Searching for our perfect(ish) A Class!

[SueRL]

Hi everyone, I’m hoping to pick your brains and tap in to all the experience here, and would be very grateful for any advice…

As the title suggests, I know the perfect motorhome may not exist, but I’d like to get as close as I can with #3!

We currently have a Rollerteam Pegaso 590, which we’ve owned for about a year now, and do love, bar the odd little niggle here and there.

We wouldn’t be looking to change her to be honest, but certain health issues are making it increasingly difficult not just to pull down (and push up) the drop down bed, but also to actually get in and out of it.

We love the space, lounge area and smart storage solutions in our Peggy, and don’t want to lose those aspects and end up with a squashed living space in order to accommodate an island bed or single beds at the rear.

Obviously this is where the problem really lies, because I want to keep to sub-7m length!

Is there such a thing as a 6-7m A class with an electric drop down bed that drops low, or has fixed single/island/transverse bed as well as decent daytime living space and plenty of storage? Or am I kidding myself

Thanks in advance for any thoughts.

 

[Solwaybuggier]

Possibly Pilote G690D? Not sure how low the bed goes, though.

 

[Roby2008]

We have the Pilote P696D, the bed drops low enough for madame to swap from her wheelchair into the bed unassisted, the bed will drop right down to the seat bases....storage is fine for us but we are 3500kg and cant carry too much anyway.
We are just the 2 of us, no dogs, kids etc, do have an e-scooter, wheelchair e-bike, spare wheelchair and a 3m inflatable boat though.

Just read the post again , the 696 is not an A class, its a semi-integerated low profile ..../

 

[1967bowesj]

I was going to suggest a burstner 680g, not an aclass but has all you options ticked and a good size garage, end wash room double wardrobe lounge big enough for 4-6 people. Dont close your mind to all things nor an a class or you might just miss something as most a class will have that pull down over lounge

 

[LithiumConvert]

Your Pegaso has a very particular layout which I can see why you like.

But as you say the drawback is the pull down bed.

We are very happy with the fixed single beds on our 6.99 meter Hymer Exsis-I 580 (and our previous 576). Other German makes are available with the same layout.

We take the view that if we can get into the van, we can get into the, permanently made-up, single beds.

It is only just inside your length limit, but the 576/580 does what we need, including one (or even two) mobility scooters in the huge garage.

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[vzac]

How about a frankia 680 plus or 740 plus. Rear lounge and electric drop down bed. Check smc out.

 

[optimus-prime]

+1 for frankia

 

[Terry242]

We have a 576 which comes in at 6.75m but if you don't carry any rug-rats I'd be looking at the Burstner 680 as suggested. Dethleffs have an equivalent.
The Frankia's are great vans but rare(and expensive).

Terry

 

[LithiumConvert]

Can the Burstner 680 come as an A Class?

Whilst I am here, another point for the Hymer 580 is that it comes with chargers (B2B and EHU) which are OK for LiFePO4 batteries. Just change the settings and lose the weight of the very heavy AGM batteries.

 

[1967bowesj]

Can the Burstner 680 come as an A Class?

Whilst I am here, another point for the Hymer 580 is that it comes with chargers (B2B and EHU) which are OK for LiFePO4 batteries. Just change the settings and lose the weight of the very heavy AGM batteries.

Op wants to keep a big lounge, not much seating in the hymer

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[Guigsy]

If you can't use the overcab bed, then it being an a-class isn't so much of a benefit.

 

[GMak57]

Carthago compact line might be worth a look, various layouts and all have huge storage