Class A vs Class C: Maintenance and Towing
Hello! Brand new today (I've been haunting for sometime though, finally had enough questions wracked up to join!). :-) I've been reading and reading, and reading some more and I can't find anythi...
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To get very accurate, you'll need to narrow it down to certain years and sizes, but IN GENERAL, and taking Ford as an example (they are the dominant player):
C's are on either the 350 or 450 series chassis. A will be on the 550 (aka F53). So the A as a general rule has a higher weight rating and more towing capacity. The engines and transmissions for similar years will be almost identical across the whole range.
There's a lot of variation, so a small C on a 450 chassis may have higher capacities than a large A on a marginal 550 chassis.
Maintenance needs between a gas C and a gas A are nearly identical. I would much rather work on the A because there's more room underneath.
You didn't really ask, but I doubt you can operate an RV less expensively than hoteling. Maybe if you don't drive it very much...
In 6 months and 10k miles we have done two oil changes on the engine and one on the Gen, so somewhere around $100 I suppose. I do my own work.
Best of luck on your search.
To get very accurate, you'll need to narrow it down to certain years and sizes, but IN GENERAL, and taking Ford as an example (they are the dominant player):
C's are on either the 350 or 450 series chassis. A will be on the 550 (aka F53). So the A as a general rule has a higher weight rating and more towing capacity. The engines and transmissions for similar years will be almost identical across the whole range.
There's a lot of variation, so a small C on a 450 chassis may have higher capacities than a large A on a marginal 550 chassis.
Maintenance needs between a gas C and a gas A are nearly identical. I would much rather work on the A because there's more room underneath.
You didn't really ask, but I doubt you can operate an RV less expensively than hoteling. Maybe if you don't drive it very much...
In 6 months and 10k miles we have done two oil changes on the engine and one on the Gen, so somewhere around $100 I suppose. I do my own work.
Best of luck on your search.
