I currently have a 2004 Minnie 22E and are looking to upgrade to one with a bed in the back. The 25B has the dinette on the passenger side and a jackknife sofa on the driver's side like our does. We really like this configuration. Only cons are it's built on the E-350 chassis instead of the E-450, black tank holds only 23 gallons and gray 27. Our's holds 30 and 32. Question, does only the toilet only dump into the black or is it like mine and the sink also does. Shower and kitchen sink go into the gray.On my Minnie, the batteries are in a separate exterior compartment and it appears that on the 25B they are in the step. Question, are there 2 batteries (probably group 24) and is there room for 2 Trojan 6 volt batteries when replaced?My Minnie has a 138" wheel base and the 25B has 182". That's a plus.Now the big question, my Minnie only has 660LBS of CCC, that's after water, fuel and people. Not much!. Any idea what the 25B has?25B does have the 5 speed transmission, our is 4 speed. I would guess the MPG is going to be about the same as I am getting now on the 22E which is 8.5-10mpg. Any comments?

Look inside the clothes closet in the RV you are considering. On the wall will be a sticker with all the specs for for THAT particular MH and should give you the correct answers you are looking for on that paricular model!IMHO why not look at the 29/31 foot? You are upgrading like ALL of us seem to do. It's the nature of the beast of RV'ing!:B But why only a mere 3ft? It almost is negligible as far as gaining ccc and storage space and a lot of give and take to just get the bed. And on the newer ones they slant the back end and you really are only getting maybe a foot and half extra actual inside space. Just saying.The 29 or 31 foot will get you a nice queen size walk around bed. Can't begin to tell you how much "I" appreciate that option..Good Luck on finding just the right new MH for you and your family. :C

We have a 24 Coachmen, E350, slide with about the same CCC. After people fuel etc. Never has been a problem. If we are really running heavy ( GD, bikes, toys an so forth) We probably run a 100 to 200 lbs over weight. Never worried about that too much.I would consider the four corner weights to be an important factor. Ours is very well balanced. So that occasional extra weight is well distributed. One would not want to overload the right rear for instance.

We are can only fit up to 27 feet in our driveway.We are also considering the Winnebago Vista 26HE and the Fleetwood Flair 26D. One issue with both is we want the dinette on the passenger side not the driver's side. Vista 26HE has been on sale for $69,999 on occasion and we think we may be able to get the Flair 26D at around $75,000. The Flair is super really loaded, but it's 27'10" and may not fit in the driveway. Leaves little maneuvering room and is huge at 12' high. The Vista is 26'11' and would just fit in the driveway. Also 12' tall. Yes, I know about where to look for the onboard specs, but the closest dealer with the Minnie 25B is out in Ventura about 65 miles away. May go to the Fleetwood dealer 2 miles away and test drive it bringing it home and try it in the driveway. Teasing the salesman since we are still looking at all options.

I would guess those 26 models exceed your 27 ft available. does that fleetwood have a tpo or rubber roof?bumpy

If you have a max of 27 ft I would measure the Vista to make sure the measurements in the brochure are exact. JMODon

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DAS26miles
Explorer II
Apr 19, 2015
We are can only fit up to 27 feet in our driveway.
We are also considering the Winnebago Vista 26HE and the Fleetwood Flair 26D. One issue with both is we want the dinette on the passenger side not the driver's side. Vista 26HE has been on sale for $69,999 on occasion and we think we may be able to get the Flair 26D at around $75,000. The Flair is super really loaded, but it's 27'10" and may not fit in the driveway. Leaves little maneuvering room and is huge at 12' high. The Vista is 26'11' and would just fit in the driveway. Also 12' tall.
Yes, I know about where to look for the onboard specs, but the closest dealer with the Minnie 25B is out in Ventura about 65 miles away.
May go to the Fleetwood dealer 2 miles away and test drive it bringing it home and try it in the driveway. Teasing the salesman since we are still looking at all options.
winnietrey
Explorer
Apr 19, 2015
We have a 24 Coachmen, E350, slide with about the same CCC. After people fuel etc. Never has been a problem. If we are really running heavy ( GD, bikes, toys an so forth) We probably run a 100 to 200 lbs over weight. Never worried about that too much.

I would consider the four corner weights to be an important factor. Ours is very well balanced. So that occasional extra weight is well distributed. One would not want to overload the right rear for instance.
rockhillmanor
Explorer
Apr 19, 2015
Look inside the clothes closet in the RV you are considering.

On the wall will be a sticker with all the specs for for THAT particular MH and should give you the correct answers you are looking for on that paricular model!

IMHO why not look at the 29/31 foot?

You are upgrading like ALL of us seem to do. It's the nature of the beast of RV'ing!:B

But why only a mere 3ft? It almost is negligible as far as gaining ccc and storage space and a lot of give and take to just get the bed. And on the newer ones they slant the back end and you really are only getting maybe a foot and half extra actual inside space. Just saying.

The 29 or 31 foot will get you a nice queen size walk around bed. Can't begin to tell you how much "I" appreciate that option..

Good Luck on finding just the right new MH for you and your family. :C

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