Forum: General Discussion Forum
10-29-2014, 03:43 PM
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Re: Ford v10 engines
IMO, the intrique with small A is that there are no predetermined locations fot things like walls, ceilings, windows, slides, etc. You could make it as tall as you want, wide or narrow, long or...
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Forum: General Discussion Forum
10-29-2014, 01:13 PM
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Re: Ford v10 engines
It has been very nice to get a chance to actually "live" in the van for an extended time and see what works well, and what doesn't work as well. This includes determining our traveling style,as in...
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Forum: General Discussion Forum
10-29-2014, 12:03 PM
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Re: Ford v10 engines
I would certainly agree that the 10" of wheelbase would be an advantage. More always seems to help. :mrgreen: It would be interesting to see how the two units drive in the real world. The ACE is a...
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Forum: General Discussion Forum
10-29-2014, 02:28 AM
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Re: Ford v10 engines
I saw the sister ship Vegas at a truck stop in Iowa about 4 weeks ago. Sweet motorhome, and the differences are mostly cosmetic between them. I agree with booster about the differences between the...
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Forum: General Discussion Forum
10-26-2014, 12:00 AM
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Re: Ford v10 engines
Hadn't looked at the base chassis details before. The package and options really give the builders a good choice of capacities front and rear, so you are neither over or under sprung. You can't get...
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Forum: General Discussion Forum
10-25-2014, 09:32 PM
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Re: Ford v10 engines
GVWR doesn't really mean anything unless you know the curb weight and how it is calculated.
Cargo carrying capacity actually is useful, as long as all the brands include the same stuff in the base...
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Forum: General Discussion Forum
10-25-2014, 03:39 PM
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Re: Ford v10 engines
Hymer uses a AL-KO dedicated class A chassis on their units.
Axis (trailer parts) in the US is also part of AL-KO.
This means they already have a chassis, and US infrastructure, if some RV...
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Forum: General Discussion Forum
10-25-2014, 02:29 PM
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Re: Ford v10 engines
You are correct that the Chevy is going away, and the question is whether that market goes with it. Will there be no more traditionally sized class B's? All that needs to shake out.
What I am...
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Forum: General Discussion Forum
10-25-2014, 12:27 AM
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Re: Ford v10 engines
Stan, I am not pushing or discounting any particular model. What I am saying is that the overgrown class C's may not be the best choice for move up (size) folks do to the mentioned downsides. In the...
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Forum: General Discussion Forum
10-24-2014, 10:45 PM
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Re: Ford v10 engines
I think the point was missed a bit. It was that the ACE, as a "small A" had some big advantages over similar class C models of similar size, and over some class A's also. Why would someone want to...
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Forum: General Discussion Forum
10-24-2014, 03:35 AM
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Ford v10 engines
We were parked by an small ACE class A the other day, so I looked it up to see the specs. It was a front engine gas, with a Ford V10. What surprised me is that the V10 in the motorhome chassis has...
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