dleslie125
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What is the rating of the receiver on the 2008 Fleetwood? 3500 lbs or 5,000 lbs. That will have an impact on what you can tow. The Chev GVWR and GCWR have always been much lower than the E450's numbers.
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We have an 2012 4500 that has a 14200 gvwr and a 20000 gcwr.
The on board info center shows 9.6 towing an HHR. in Fl.
The motorhome is a 29QB Freelander with no slides.
We had a e450 Ford and the creature comforts and handling are not comparable to the Chevy.
Here is an interesting article.
http://media.gm.com/media/us/en/gm/news.detail.html/content/Pages/news/us/en/2012/Apr/0411_express
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RvBill3
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We compared Ford and Chevy side by side at a dealer. Exact same model. One thing is certain. The legroom in the Chevy is much better (especially for passenger) and I could get out of driver's seat and exit to the coach in Chevy and could not in the Ford without raising leg up and over the seat.
So far we have averaged 11mpg at 60mph fully loaded but no toad. Got into a situation with a truck along side me and his lane was ending and had plenty of reserve power to accelerate my way out of trouble. Very happy with the Chevy.
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dleslie125
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RvBill3 wrote:We compared Ford and Chevy side by side at a dealer. Exact same model. One thing is certain. The legroom in the Chevy is much better (especially for passenger) and I could get out of driver's seat and exit to the coach in Chevy and could not in the Ford without raising leg up and over the seat.
So far we have averaged 11mpg at 60mph fully loaded but no toad. Got into a situation with a truck along side me and his lane was ending and had plenty of reserve power to accelerate my way out of trouble. Very happy with the Chevy.
I find this difficult to believe based on our experience. I'm 225 lbs a have no problem moving from the driver's seat into the back. My wife is 180 and has no problem going from the co-pilot's seat to the back. In fact, while travelling she does it regularly.
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Kamphiker
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dleslie125 wrote:RvBill3 wrote:We compared Ford and Chevy side by side at a dealer. Exact same model. One thing is certain. The legroom in the Chevy is much better (especially for passenger) and I could get out of driver's seat and exit to the coach in Chevy and could not in the Ford without raising leg up and over the seat.
So far we have averaged 11mpg at 60mph fully loaded but no toad. Got into a situation with a truck along side me and his lane was ending and had plenty of reserve power to accelerate my way out of trouble. Very happy with the Chevy.
I find this difficult to believe based on our experience. I'm 225 lbs a have no problem moving from the driver's seat into the back. My wife is 180 and has no problem going from the co-pilot's seat to the back. In fact, while travelling she does it regularly.
Depends on the House builder and changes to seating / doghouse.
I'm 6'1" and have no problem easily moving from drivers seat to house. But Winnebago has a different Accessory / Cup holder on the dog house and the seats are also slightly modified but on the factory Ford Base.
My son (almost 6'0) when sitting in passenger side has no problems getting to the house, but the leg room is a bit tight.
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dleslie125
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Kamphiker wrote:dleslie125 wrote:RvBill3 wrote:We compared Ford and Chevy side by side at a dealer. Exact same model. One thing is certain. The legroom in the Chevy is much better (especially for passenger) and I could get out of driver's seat and exit to the coach in Chevy and could not in the Ford without raising leg up and over the seat.
So far we have averaged 11mpg at 60mph fully loaded but no toad. Got into a situation with a truck along side me and his lane was ending and had plenty of reserve power to accelerate my way out of trouble. Very happy with the Chevy.
I find this difficult to believe based on our experience. I'm 225 lbs a have no problem moving from the driver's seat into the back. My wife is 180 and has no problem going from the co-pilot's seat to the back. In fact, while travelling she does it regularly.
Depends on the House builder and changes to seating / doghouse.
I'm 6'1" and have no problem easily moving from drivers seat to house. But Winnebago has a different Accessory / Cup holder on the dog house and the seats are also slightly modified but on the factory Ford Base.
My son (almost 6'0) when sitting in passenger side has no problems getting to the house, but the leg room is a bit tight.
We were dropping down in size from a Kodiak and heard so many comments about the space and heat and my DW finds both are total non-issues for us.
Only thing I want would be electrically operated seats. Ours swivel so they can face the rear but we never use them in that fashion.
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We have a Coachman 2130QB with the Chevy engine, it is 25 ft. bumper to bumper. Wife and I spent 5 months on the road this winter from Rockport Texas to Key West FL and back to MI. Our best tank of gas was 11.?, average was about 8.4 and that was towing a Chevy Tracker because it was under the 3500 lb towing option with the Chevy. We are happy with our unit but if you want to tow a Jeep you may need to get a Ford V10.
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mlts22
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If MPG is a primary concern, you can go with a diesel Sprinter 3500 based chassis. The V6 gets 20+ MPG, although you likely will be limited to 5000 pounds or less for towing (if that).
Ford should be shipping their Transit (nothing to do with the ugly Transit Connect runabouts) vans here in the US in a year or two. They look and function similar to Sprinters, except they likely will have the EcoBoost V8, which should help with the gas numbers.
Were it me, I'd put the amount of gas almost last on the list. First thing is making sure the rig has the floor plan and usability you want, second thing is quality and resistance to leaks, and go from there.
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TippleUnduly
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You are very correct about this being an interesting article. If you believe the objectivity claimed for the Chevy vs. Ford tests, the results are conclusive. After testing identical coaches on the 2 chassis back-to-back, I know that I am very pleased with my Chevy choice and would do it again.
http://media.gm.com/media/us/en/gm/news.detail.html/content/Pages/news/us/en/2012/Apr/0411_express
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