Test drives of FR3 30DS and Ace 29.4

I really don't want a large RV but my husband wants the captains chairs for driving comfort so we selected a couple of the 30ish feet class As to drive. They felt soooo luxurious compared to the small Ford Transits we were looking at. Interior fit and finish was loads better. So many more amenities and not really that much more in cost.

Ace 29.4
Drove pretty well. Loved the floor plan and the passenger seating position.Very comfortable to lay on the sofa going down the road or the full time king size bed. Did not like the giant bus sized steering wheel but would probably get used to it. If we go for this class and size RV this seems to be the one to get. Great room to access the wardrobe with the slide out. Cost about $89K.

FR3 30DS
Drove really squirrelly. I thought it was just over inflated tires but in checking out the forums afterwards it seems it really does drive terrible and people put in $5K in suspension modifications to get it to drive well. Loved the extra large LP fridge. You could sit in the dinette with your seatbelt on and make a meal right out of the fridge when going down the road. But the sofa was on the slide and had a horrible vibration to it such that you would not want to ride on the sofa going down the road. When reclining the passenger chair you quickly run into the handle on the entry door. Constant rubbing noise with the vinyl seats against the handle could probably be overcome with a piece of fabric in between. But it did impede the positioning of the chair for best comfort and in some positions ran into your right shoulder. Loved the full time king bed but even with the slide out not much room to access the wardrobe. Due to the large slide very low storage in the kitchen area but we think the extra large refrigerator could take up alot of the slack because you could put things in there that would normally go in a cabinet. There is an option for a regular size LP fridge but we did not see that. Cost about $82K.

Probably should relook at the Fleetwood Flair 30U as it also has a full time king bed.