£225,000 at the NEC

[Al n Val]

So

we’re going to the NEC on thursday, we’ll be there a max of 6 hours possibly less looking to spend (maybe) £225000 less PX
on an A Class

1. max 8mtrs

2. Not white (silver)

3. 2 berth (poss 4) so 4 belts

4. Island bed (poss singles)

5. double floor but don’t want to have to climb a staircase to get in/out

6. big garage for folding elec bikes, chairs,table but no high bed inside

7. Must be auto and poss Merc but not essential so Iveco or something else

8. enough roof room for 600w min solar

This will poss be our last motorhome so good build quality with no shitty dealer backup service would be nice

Dealer max 2 hours but pre preferred less from West Yorks, is their any good dealers out there ???

Can you think of anything else and i’m not a fan of the TV in the hab door entrance either

cheers
Al

PS. Val will not entertain rouffle leather so has to be nice n smooth

 

[Ninjabob]

Frankia i8400 QD Platin

 

[Al n Val]

Frankia i8400 QD Platin

8mts max but looks lovely

 

[EuroTrotters]

what chassis is your Crapido on ?

The trouble with a lot of new Mercedes is they are FWD !. You may have to consider Iveco for RWD ?

Also, the Sprinter 319/419/519 are no longer V6 3 litre diesels. They are 4 cylinder 2 litre..

 

[Al n Val]

what chassis is your Crapido on ?

The trouble with a lot of new Mercedes is they are FWD !. You may have to consider Iveco for RWD ?

Also, the Sprinter 319/419/519 are no longer V6 3 litre diesels. They are 4 cylinder 2 litre..

Is this meant for me?

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[Carpmart]

Have you looked at RS Motorhome?

 

[Al n Val]

Have you looked at RS Motorhome?

TBH no. i’m not a fan of 1uk dealer brands as your solely in they’re hands

Similar thoughts regards Frankia, i’ve heard SMC are like most dealers, once they’ve got your money it’s curtains and you’ve only them to turn to

I maybe totally wrong of course

 

[enark]

what chassis is your Crapido on ?

The trouble with a lot of new Mercedes is they are FWD !. You may have to consider Iveco for RWD ?

Also, the Sprinter 319/419/519 are no longer V6 3 litre diesels. They are 4 cylinder 2 litre..

Surely FWD is far better for the build of a MH, as you then have loads of space for under floor storage and water tanks etc, unimpeded by drive shafts?

And older V6 3.0 litre diesels are no way going to make euro 6? So given the direction of flow one would be restricting the usuage due to LEZ areas etc?

 

[hja]

TBH no. i’m not a fan of 1uk dealer brands as your solely in they’re hands

Similar thoughts regards Frankia, i’ve heard SMC are like most dealers, once they’ve got your money it’s curtains and you’ve only them to turn to

I maybe totally wrong of course

Whilst I don’t totally disagree we got our Globecar from SMC and there only a few Possle dealers in the uk. They have been fine with us.

 

[Ditcha]

Surely FWD is far better for the build of a MH, as you then have loads of space for under floor storage and water tanks etc, unimpeded by drive shafts?

And older V6 3.0 litre diesels are no way going to make euro 6? So given the direction of flow one would be restricting the usuage due to LEZ areas etc?

The V6 3.0ltr has been euro 6 since 2015.

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[CazPaul]

Surely FWD is far better for the build of a MH, as you then have loads of space for under floor storage and water tanks etc, unimpeded by drive shafts?

And older V6 3.0 litre diesels are no way going to make euro 6? So given the direction of flow one would be restricting the usuage due to LEZ areas etc?

No it’s not RWD much better, I’ve lost count of the number of low profile FWD vans stuck on a bit of slippy moist grass. I’ve never seen any issue with positioning tanks on RWD vans, a lot of them have double floors for that so fully winterised.

 

[Brize]

If you lower your sights just a weeny bit, a Laika Kreos H5109 might suit you. £165k, gives you room to fit a few extras - air suspension, self levelling etc. Four seat belts, large garage, single beds, just under 8m.

We had a Laika A Class for nearly 6 years, and it was the best moho we have ever had. The Italians do have style too!

 

[EuroTrotters]

Surely FWD is far better for the build of a MH, as you then have loads of space for under floor storage and water tanks etc, unimpeded by drive shafts?

And older V6 3.0 litre diesels are no way going to make euro 6? So given the direction of flow one would be restricting the usuage due to LEZ areas etc?

All that depends on your usage I guess.

Our 3 Mercedes Rear Wheel Drives never got Stuck in Snow. Because most of the weight is was the rear axle.

First 416CDi Chassis was superb. 518CDi was good for traction, but it was a lower chassis so you had to be careful With snow depth. They were both 4 wheels on one rear axle. The third, a 318CDi had just two rear wheels but was quite a high chassis so no issues there.

We do have a Front Wheel drive Fiat that is okay in Mud and Snow. But it's an old version with Water and Fuel tanks up front. Along with Gas bottles and batteries. So we have been okay with that.

Mercedes for years marketed their Transporter range as being superior for hill climbing and towing. Now, suddenly, thats not the case.

The

M642 V6 Engine​

Is still in production. It is no longer fitted to European Transporters (Vito/Sprinter)