BobW,
Having been in the transportation industry for 20 some years, I became real picky how a rig handled.
Our first motorhome was a 1999 Airstream Cutter Diesel 35ft single slide on a Freightliner chassis with a 3126B Cat engine. The coach was all over the road, and we did drive it to White Horse Yukon. Had it for 10 1/2 months
Our 2nd coach was a 2000 40ft Country Coach Affinity. Super coach, back when Country Coach meant something before the current management was put in place. Too bad we traded it, but MPD struck. It drove and handled like I wanted it to handle. Niiiiiccccceeee. Had it a year, shoulda kept it.
The the first bus, 2001 CC XL w/2 slides. It was a wieghty rig with the over engineered slide rooms made drive and ride like a beach whale. Had it for a year.
2nd bus, 2002 XLII single slide Marathon. Prevost just drives like I expect and want it to, straight down the road. cutting thru the air even with cross winds.
3rd bus, and current is 2000 H3-45. LOVE IT. We cut thru the air and even push big rigs around when we pass. It has the most rake on the front nose of the 2 prevost bodies, and sloping sides I believe add to it being more aero-dynamic than the XL's We get 8 mpg per average over 2000 miles on the most recent trip to Reno and back to Denver.
We have test driven a Monaco Dynasty, and HR Imperial with the airbags. For our short drives, they handled better than our first coach. But, I think because of the monoque chassis/drivetrain, and weight, the Prevost will ride and handle the best.
We recently acquired a 1984 270 Airstream classic motorhome on a P-30 chassis. Even tho it has only 33,000 original miles, it like the other 2 motorized Airstreams we have owned, drive like crap. With the 8RX19.5 radial narrow tires, and its light weight construction, 11,660 full water, fuel, LP, it dances all over the road, even if there is the slightest of breezes.
Last edited by Coloradobus; 04-22-2009 at 12:40 AM.
Jim and Chris
2001 Featherlite Vogue XLV 2 slide with Rivets-current coach, 1999 shell
Previous 22 years,
We have owned every kind of Prevost shell but an H3-40