personal preferences.
Overall, neither is inherently "better" than the other.

Ijforgelberg said most of why a class C

3 doors
Big bed over cab for storage
Shade while driving
Van feel while driving
Lower overheard clearance
Ford Van Chassis

I will add;

Two steps to get in or out of the house.
Collision air bags
In my case well over 100cf of outside storage.

We decided on an A for the following reasons:
more fuel storage
more water storage
more gray and black storage
more propane storage
more cargo capacity
less claustrophobic with big front window and usable front seats
wider and taller inside

As far as the service issue goes, we've broken down several times over the years with various motorhomes, and the only time we've had to leave one at repair facility was when we blew an engine in a Class C. It took two weeks for the auto repair business to source and install a rebuilt engine while we stayed in a KOA cabin. Since we've been living in Class A's with Ford chassis, we've had a transmission replaced and a complete rear end replaced, both in less than a week while we stayed in the coach every night. For the transmission replacement, we spent 3 of the 5 days in a very nice campground nearby waiting for a remanned transmission to arrive from Ford. The only time we've moved out of a Class A for a couple of days was voluntarily while it was being repainted and we wanted to avoid the smell. All of our major Class A repair work has been done at truck repair businesses, never at an RV dealer. I did have a Ford truck dealer pull a vacuum and recharge a dash A/C one time after I replaced the compressor and dryer though. They were nearby, and the relatively small difference in their price and another facility further away wouldn't have paid for the gas to get there. That one was a while you wait event...

Having had both, here's our take:

Class C:
Big bed over cab
Shade while driving
A bit easier to maneuver

Class A:
Significantly bigger tanks: fuel, water, black/grey
Fantastic view out the front (both while driving AND while camped)
Useable cab area
Lots more storage