New Slideout on Airstream Motorhome

[Harvey Dowd]

Originally Posted by m.hony

A Class C motor home on a Sprinter chassis with a slide and a Murphy bed already exists: The Leisure Vans Unity.
Still not big enough.
Still too much flipping/converting.transforming the space to serve one purpose or another.
It should be a Jayco or some other brand that Thor owns.

I have never heard of that company. I agree that all of those vans are too tights, too many uses overlapping.

However, that van looks fantastic and for the price way ahead of the AS version.

[m.hony]

Google Leisure Travel Vans Unity.
Possibly you have already looked at it online?
It looks nicer than this one.

[Protagonist]

Originally Posted by Harvey Dowd

I agree that all of those vans are too tights, too many uses overlapping.

All the comforts of home. Except that you have to put away one comfort of home to use another!

At least that's how I describe my Airstream Interstate when anybody asks. Either that, or: comfortable for one, cozy for two, cramped for three.

[dasams]

Anyone have any experience with the MB 3.0 L V6 and an 11,000 lb RV? With 188 hp and 325 lbs ft, I'm sure it'll do fine rolling down the interstate but not so sure about going up a hill. And a 5 sp transmission? I know there's a flat torque curve but a couple more gears would be welcomed.

[xrvr]

Originally Posted by Isuzusweet

Mike, it's okay buddy. avionstream is just trolling for reaction from us Classic guys. He just lives in "nowhere, somewhere"; doesn't sign his name to his posts and throws darts whilst dreaming of maybe one day owning an Airstream Classic motorhome.

I like you avionstream but ususally your trolling is more subtle and sophisticated. Did my climate change response to your post tick you off?

Anyway, didn't I see a post that you were signing off for good?

Cheers
Tony

There's nothing you can say that would tick me off, I just consider the source and get a good laugh.

[Protagonist]

Originally Posted by dasams

Anyone have any experience with the MB 3.0 L V6 and an 11,000 lb RV? With 188 hp and 325 lbs ft

That's what my Interstate had, before I got a RennTech ECU tune. https://www.renntechmercedes.com/ind...ducts/sprinter

The stock engine performed adequately, even when towing a 3500# Honda toad. But acceleration was slower than I'd prefer, especially when merging onto the highway in heavy traffic. With the ECU tune, there is a gain of 80hp and 97lb-ft of torque. The van accelerates with authority and has no trouble negotiating steep high-rise bridges or 7% highway grades, with little to no downshifting required on the up-slope to maintain speed. At speeds of 60mph or less, there's even a small increase in fuel economy, though at speeds over 60mph fuel economy is worse. The engine also runs about 10°F hotter than before due to a leaner fuel mixture, but has never overheated in 4 years since I got the RennTech ECU tune.

Best of all, RennTech is an authorized Mercedes Benz upfitter, so if you get the RennTech tune, just make sure the dealer has that info in their computer, and they won't reset the ECU tune back to factory original during Schedule A or Schedule B maintenance.