AVIDA Esperance best selling Motorhome in Australia

pnichols wrote:

:h It sure doesnt' appear that way to me. i.e. Note the low-slung chrome engine exhaust pipe opening just inches above the ground!

Also:

- The air conditioning appears to be via a central outlet instead of distributed ducts? However the heating may be distributed ducts.

- It looks like there be no, or only very limited, storage under at least one of the two dinette seats? I can't see the lower section of the second dinette seat, however.

- Where's the roof ladder for waxing of the roof, and emergency chaulking and/or various other unexpected repairs while out and about on a trip?

- Wonder what the ceiling height is in that portion of the coach not under the roof bubble?

- Is that a generartor exhaust pipe coming out the rear right under the bed? Probably that isn't good for low-noise napping on a hot afternoon when camping without hookups but needing to run the air conditioner.

- Some folks may prefer double galley sinks for low-water-use when rinsing and washing dishes while camping without hookups.

- Is there a seem all along the roof edge, or is that a rolled-over - and hence leakproof - roof to sidewall edge joint?

- Are those natural wood floors .... or engineered wood floors for superior long term dimensional stability in varying temperatures and humidities?

- I guess that there's a closed dry-sink/dry-toilet and wet-shower back there somewhere?

- What's the tank capacities?

- And .... like others have mentioned .... you better be fully dressed whenever you're in bed so you can get up out of it in the morning without an OOPS moment.

It doesn't strike me as being all that practical for general high-flexibility RV'ing use. I wouldn't take it off-pavement at all, except on very level, firm, and flat .... graded roads.

All that being said, it looks like a very cutesy rig! :)

1. Ground clearance appears similar to US class C's in the same length range (26')
2. Most smaller Cs in the US do not have ducted A/C either, although Ryan has clarified that this unit does indeed have the ducted unit.
3. I can see full sized access doors under both dinette benches; likely plenty of storage there, less equipment (electrical converter, furnace, ?).
4. Roof ladder would be nice, but many US models are sans-ladder nowadays as well.
5. Ceiling height looks to be similar to any US class C.
6. Does indeed look like a generator exhaust. Oh well, with a bed in front AND back, the genset has to reside somewhere.
7. I agree; double sinks would be better (and an easy thing for the manufacturer to use if their customer base wanted it).
8. Looks like a rolled-over joint, but hard to tell from the pics.
9. Flooring has been addressed; it is indeed engineered flooring.
10. Bathroom has also been addressed (yes, it does exist back there).
11. Nearly all US class Cs have dismal tank capacities, but this one is low even by those standards, especially the black (only 5 gal?).
12. While the open layout would not be ideal for families, it is certainly a change from the claustaphobic layouts that most RVs are stuck with.

Alot of your post sounds a bit snarky to me, but maybe I just misunderstood your points. As for me, it is nice to see something different than the fluffy generic units that we in the US have become accustomed to and accept without complaint. Different layouts, different colors & materials; sure would be nice for US manufacturers to at least look around and start giving us some variety and options.

The colors and materials appear very nice in that unit, and a few other things stand out as well; the high back dinette seat (on one side, anyway), swivel cab seats (used to be common in US class Cs but no longer), the aerodynamics certainly look nice, and it appears to have lots of outside storage, both basement and above floor level.