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RobertRyan

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Posted: 11/13/23 08:54pm

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This has been a surprising development here. It looks like Motorhomes are going through the same boom as Caravan manufacturers. I have counted roughly 15 Class C manufacturers
this does not count manufacturers of Expedition Vehicles.JB Caravans is the latest to make the jump to Motorhomes Story about them in the link
JBCaravans manufacture their first Motorhome
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By the way many manufacturers use these as a Motorhome base see photo below. Sprinters mainly used for rental Motorhomes
Other chassis used for lighter Motorhomes are Renault above photo. Transits are not used here Sprinters are mainly rental units. Fiat Ducato's are like the Renault for lighter Motohomes.
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Posted: 11/14/23 02:02pm

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Second largest chassis for a conventional Class C here is the Japanese light truck (One manufacturer does build on Kebworth and Mack Semi chassis.) Manufactuers are looking at building on European medium truck chassis
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Posted: 11/14/23 05:18pm

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Odd seeing doors and entertainment setups on the “wrong” side.

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Posted: 11/14/23 06:39pm

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wildtoad wrote:

Odd seeing doors and entertainment setups on the “wrong” side.

Odd to you normal here as we drive RHD

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Posted: 11/15/23 10:30pm

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Virtuallly all have slideouts. Strangely Caravans do not
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Posted: 11/16/23 12:56am

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Hmmm ... I've always thought of Australia as having vast areas where one can explore and camp out in the middle of nowhere. To do this, it seems as if ultimate reliabiliy of the motorhome's systems should be of the highest priority.

From reading in the forums, rigs with no slides help ensure this.

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pnichols wrote:

No these are basicaly on road with some dirt driving. Slides have not been a problem and generally liked, that is why nanufacturers offer them. When you get off Road Caravans there are no slides. Slides do not have mucch to do with reliability that is the vehicle overall. Ford Transit has a ooor reputation here, as such not used as a base or rarely as a Van

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