Ride handling of TC's vs Class C's or B plus
I have had a class A for the last 16 years and am considering going to a TC. My wife never liked driving on mountainous roads out west with the Class A and after 2 front end failures one at 60 mph she...
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Gjac wrote:work2much wrote:I would not have guessed that a TC with slides gave you more room than the B+ with slides. Is the cost of a DRW truck and Camper with slides much more that a Class C of similar size?
Never driven a C class but it was off the list anyway due to lack of 4x4/high ground clearance.
If you don't need off road capabilities and don't mind having a dedicated vehicle being an RV a class C or short class A could be a great way to go.
We looked at Sprinter B and B+ models with slides but they were too cramped compared to 3 slide truck camper models like the Mammoth we ended up buying.
Having opposing slides makes a big difference. The one place the 2 slide B+ we looked at had the advantage was access to the bed. There may be newer models out now, it's been over a year since we were RV shopping.
As far as cost out camper was a bit under 50k Trucks will vary a lot depending on engine type and trim level.
Here is the unit we looked at. At the time it was about 120k list. We also didn't like some rumors we heard about the mercedes chassis maintenance costs. And we also didn't like the smaller holding tanks compared to the Mammoth. 40 vs 60 gallon for the fresh.
