Which base vehicles make the best motorhomes? (2 Viewers)

[ianp]

Hypothetical question but if you could have the vehicle (say any made since 2018) of your choice on your current or future MH which brand would it be...and why?

 

[suavecarve]

Merc, because it's a Merc.
Realistically Ford because it's an automatic and I can't afford Fiat repairs.

 

[Nanniemate]

One I can afford

 

[dunnah01]

Something Chinese

 

[Wee Bold Davy]

We love our Peugeot chassis as it's got a great 6 gear manual gearbox. Wouldn't have an automatic for nothing.
Probably because I'm a retired lorry driver and have always felt a manual 'box keeps you focused over a long shift

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[funflair]

It must really depend what you want to put on top, a Peugeot or Transit wouldn’t be much use with 12t sat on top and likewise a 6 or 8 cylinder truck chassis would be silly with a 3.5t body on top, I am happy with our Daily chassis especially after trying a Eurocargo truck chassis, it’s automatic 8speed and even though I liked our previous manual I wouldn’t go back now, the ride is good and all the sophisticated suspension stuff makes it a stable ride for a big van.

 

[WESTY66]

Easy, MAN job done

 

[enark]

If only Volvo made a van chassis?

 

[L' Hobo]

It has to be a MAN TGE 4x4.

 

[Just smiffy]

If only Volvo made a van chassis?

If only Lexus did…

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[Coastal Cruiser.]

If only Volvo made a van chassis?

Yea mate has a newish Volvo lorry and had to wait near on 5 months for parts, only £800 a week to hire a lorry to cover his work he also had the same issues with a Merc lorry so I would not say there are any good vehicles now just lucky people if they get something that they don’t have much trouble with….

 

[enark]

Yea mate has a newish Volvo lorry and had to wait near on 5 months for parts, only £800 a week to hire a lorry to cover his work he also had the same issues with a Merc lorry so I would not say there are any good vehicles now just lucky people if they get something that they don’t have much trouble with….

I know of many V70s to do over 400,000 miles, mines only on 150,000 and just run in…

 

[Coastal Cruiser.]

I know of many V70s to do over 400,000 miles, mines only on 150,000 and just run in…

Ahh yes but you haven’t got 3 or 4 tons sat on top of it

 

[Dutch 68]

Volvo 780 with I shift please

 

[Coastal Cruiser.]

Volvo 780 with I shift please

Talking to a lorry driver a few weeks back and he has a Volvo tractor unit rated to tow 160t, it does 0.5 miles per gallon when loaded he only had 80t of crane weights on the back when I spoke to him.
Surprisingly it only has 550bhp

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[Lenny HB]

Just taken delivery of our 4 Motorhome on a Ducato don't have any problems with them. The new 2.2 engine is much smother & quieter than the 2.3 and the 9 speed box is a dream, it's so smooth.

 

[Dazzola]

Well, it goes against everything I have ever said about French vehicles but our van is a nissan nv400, so it's really a renault master, it's a 2015, and we have put some serious miles on it in the last 20 months, I think 14k so far, it's on 128k now and we just got back from Scotland and over 1k miles for our trip.
The thing is an absolute machine, it just takes diesel and goes.

 

[jongood]

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[Ridgeway]

Just taken delivery of our 4 Motorhome on a Ducato don't have any problems with them. The new 2.2 engine is much smother & quieter than the 2.3 and the 9 speed box is a dream, it's so smooth.

Finally i must of missed that one but happy to hear she finally arrived.

 

[Diabalo]

Finally i must of missed that one but happy to hear she finally arrived.

Me to

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[L' Hobo]

I know of many V70s to do over 400,000 miles, mines only on 150,000 and just run in…

Reminds one of the old Merc 190 Taxis!

 

[chesterfield hooligan]

Our 316 sprinter has just clicked over 400,000 coming back from Portugal due to deliver a trailer to Mercia next month and Portugal again in winter still averaging 30mpg .
14 new engines 16 gearboxes 17 rear axles just kidding still original running gear.

 

[Hedgewitch]

Merc, because it's a Merc.

Exactly

 

[Bobby dazzler]

Well, it goes against everything I have ever said about French vehicles but our van is a nissan nv400, so it's really a renault master, it's a 2015, and we have put some serious miles on it in the last 20 months, I think 14k so far, it's on 128k now and we just got back from Scotland and over 1k miles for our trip.
The thing is an absolute machine, it just takes diesel and goes.

Totally agree my 2011 master is a great drive and just keeps eating up the miles. And no cam belt to worry about either

 

[Pausim]

Just taken delivery of our 4 Motorhome on a Ducato don't have any problems with them. The new 2.2 engine is much smother & quieter than the 2.3 and the 9 speed box is a dream, it's so smooth.

Yes the engine and gearbox are greatly improved, as is the new dash board. I even know what speed I am doing. Big for the Series 9. I hope they don’t spoil it with the Series 10.

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[PP Bear]

Reminds one of the old Merc 190 Taxis!

When I was stationed in Germany, I spoke with many taxi drivers over the Merc. They run them down the production line in the beige colour and when delivered, the owners have already paid for a replacement ECU. When I enquired about it, the drivers told me that this is all that’s expected to need replacing at 800k miles!!!

Apart from wear and tear items, that’s brilliant, 800k, makes my eyes water just getting my head around it

Used to make a thing about looking at the mileage every time I got in one and not unusual to see 500k+ miles on them.

 

[Coolcats]

Hypothetical question but if you could have the vehicle (say any made since 2018) of your choice on your current or future MH which brand would it be...and why?

Interesting question, I was instant I was going for a Mercedes, however we actually have a Fiat and quite like it. So maybe it's not so much about the vehicle as they all tend to be robust these days its more about the MoHo layout you choose. The side benefit is running costs (servicing) is less and saved about £10K at the time going Fiat rather than insisting on Mercedes but as they say it's your money and your choice.

 

[JockandRita]

We love our Peugeot chassis as it's got a great 6 gear manual gearbox. Wouldn't have an automatic for nothing.
Probably because I'm a retired lorry driver and have always felt a manual 'box keeps you focused over a long shift

I can go along with the above, albeit with our 6 x speed manual Iveco.

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That's a dream machine and a half Jon. I absolutely love it, though totally impractical for our style of MH'ing here in the UK. Fine if attending car or horse racing meets, with the effluent affluent of society.

Cheers,

Jock.

 

[enark]

Just taken delivery of our 4 Motorhome on a Ducato don't have any problems with them. The new 2.2 engine is much smother & quieter than the 2.3 and the 9 speed box is a dream, it's so smooth.

It certainly is…..have you found the dipstick yet……

 

[Derp]

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