Hello, Retirement is closing in fast. We have been towing a 22'TT with a Dodge Cummins. The 'dream' has been to go to a diesel class c approx 24?+' and towing a Subaru Forester, own one with manuel 5 speed. We have seen the Mercedes with 2 slides, bed out the back and another slide on the side. Saw one towing a Forester.....looked like a good set up. The owner 'love it, never a problem with hills, great MPG even towing'. Most diesel C's are large, too large for our liking.The idea is to keep the MH on our little lot as well as have better fuel economy. We plan on wandering the U.S. for a while and possibly settle in a more rural area.Any and all input is greatly appreciated. i.e. other options etc.thanks much

look at these leisure travel van. ours is a 2007 5cyc M B diesel and its great ,kid pulls her dog trailer golf cart and loaded with equipt ,pulls just fine. we,ve stead up to two months at a time in it and were still married.

Maybe a Tiger Bengal? Built to order, lengths about 19.5 with regular cab to 24 with crew cab. Chevy, Ford, or Dodge chassis, gas or diesel.http://www.tigervehicles.com/

Dynamax just came out with their Isata 3 which is a small class C on a Mercedes chassis.

We own what you described. A 25' Navion with two slides. The queen bed in the rear is perfect for us and the other slide gives you good living space and a double fold out bed. (The air mattress isn't bad) Ours is a 2013 Navion iQG made by Winnebago and with the diesel we could tow but prefer not to at this point. We can unhook in 10 minutes and drive it anywhere.

God bless you diesel folks. Did one and never would do it again. I will say it was a 6.0 Ford diesel. Like the first ones produced. It was so expensive to keep going for the first 60k miles. After that it was a great puller for my TT.My experience is they are costly to keep running. I know “other brands” are different. But if something goes wrong. There is a bunch of money involved to get it right.

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midnightsadie
Explorer II
Dec 27, 2015
look at these leisure travel van. ours is a 2007 5cyc M B diesel and its great ,kid pulls her dog trailer golf cart and loaded with equipt ,pulls just fine. we,ve stead up to two months at a time in it and were still married.
Tiger4x4RV
Nomad
Dec 27, 2015
Maybe a Tiger Bengal? Built to order, lengths about 19.5 with regular cab to 24 with crew cab. Chevy, Ford, or Dodge chassis, gas or diesel.

http://www.tigervehicles.com/
hpdrver
Explorer
Dec 27, 2015
Dynamax just came out with their Isata 3 which is a small class C on a Mercedes chassis.
brucec315
Explorer
Dec 27, 2015
We own what you described. A 25' Navion with two slides. The queen bed in the rear is perfect for us and the other slide gives you good living space and a double fold out bed. (The air mattress isn't bad) Ours is a 2013 Navion iQG made by Winnebago and with the diesel we could tow but prefer not to at this point. We can unhook in 10 minutes and drive it anywhere.
AJR
Explorer
Dec 27, 2015
God bless you diesel folks. Did one and never would do it again. I will say it was a 6.0 Ford diesel. Like the first ones produced. It was so expensive to keep going for the first 60k miles. After that it was a great puller for my TT.

My experience is they are costly to keep running. I know “other brands” are different. But if something goes wrong. There is a bunch of money involved to get it right.
Old_Crows
Explorer
Dec 28, 2015
Winnebago View Profile 24G.
getgoin
Explorer
Dec 28, 2015
Hi old crows....do you wander for say a few months at a time, happy with the living space? Tow? We must get this right....as it may be ourlast rv....lots to consider, we want to make it easy and enjoyable, somewhat economical. Love being out.I
Gonzo42
Explorer
Dec 28, 2015
Winnebago View 24H --- our first RV and loving it.
Big_Redneck
Explorer
Dec 29, 2015
I have a 1995 Scotty Dodge 25ft. with a 12 valve Cummins diesel. I pull a enclose car trailer that holds 2 antique cars behind the dodge with no problems. I get 12 to 14 miles mph. Its been garage kept since new and still looks new. Every place we go someone wants to buy it. You can't beat a Cummins. If I was to replace my Motor Home it would half to have a Cummins. If just the motor Home without the trailer 16 mpg. The trouble with the Mercedes if you break down the cost is super high and I mean high for repairs. I have a friend that has one and he was having trouble and the cost of repair was over 3,000. for a control box. I would check around with people that has one before buying one.
Dakzuki
Explorer
Dec 30, 2015
We've been pulling a small 4x4 toad with ours without issue. It costs us about 1 MPG and a bit of speed on steep grades but nothing serious. We did a 1 month tour of the western states pulling the toad (plenty of mountain driving) without issues.