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Originally Posted by engatwork
Do you consider how hard it is to work on to be one of the criteria? I consider that in everything I purchase that has an engine.
Right now the main thing is I want two twin beds or at least one with a queen size bed. Other items is I want a diesel.
I've just been looking around for a couple years now.
A Super C looks like a good one and they come with a diesel which looks like it would be easy to work on to me.
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For me, no, not much of a consideration. Livability is the main thing. If you don’t like the living space or it isn’t functional for you, then you won’t end up using the rig. So that’s the main consideration.
The LTV was the only brand of smaller B+ that held any appeal. We oscillated between their Ford and MB based platforms. What made the decision was that we happened to be at a dealer (LTV was having a show with all models and floor plans on site) when a buyer declined to take the Unity they ordered. It was pretty much what we were leaning towards, so we bought it on the spot. LTV had a one year wait at the time. We have an MB dealer not too far away that has a big Sprinter business and is happy to work on motorhomes. They did the A service for $199 so I was disinclined to mess with it.
Friends that owned diesel class A rigs on Freightliner chassis steered me towards the Ford gasoline chassis for two reasons. First, it’s really inconvenient to get class A rigs serviced where we live. And I’m not doing the the oil change in my driveway on a Cummins that takes 30 quarts. Second is there were a lot of issues with the DEF system at the time that were taking rigs off the road, and parts were not readily available due to the whole Covid supply thing. The Ford in contrast was pretty easy to deal with. A routine service was 8 quarts of 5w-30 and 9 zerk fittings once every 6,000 miles or so. I’m getting old enough that crawling under the rig isn’t much fun, but I could deal with that.
You’ll find that 90% of the work you do is on the house, not the chassis. So fixing broken trim, chasing squeaks and rattles, electrical, plumbing, HVAC. My experience is that the house is more problematic than the chassis.
Some folks buy super C chassis because it’s easier to get service for them - engine access is easy and convenient. Many (most?) pros won’t work on a class A diesel pusher or a Ford front engine gas chassis because it’s so inconvenient to get at the engine. But there’s a big trade off in living space, you loose the entire cab of the super C. A 38’ foot class A is pretty darn big with lots of light. A 38’ super C actually isn’t. Never appealed to me as a result.