P32 or W20 workhorse

keyman44 wrote:
We are ready to buy a class A gas motor home. Looking at years 2003 - 2005, 30' - 33' in length. I see that we could end up with an independent suspension P32 or a straight axel W20 chassis. I recently drove my buddy's 30' 2003 P32 and it drove pretty good. I drove it on a 4 lane highway with one hand. It didn't seem to be affected much by the wind or big trucks. I didn't have to make a lot of steering corrections to keep it in the lane. I can't find any W20 RV's around here to test drive. How will the W20 drive in comparison? I'm wondering if I will need to add on a bunch of aftermarket stuff to the W20 just to get it to drive decent. I know that the W20 will have a higher GVWR. I would like to hear from people who have experience driving both.

My P32 is an excellent driver and much improved with the addition of after market coils and the elimination of the air bags and helwig cross leaf spring as well. Still, I would prefer the W chassis for all the reasons already listed and especially the W24. Any Allison transmission over the GM is a big plus in itself.
You might want to add some sway bars and a steering damper and you'll know more after driving the W for awhile.