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Camper_Ken
Aug 23, 2015Explorer
I worked at a major RV dealer and service center as a service advisor for a couple of years and from that experience I can tell you that most motorhomes on a Ford F53 chassis have handling and ride problems. The MH manufacturers should upgrade the chassis as necessary to provide a more comfortable and more importantly a SAFER handling motorhome. After putting over $4,000 of chassis upgrades on my 2013 Bay Star 33' class A, it rode and handled much better but still was very truck-like. We finally decided to downsize so we could visit smaller campgrounds and recently traded in the Bay Star for an Itasca Navion 24J on a Mercedes Sprinter chassis. This thing drives beautifully for a motorhome. This certainly isn't the answer for all who don't like the handling of a Ford F53 chassis. I just wish I hadn't poured so much money into my class A trying to improve the ride/handling and then trade it in a couple years later. Oh well, lesson learned.
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