Motorhomes on Mercedes Chassis

road-runner wrote:
Jumping into this late I have a few comments:

- Criticism of handling or stability from somebody who has never driven a Sprinter isn't to be taken seriously.
- Chassis reliability reports look opposite for good reason. Most Sprinters are very reliable and have reasonable maintenance costs. A small but still significant number of owners have been plagued with highly unreasonable reliability problems accompanied by horribly large costs.
- My only first-hand negative wind stability report is from one time when I made an unscheduled multi day stop during a windstorm. The Sprinter was darn squirely to the point I felt is was dangerous. It did make it past a few blown over semis before the next Interstate exit.
- Because of the recurring mechanical problems some owners have suffered through, I am honestly scared it could happen to me. I treat it carefully and try to keep ahead on preventative maintenance.

So why did I buy one and have no intent of changing after 10 years?

1. The horrible claustrophobic front seating of the Ford chassis, and to a slightly less extent, the Chevy chassis. For all of you who aren't bothered by it, that's great.

2. When shopping I was able to find zero shorter class Cs with slideout where I could push the driver seat far enough back for driving.

3. The easy access between the cab and coach.

4. The 6" narrower width when driving on narrow roads with no shoulder.

5. It's darn easy to drive, and the roomy cab is a pleasure.