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EA37TS · 01-25-2020, 11:46 AM

When we were looking we looked at the Forza. We were underwhelmed with the coach. If I remember correctly it had a low towing capacity, I want to say 4,000 lbs and a low OCCC as well.

We finally decided to go with a Super C as we felt it was more bang for the buck in the diesel category with maintenance costs being lower that a diesel pusher (no service center imposed up charges due to engine location).

Out prior coach was a 37 foot class a gasser. No issues with climbing or towing.

Cover Dog · 01-28-2020, 02:44 PM

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About that, if you’re buying new, in Florida, your Winnebago is made in Iowa about 60 miles from the Minnesota border. So, it will likely have more than 1000 miles on it when you buy it.

But....I don’t think the transporter flys home, he probably towed a vehicle to Florida and then drove back.

Ford says not to tow until you have put 1,000 miles on the MH. We purchased ours from Litchsinn RV in Forest City so we could put the miles on it the way Ford said to.

creativepart · 01-28-2020, 03:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Cover Dog

Ford says not to tow until you have put 1,000 miles on the MH. We purchased ours from Litchsinn RV in Forest City so we could put the miles on it the way Ford said to.

I know that’s what Ron Litchsinn says... but I’d guess more than 80% of new Winnebago RVs are delivered long distances to dealers by drivers towing a toad. This hasn’t resulted in masses of RVs with motor issues. If it did that would be a gigantic problem.

It works good for Litchsinn’s sales speech that’s true.

I think every Ford truck owner’s manual suggests no towing for X miles. It’s kind of standard boilerplate warnings. Even for pickup trucks.

These F53 chassis are used in all manner of commercial operations. I doubt zero percent drive them around empty for 1000 miles before loading them up.

bigthinkers · 01-29-2020, 07:31 AM

We'll be buying used, so it's down to how the original owner treated it, and I'm guessing few would remember if they towed before 1000 miles or not. It's a curiosity, but probably not something we'll worry about too much.

Newmar2856 · 01-29-2020, 10:16 AM

If this is your “couple year” coach with plans to upgrade later then I’d go gas. You’ll be out less money, and neither my gas Class C or current gas Class A stopped at the bottom of the hill and refused to go. You won’t win a race up the hill, but you’ll make it just fine.

As others have said, it’s really about the floor plan, then the power train. If the floor plan doesn’t work for you, it will be uncomfortable and eventually frustrating.

Good luck on your search.

bigthinkers · 02-01-2020, 12:33 PM

That's our thinking too, Newmar2856. It will all come down to what's available at the time, price, and condition, but we're thinking floorplan first, possibly diesel second time around, all things being equal (as if they ever are).

brokenrule · 02-17-2020, 01:45 PM

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Thanks again. That makes sense, about the drive to the dealership ticking off 1000+ miles. Hadn't thought of that.

Because we only expect to be in our first coach for roughly 12-18 months, it's possible we'd move on to a diesel if we decided to keep going indefinitely. Some of the much older (like, 20 year old) coaches are on our radar, too, we're just not sure we're up to the task of fixing all the things that age-out, with no prior experience in fixing RV issues.

It's a tough call, with so many variables. Your insights have been useful!

We went the older coach to try it out. Four years into the experiment we still love the older rig. Most repairs are DIY and things that would be needed on most older rigs. However, we do have an eye out for a 2011-2012 32H... wife needs elbow room.