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RE: Transit connect RV?
I've checked them out in person and I don't think they are anywhere near as "roomy" as the old VW vans were. (using the word 'roomy' loosely)
Yeah Julie... my Sienna was nearly double the price if you look at MSRP. :B
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mumkin
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12/17/09 11:00am |
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RE: Transit connect RV?
I'd say my B- in my Sienna is roomier... The Transit provides a higher roof, but you still can't stand.
I could be wrong, but I bet my Toyota drives better. Now... no one is allowed to mention the price variation. :W
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mumkin
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12/16/09 07:19pm |
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RE: Great West floor plans & pics
Well... I didn't do it myself since I'm a rather scrawny female, but it seems to be just some basic bolts attached to the two metal "arms' on each side. I was at the factory and it took a couple of the guys less than a minute to pull it off and hand me the parts.
Then I got a couple large bolsters to use on each end so I could sit on it to watch TV or read if I didn't have the passenger seat turned around. PM me if you'd like to see pictures and some more detail. I'll be back later this evening.
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mumkin
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12/16/09 10:11am |
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RE: ex TCer, now Great West classic Supreme owner.:)
I was wondering about that too.
As to the handling, mine was on a Ford and I found it difficult in the wind... especially as most of my driving was out in the prairie where the wind is nearly always whipping around. It wasn't horrible, but could be nerve-wracking at times. I rarely drove it over 65 mph because of that, but I had good mileage.
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mumkin
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12/15/09 06:22pm |
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RE: ex TCer, now Great West classic Supreme owner.:)
Congrats!! I enjoyed mine.
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mumkin
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12/15/09 09:37am |
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RE: Great West floor plans & pics
That was my exact unit... floorplan and colors. In fact, the pictures may actually BE my van since they were taken at the time it was being produced. They stopped producing it a couple years ago about the time they introduced the Titan.
It was perfect for one person and I lived in it for 4 months of the year. Lots of storage above the cab and I removed the back of the sofa so the bed was always made up. My only complaints were the small fridge and the placing of the galley faucet in such a way that one had zero counter space while cooking.
I think they still do the floor plan on the Classic. Nice roomy rear bath!! :C
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mumkin
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12/15/09 09:34am |
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RE: How to keep black water from freezing
ummm... this is the Class B board. We don't have "basements." :B
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mumkin
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12/13/09 08:38pm |
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RE: While Searching For A Parking Spot
You should submit them to People of WalMart
My first thought too... hilarious website... and often downright scary. Gives me second thoughts about boondocking at Wal-Mart. :E
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mumkin
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12/13/09 10:18am |
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RE: Any photos of the NEW Roadtrek SS Ideal?
Does anyone know what happens to those two side seats when the slide is in? Do they flip up or something?
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mumkin
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12/10/09 08:56pm |
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RE: Any photos of the NEW Roadtrek SS Ideal?
More than likely the other top 'B' manufacturers have been in the designing stages of similar fabrications...:h...Very Interesting...:@
Great West Van had slides for a long time and because of lack of interest stopped making them in the last couple years.
They were on the side... extending the side dinette/bed width... or more to the rear to make the rear bed longer. This was two different floor plans. I wasn't interested in either of them because I didn't want to deal with a slide... and the possibility of it's not working properly. I have seen people in C's driving along in slow motion with their slide stuck out. Call me a coward!! :B
And add me to the list that always used campgrounds with hookups in my B.
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mumkin
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12/08/09 09:42am |
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RE: Is a garbage truck conversion a "B"
That's a good question. Cool rig, BTW. The brochure that I got from a local RV dealer says that a "B" is anywhere from 17 to 23 feet. The brochure says nothing about width,height or weight.
Well... the width, height and weight are not deciding factors... nor is the length. What defines an A, B, or C is the original platform from the manufacturer... not what the converter does.
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mumkin
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12/07/09 09:21am |
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RE: Heat for a class B with no electric ?
In my little B minus... with no propane... if I have nowhere to run my handy/dandy extension cord, I use my battery bank to provide the power to use the 12v mattress pad that I found on a trucker's website. It worked like a charm last year the first time I used it when it was really cold. (I have two batteries and about 155 amp hours)
http://www.12volt-travel.com/12-volt-60-x-30-twin-size-bunk-warmer-pad-p-6680.html
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mumkin
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11/15/09 04:01pm |
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RE: Minivan B class?
Did it look like any of these:
http://www.rv.net/forum/index.cfm/fuseaction/thread/tid/19634404/page/3.cfm
I have a minimally converted Sienna without a pop-top.
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mumkin
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11/06/09 09:21pm |
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RE: Roadtrek and Pleasure Way comparison
Hi Mar... welcome from a fellow member of our little Yahoo site.
I think it might help if you were more specific about which PW and which RT. There are so many variations of layout and storage that there is no one answer to lots of your questions.
IMHO, they are all of such similar quality, storage, mileage... that it comes down to the one important thing... what floor plan do you want? Which one works best for you... not any of us.
You can probably find many of your answers on the company websites.
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mumkin
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11/01/09 12:21pm |
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RE: The new Dodge van?
JUST PRAY YOU KEEP THE SPRINTER. Fiat is Italian for Rust!!.
The Sprinter will be replaced by the IVECO Daily, which has a 9000lb payload capacity. IVECO and Mercedes are intense rivals in the Van market in Europe. Seeing FIAT owns IVECO, its products will be underpinning a lot of new Dodge Vans and Commercials.
Sprinter will still be here, only sold by Mercedes and Freightliner rather than Dodge.
RobertRyan... do you have a link confirming the IVECO decision? The last article that I read said that the decision wasn't yet made between the IVECO or DUCATO.
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mumkin
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11/01/09 12:15pm |
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RE: A real van mystery. See if you can solve this one.
So... theoretically there has been water sloshing about in there for much of the last 19 years? Yikes...
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mumkin
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10/28/09 09:03pm |
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RE: The new Dodge van?
Not to be repetitious... but the same can be said about Hyundai. They too had to overcome a bumpy start to become one of the most dependable cars on the market and customer satisfaction even beats the Japanese makers regularly now. Great car for the money... The only reason that I bought the Toyota mini-van to convert rather than the Hyundai was because of the local dealers. The Hyundai dealer has the worst rep in town, while the Toyota has the best.
BUT... and it's a big 'but,' the Ducato has a not-so-good reputation when compared to Sprinter in European surveys.
on edit: (oops... I see someone beat me to the Hyundai)
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mumkin
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10/28/09 09:43am |
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RE: How much "Pink Stuff" per Gallon?
I am in North Dakota and I never put any in the tanks. Used air to clear the pipes... a bit in the drains... a bit in the water pump. A gallon of pink stuff lasted me years.
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mumkin
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10/27/09 05:25pm |
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RE: The new Dodge van?
Hopefully whichever van (Ducato or Iveco) ends up over here will eventually be built over here and theoretically quality could improve.
Or is that just wishful thinking?
I suspect that the converters will stick to the Sprinter for a few more years.
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mumkin
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10/26/09 09:31am |
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RE: No longer a Moderator
I'm glad to see that you invested all the vast sums that moderators are paid into counseling that has helped you to overcome the streak of masochism required for the position.
Seriously, you've done a great job here. I'm a MOD on a professional board and it's not easy some days. I hope you stay and continue to post all your helpful advice.
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mumkin
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10/26/09 09:28am |
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