1988 LeSabro
I bought a 1988 Winnebago LeSabro today. I had driven it yesterday and went back and bought it. It drove fine all the way home on the highway, around 100 miles. When I got home the second gear litera...
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McK wrote:
Arizona Kid
Are we talking about the same vehicle?
Here is the Renault van the LeSharo is derived from:
Renault Traffic and Master Vans
And there is this:
The LeSharo was one of those great ideas that ran aground on the realities of its Renault engine and transmission. Renault had just recently introduced its new FWD diesel Traffic van. Winnebago bit, and another Franco-American tie-up was created, and Renault shipped cabs complete with front drive train, and a rear axle to Winnebago,
where the low and light (5,000 lb) 1983 LeSharo was born. The economy (20-23 mpg) was enticing; the Renault engine and transmission less so.
Curbside Classic: 1985 Winnebago 23mpg LeSharo Turbo Diesel RV
I believe the vin number will tell the type of chassis it was built on. Someone on here a while back said if the vin had a B as the forth letter then it was on a van chassis, if it had a C then it's a cut-away chassis. The LeSharo has a "B". If this is true about the vin, I'm not sure.
I have heard that the LeSharo was based on a delivery van in France.
