I have a few questions about class C RVs?
Posted: August 15th, 2010 | Author: Mitch | Filed under: RV Camping | Tags: burning questions, chevy, class c, diesel motor, ford, gvw, horsepower, interior noise, liter, motor homes, rv, rvs, torque, trucks, vans, Wheel, wheel drive | 1 Comment »These are the burning questions I have about class C motor homes.
1 Why are they all van based? I know that there are a few truck based around but why not more? It seems that a truck would have less interior noise,be easier to service and have more torque and horsepower than the van even with the same motor and trucks have a higher GVW than vans do too. They could at least make a truck optional.
2 Why don’t I see many Chevy RVs? I see them every once and a while but not a lot. Is it because Chevy only has a 6.0 liter V8 motor while Ford has the V10?
3 How would I get a class C motor home with 4 wheel drive and a diesel motor? It seems that the only way you could do that is to buy the vehicle yourself then turn it over to the RV factory right ?
The first thing you have to understand is that the auto
manufacturers don’t make RV’s. RV manufacturers
buy whichever make, and model that they think will
sell the best, and where they can get the best deal
from the vehicle maker. Ford just has always given
better deals so as to keep their volume of production
as high as possible. Some RV makers even have their
own name on them without any reference to the auto
maker that actually provided the engine, frame, etc.
You can have whatever type of vehicle you want made
by an RV company. The same thing goes for the
Conversion Van companies. All it takes is for you to
tell them just what you want, and they will build it. Of
course, if is isn’t a stock model they already make
that only has a few cosmetic changes, you will have
to pay a much higher price than their stock models.
It doesn’t make any difference if you contact GM, Ford,
Chrysler, or whoever, to buy what you want, or just tell
the RV maker what you want to let them get it to make
for you. You just have to work out the details with the
RV maker.
The only real drawback with a truck such as you have
mentioned is the fact that it could end up being too
heavy for some roads, or bridges in the country, and
you would have to make a bunch of changes in your
route, and maybe even your destination. Also, a
truck would also not be as economical to run, even
with a diesel engine. To get the insulation, carry all,
go anywhere ability, etc, you would sacrifice any
fuel economy that you would have otherwise had with
the van models. But, the government, and a good
bunch of police agencies have done exactly as you
are thinking. They thought up their own design ideas,
then had the company build it for them. Each new
idea for a different type of vehicle that is made this
way is always ‘food for thought’ for the maker to make
in the future for someone else.