Any others like 2015 Itasca Sunstar 36Y floor plan?
The wife really likes this floor plan and we wonder if there are any other makes that have this floor plan? Thanks for all your help!
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huntdooly wrote:irishtom29 wrote:
We looked at one and we quite taken with the floor plan; best kitchen we saw in a gasser its size. Kitchen is kind’a dramatic visually too. But we were put off by the 22,000 pound chassis on a coach its size, didn’t care for the short wheelbase either.
Would you please explain what would be the problem with the 22,000 lb. chassis? And the short wheelbase? Sorry...I'm not mechanically inclined.
The Ford chassis used comes in various ratings, at the top ratings of 22,000, 24,000 and 26,000 pounds. The difference between the weight of your coach with no cargo and the chassis rating is your payload—how much stuff (including people) the coach can carry. I suspected a 37 foot coach on a 22,000 pound chassis would be low on payload. I own a 34 foot long coach on a 24,000 pound chassis and have adequate payload for my needs. Note that surprisingly low payloads are quite common with coaches.
Conventional wisdom is that the longer the wheelbase in proportion to the length of the coach the better the handling, especially straight line stability. The 36Y wheelbase is on the low side of that ratio and subjectively I dislike the look off a long rear overhang.
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