We decided against a Workhorse-based rig for two reasons. Firstly, the years we were able to afford had the "pigeon-toed" chassis, where the front wheel track was the same as the inner track of the duallies, leaving a foot or more of body overhanging each side of the front wheels. Looked ugly!
Secondly, I'd read so many stories about problems with "Autopark". Because the GM transmission's parking pawls couldn't handle the weight of a MH, Workhorse had dreamed up a parking brake that worked on the drive-shaft. Unfortunately, the failure mode, if power to the Autobrake was interrupted, was to apply the brake no matter what. I didn't like the idea that I could be cruising on the freeway and suddenly the parking brake would come on. It didn't have a good reputation for reliability.
We chose to ignore Workhorse and bought a rig on the Ford F53 chassis. We had no problems with the truck part of the rig in the 4 years we owned it. Sure it rode like an 11-to box truck - that's what it was under the skin. I don't think the Workhorse bread-van chassis would have ridden any better.
