Informative Still Pic Travato Video

I think the Travato will always have some resale value because of its size and quirkiness, similar to the Westies. There will always be some singer or some band that will find the vehicle useful for gigging.

I agree. My little I-5 is tough and great on the cheaper diesel now, here in Canada and one should get the money back on resale ie the Travato too if it gets diesel engines.

That extra $3500 for diesel could be money well spent.

Bob ojay
I just (finally) checked and I have the Suburban SW6D which is gas only. SW6DE is both.Pity. I do like Atwood from my previous 2 C Rvs. The Travato with the V6 and some space limitations ie bed and shower space, is evidently priced much lower than usual although with the new 4-diesel it could be a real mpg champ.It has an attractive design, for sure.
Al

mlts22
there's two other european vans with the exact floorplan and the lefthand drive.
The rapido V56, which is the identical floor plan, and the autocruise alto

Yep. One of the things on the short list will be a solar kit for boondocking if I go this route.

Also, even though the Travato's floor plan is odd for the US, here is a European one that is very similar, but mirrored left to right. There are a few differences. The bed is permanent, but can tilt/lift up so one can stash stuff underneath.

mlts22 wrote:
The 110 volt water heater uses 1400 watts, but the good thing is that since it uses a resistance element, there is no inrush current.

If I chose to run this off batteries, that would be ~150 amp-hours I'd need, assuming the losses from an inverter. So, if I ran the water heater from the house batteries for 10-15 minutes, that is doable without firing up a generator, although I will have to recharge the batteries that day if I didn't have solar available.

So, depending on what the Travato's battery capacity is, the water heater could be run for a brief bit just on batteries to get things hot enough for a shower, but not for too long.

to run this off batteries you'dd need an inverter hookup

mlts22 wrote:
The 110 volt water heater uses 1400 watts, but the good thing is that since it uses a resistance element, there is no inrush current.

If I chose to run this off batteries, that would be ~150 amp-hours I'd need, assuming the losses from an inverter. So, if I ran the water heater from the house batteries for 10-15 minutes, that is doable without firing up a generator, although I will have to recharge the batteries that day if I didn't have solar available.

So, depending on what the Travato's battery capacity is, the water heater could be run for a brief bit just on batteries to get things hot enough for a shower, but not for too long.

Here's your excuse for a solar setup...

The 110 volt water heater uses 1400 watts, but the good thing is that since it uses a resistance element, there is no inrush current.

If I chose to run this off batteries, that would be ~150 amp-hours I'd need, assuming the losses from an inverter. So, if I ran the water heater from the house batteries for 10-15 minutes, that is doable without firing up a generator, although I will have to recharge the batteries that day if I didn't have solar available.

So, depending on what the Travato's battery capacity is, the water heater could be run for a brief bit just on batteries to get things hot enough for a shower, but not for too long.

SkiMore wrote:
Why does everyone keep saying $70K pricepoint when the winnebago website says $84K?

msrp-usually can get 18-20 percent off from a dealer