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Old_Crows
Sep 04, 2015Explorer
Grumpy374 wrote:
Why is it everytime one of us members with a Ford Or Chevy based rig, has a problem, someone chimes in with "buy a Sprinter".
For you Sprinter lovers, they only go up to what 24, 25 ft. I have a 30 footer, on a Ford, and if I'd wanted a munchkin sized rig I might have looked at a Sprinter, but only if it were Ford powered. Would not, will not, buy a MB based rig.
I wanted a full sized, long, grown up rig, with enough power to pull my toad up through Canada, the Rockies, and into Alaska. Note, emphasis on a long full sized rig!!!
I wanted a rig with a queen sized bed that didn't fold up into a wall or ceiling, decent bathroom, recliner couch, eating area, something not found in a 24-25 ft rig.
So, enjoy your Sprinter, and leave the rest of us with "manly" sized and powered rigs alone!!!
Grumpy
You pays your money. & makes your "manly" choices...... I didn't say "buy" a Mercedes. I said the Ford & Chevy's are made the same way they were 40 years ago and based on the many threads here and elsewhere have the same issue(s) of oppressively hot passenger side floors, etc., that make them a beastly ride. The heat issue is not something I, or my wife, will tolerate considering we may drive 6-8 hours a day in the southwest......regardless of the length or 'manliness' of the RV.
If you don't mind driving in a 40-50 year old cabin and beating hell out of yourself and your passenger, buy a Ford...or a Chivvy. Don't complain and don't explain....
Bye-the-bye, our our ''Sissy' 24' View extends to ~28+'; has a queen bed, full lavatory, eating area, galley, a comfy couch/bed in the side slide out....and two Captains chairs...
And that pi$$ ant MB 3L turbo diesel... Sucks the doors off big Class As on the hill climbs and gets a miserable 15+ mpg.. It's awful...
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