Mercedes Diesel Sprinter motorhome
We are looking at a 2015 Winnebago Navion 24V. Anyone had any problems with this engine/chassie/model? We have never owned a diesel and would like to hear from those who have.
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midnightsadie wrote:You are right, it does have a frame. But the frame is thin hardened steel, two "U" channels glued together to make a "box" frame. They call it a uni-body design because the front cab is integrated into the frame. No welding is permitted or the steel looses it's strength, one reason why the wheel base of a Sprinter is not allowed to be modified like an E-series. Outfitters like motor home manufactures are not even allowed to drill a hole into the frame. So if the box frame is damaged in an accident, the vehicle is quick to be totaled.
I,ve been under my sprinter and there's a steel frame from front to back. looks plenty strong to me. my coach is a LTV all fiberglass.
CLICK HERE to see many pics of a Sprinter cut-away chassis I seen at an auto show a few years ago. Also is the Transit. Note how the Sprinter frame and cab are integrated. An E-series, the frame passes under the cab with the cab bolted on top of it like a truck.
In the pics, note the two "U" channels that make up the box frame.
