Need help deciding which class C.

[emptynestmom]

Hello everyone!

My husband and I have recently retired and, after years of owning travel trailers and fifth wheels, we want to finally purchased a drivable motorhome. We went to the Hershey show looked and drove a bunch of class As but decided that they were all too big and we didn’t want to have to pull a car.

A few weeks ago we were looking at a local RV dealer and saw a small class C. The size looked perfect to us for the kind of camping that we want to do. We really don’t like campgrounds and will only go to state and federal parks as well as Boondock on vineyards and farms.

We have narrowed it down to either a MB Sprinter based Winnebago Navion or Tiffin Wayfarer. I would love any advice or thoughts from you wonderful people as to which unit would be better. It will just be the two of us; no pets or kids. We will not be full timing it and we will be traveling for a week or two at the most. I love my home too much to sell it!

My husband is partial to the Winnebago Navion but I really don’t like the interior styling of it at all. However, if it is a better made unit, I would be happy to purchase one.

I like the Tiffin Wayfarer very much — I think it has very nice interior and seems to be well appointed and well made.

I’m looking for any helpful advice and tips that you wonderful people can provide. This forum is such a wealth of information.

Thanks so much in advance!

PS. We must have a bed over cab for when my son decides to come with us. So I think that disqualifies a number of coaches.

[VSPA]

Nothing wrong with going the Class C route. Loved my first full size C, but it was not set up to tow. My suggestion would be to rethink the size and it's ability to handle a toad. My first unit, even though I owned it the longest could just barely tow it's own rear bumper. On another occasion, I made the mistake of trading down from a 37 foot to a 26 foot and even though it towed our dolly and or show car traylor, with the small size it road like a buck board. Pest of luck on your decision.

[okcnewbie]

Both of those smaller units look very nice. It would be no problem going anywhere without having to tow. Good luck and congrats on your retirement.

[coachmanjay]

The most important thing is to find a floor plan that works for you. Then a couple of things to consider is the chassis mfg. There has been a lot of chatter on the internet about the scarcity of MB dealers that will service a MH, while just about every town has a Ford dealer that can service a MH if it is a drive train issue that does not require a lift. The other issue is the limited weight capacity of MB, especially if you are going to have a Toad. Even if it has a 5000 Lb hitch, the towing capacity is a lot less The GCWR is 15,250 and the GVR is 11,030 leaving only 3,220 for added contents, passengers and towing. The Class C's built on a Ford E450 has a GCWR of 22,000 and a GVR of 14,500 leaving 7,500 for added contents, passengers and towing. Your location and intended use will dictate which chassis will work for you.

[bobmac]

Coachmanjay

Your information on OCCC - Occupant and Cargo Carrying Capacity - is incorrect. The OCCC is determined by subtacting the UVW -unloaded vehicle weight - from the GVWR. I had a Winnebago C on the E450 chassis (14500 GVWR/ 22000GCWR) and the UVW was about 12,500 lbs leaving me with 2000 lbs for passengers, cargo and anything added to the vehicle after it left the factory where the UVW was measured. Likewise the difference between the GCWR and the GVWR is the amount that can be towed including contents of the towed vehicle -providing the hitch is rated for that amount. The towing capacity has absolutely nothing to do with the vehicle's OCCC.
Your point on the limited OCCC and towing capacity of the MB Sprinter are well taken and there are likely many overloaded Sprinters on the road.

[Reedman]

Originally Posted by emptynestmom

Hello everyone!



My husband and I have recently retired and, after years of owning travel trailers and fifth wheels, we want to finally purchased a drivable motorhome. We went to the Hershey show looked and drove a bunch of class As but decided that they were all too big and we didn’t want to have to pull a car.



A few weeks ago we were looking at a local RV dealer and saw a small class C. The size looked perfect to us for the kind of camping that we want to do. We really don’t like campgrounds and will only go to state and federal parks as well as Boondock on vineyards and farms.



We have narrowed it down to either a MB Sprinter based Winnebago Navion or Tiffin Wayfarer. I would love any advice or thoughts from you wonderful people as to which unit would be better. It will just be the two of us; no pets or kids. We will not be full timing it and we will be traveling for a week or two at the most. I love my home too much to sell it!



My husband is partial to the Winnebago Navion but I really don’t like the interior styling of it at all. However, if it is a better made unit, I would be happy to purchase one.



I like the Tiffin Wayfarer very much — I think it has very nice interior and seems to be well appointed and well made.



I’m looking for any helpful advice and tips that you wonderful people can provide. This forum is such a wealth of information.



Thanks so much in advance!



PS. We must have a bed over cab for when my son decides to come with us. So I think that disqualifies a number of coaches.

We just bought a 2018 Tiffin Wayfarer and absolutely love it we got the one with one slide perfect for us with our 8 pound buddy.Still getting it ready we down sized from a 36 ft 5ver so a lot of stuff we never used won’t be going back in the new one.Hope you find the Class C that you want looked at a ton of them till we decided which one we wanted. Safe Travels

[coachmanjay]

Bobmac
Your are right another senior moment My class C’s UVW fully loaded for s trip was 13,500 leaving 1000 lb for tank contents and misc. The hitch weight is deducted from that. Just trying to make the point that a lot of Sprinter are close to being overloaded, especially if towing.