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hpdrver
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Sep 25, 2016

Class A question

I was wondering why for the past six years Winnebago is the only manufacturer building a Class A on the sprinter platform. Do they have an exclusive agreement with Mercedes? Their VIA class A is the only class A coach on the sprinter chassis. Anyone have an idea why. We bought a VIA but it would have been nice to look at other manufacturers.
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  • wildtoad's avatar
    wildtoad
    Explorer II
    Sep 25, 2016
    I guess other manufacturers realize there's not much of a market for a $130k 25ft class A with small tanks, minimal storage.
  • J-Rooster's avatar
    J-Rooster
    Explorer
    Sep 25, 2016
    I think there might be a lot of truth in Tom's post before me. I think no matter who Winnebago goes with it's nice to have a change in engine choice. I won't buy a new Class A with a Ford engine after the last one I bought.
  • OLYLEN's avatar
    OLYLEN
    Explorer
    Sep 25, 2016
    And what are these
    Advanced RV Ocean One and EcoRanger
    Airstream Interstate
    Avion Azur
    Coach House Arriva
    Coach House Platinum II Series 240 and Platinum II Series 241XL
    Coachmen Galleria
    Coachmen Prism and Prism LE
    Forest River Forester MBS and Sunseeker MBS
    Jayco Melbourne
    Leisure Travel Vans Serenity and Unity
    Pleasure-Way Ascent
    Pleasure-Way Plateau FL and Plateau TS
    Pleasure-Way Plateau XL and Plateau XLTD
    Renegade Vienna
    Renegade Villagio
    Roadtrek SS Agile
    Roadtrek CS Adventurous and RS Adventurous
    Roadtrek E-Trek
    Safari Condo LC and LX Sprinter
    Safari Condo XL Plus and XL Flex Sprinter
    Thor Motor Coach Siesta Sprinter and Citation Sprinter
    Thor Motor Coach Synergy
    Winnebago Era
    Winnebago (Itasca) Navion
    Winnebago Via
    Winnebago (Itasca) Reyo
    Winnebago View
    38 models of 2016 North AmericanRoadtrek Sprinter RVs:

    There might be more I just did a 2 minute search

    LEN
  • DrewE's avatar
    DrewE
    Explorer II
    Sep 26, 2016
    OLYLEN wrote:
    And what are these
    Advanced RV Ocean One and EcoRanger
    Airstream Interstate
    Avion Azur
    Coach House Arriva
    Coach House Platinum II Series 240 and Platinum II Series 241XL
    Coachmen Galleria
    Coachmen Prism and Prism LE
    Forest River Forester MBS and Sunseeker MBS
    Jayco Melbourne
    Leisure Travel Vans Serenity and Unity
    Pleasure-Way Ascent
    Pleasure-Way Plateau FL and Plateau TS
    Pleasure-Way Plateau XL and Plateau XLTD
    Renegade Vienna
    Renegade Villagio
    Roadtrek SS Agile
    Roadtrek CS Adventurous and RS Adventurous
    Roadtrek E-Trek
    Safari Condo LC and LX Sprinter
    Safari Condo XL Plus and XL Flex Sprinter
    Thor Motor Coach Siesta Sprinter and Citation Sprinter
    Thor Motor Coach Synergy
    Winnebago Era
    Winnebago (Itasca) Navion
    Winnebago Via
    Winnebago (Itasca) Reyo
    Winnebago View
    38 models of 2016 North AmericanRoadtrek Sprinter RVs:

    There might be more I just did a 2 minute search

    LEN


    Those (at least the ones I looked up) are class B or class C motorhomes, not class A motorhomes.

    I'm not sure that Mercedes Benz is generally offering for sale a bare sprinter chassis (as opposed to a chassis cab or van body). It's not listed on their website as an option, at least.

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