What year would you look for?
Hello all, we are beginning our search for a used Class C and have 3 questions. 1). In what year did Ford switch from the 4 speed automatic to the 5 speed Torqshift transmission? 2). What year...
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Hopefully our resident expert CarringB will step in, but I believe you get past all the gremlins and get the Torqshift transmission when buying a 2006 E-Series chassis, but maybe even a 2005 model year.
We have a 2007 E350 which has an external transmission filter & pan-with-drain-plug. Too bad Ford cut cost and got rid of the easy trans maintenance.
If you get a 2008, you get the current-day more capable suspension & brakes, but retain the earlier dash board design. 2009 to current-day is virtually unchanged.
Given the weight of our actual RV house & contents is nicely proportioned to the capability of the chassis, there are no concerns of over-loading. But that is RV/rig dependent.
Another point to note is that we did have to add heavy duty stabilizer bars and more to get "Ideal" handling. The 2007 and older E350's were not equipped with any rear stabilizer bar, let-along a thick heavy duty one. Ours is all perfect now, but there was some additional investment to get there. Keep in-mind that buying a used rig, a previous owner may have done many such upgrades. That would be a selling feature for sure.
We have a 2007 E350 which has an external transmission filter & pan-with-drain-plug. Too bad Ford cut cost and got rid of the easy trans maintenance.
If you get a 2008, you get the current-day more capable suspension & brakes, but retain the earlier dash board design. 2009 to current-day is virtually unchanged.
Given the weight of our actual RV house & contents is nicely proportioned to the capability of the chassis, there are no concerns of over-loading. But that is RV/rig dependent.
Another point to note is that we did have to add heavy duty stabilizer bars and more to get "Ideal" handling. The 2007 and older E350's were not equipped with any rear stabilizer bar, let-along a thick heavy duty one. Ours is all perfect now, but there was some additional investment to get there. Keep in-mind that buying a used rig, a previous owner may have done many such upgrades. That would be a selling feature for sure.
