Wife, myself and 3 kids are wanting to buy move from our fifth wheel to a motorhome and think the Jayco Seneca HD 35GS works well. My wife is sensitive to a-lot of motion and dealers keep warning us about the sway of a class C which I feel is likely an overinlated complaint. Unfortunately their isn't much in the way of test drive for long distances available for a Super C around here. Any thoughts? Thanks for the great forum!
We have a Bigfoot 32 foot and find it rock solid when full of water. Seems the center of gravity is much lower and the top sway all but goes away when full.
peterandmel wrote: My wife is sensitive to a-lot of motion and dealers keep warning us about the sway of a class C which I feel is likely an overinlated complaint.
You have heard correctly. I own an 07 35GS and from the factory it does sway and wallow, but... with a little help from your dealer and a little investment it can be fixed. I think the 3 slides of the 35GS give it more weight and a little more body flex than some of the other Seneca HD models. Mine now has an SUV feel and is quite stabile.
Before I did this my 35GS would give me several white knuckle scares on each trip. Now I just buckle in, sit back, set the cruise, and drive as normal... no skills needed.
The interior sqf of the 35GS with all slides extended make the handling investment worthwhile. We camped for over a week in Orlando this June and had all females, 2-15 year olds, 4-17 year old, plus my wife and I. I doubt any other Class C would have given us the interior room to sleep this many comfortably. Not a fight one ...
I recently drove a Seneca and an Endura on a Kodiak chassis and felt the sway big time, but then the dealer convinced me to try the Super Nove by Gulf Stream on an international chassis, wow, what a difference, I was holding the wheel with one thumb going 70 mphr. give it a try, it is something else.
As I have well documented on this forum over the past year, I sold my year old Kodiak chassis coach and bought the SuperNova the same day I took a test drive in one. The class 6 and above chassis coaches are a dream to drive and have no adverse effects from rough/grooved roads, wind conditions, or other high profile vehicles. I drove the Kodiak for 12000 white knuckle miles and have over 17000 miles on the SuperNova enjoying every minute of them. Many have spent a lot of money on the Kodiak suspension and say they can get them to handle well. The class 6 coach drives and handles great stock.
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