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mlts22
Oct 18, 2013Explorer II
European vehicles do not have a black tank. They use cassette toilets. This allows them to have a lot more flexibility in floor plans.
With the Ducato now being sold in the US, I am actually scratching my head wondering why European RV makers are not at least making test attempts in the US market. They can take a 17 foot van and build an extremely useful floorplan that does not feel cramped.
Oh, I love those Fiamma locks. They definitely would make the "long screwdriver as master key" types go elsewhere, although a good crowbar would tear them out given time. I saw another brand of lock that was installed in Ducatos, where one had built in deadbolt locks using Abloy or Mul-T-Lock cylinders at each of the doors. That way, even if someone smashed in the glass, it would require crawling in through a window to get stuff in and out.
With the Ducato now being sold in the US, I am actually scratching my head wondering why European RV makers are not at least making test attempts in the US market. They can take a 17 foot van and build an extremely useful floorplan that does not feel cramped.
Oh, I love those Fiamma locks. They definitely would make the "long screwdriver as master key" types go elsewhere, although a good crowbar would tear them out given time. I saw another brand of lock that was installed in Ducatos, where one had built in deadbolt locks using Abloy or Mul-T-Lock cylinders at each of the doors. That way, even if someone smashed in the glass, it would require crawling in through a window to get stuff in and out.
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