OUR FUTURE MOTOR HOME.

[Sonar]

I have a swivel seat on the passenger r seat but not one on the drivers seat if there was one it would not turn anyway as the seat backs onto a bulkhead .

 

[nabsim]

you tend to see passenger ones fitted but not drivers on the typical MH model

Yes, I did my passenger seat as one day I may change the passenger side sofa round 90 degrees to what it was originally and have a table between that and passenger seat. You can’t get your legs on the floor if you turn mine right round but it makes a comfy lounger

 

[nabsim]

Yes, I did my passenger seat as one day I may change the passenger side sofa round 90 degrees to what it was originally and have a table between that and passenger seat. You can’t get your legs on the floor if you turn mine right round but it makes a comfy lounger

Haha, thinking about it, I could still get my leg on the floor but I am in a very small minority

 

[wildebus]

I think I have what is very common with Autotrails ... Both seats have swivels, but I cant actually swivel them all the way around as the lever that releases the swivel fouls on the side of the sofas, so while there would be room for the seat to turn 180 degrees and you could even have your legs down and probably be perfectly comfortable, it is just not possible to achieve it. (and there is scraping of the wood veneer on the board to indicate that fouling multiple times!).
Doesn't bother me that it can't be done - but it is annoying having the damage to the board though. Autotrail should have added some kind of stop to prevent that happening.

 

[Sonar]

I think I have what is very common with Autotrails ... Both seats have swivels, but I cant actually swivel them all the way around as the lever that releases the swivel fouls on the side of the sofas, so while there would be room for the seat to turn 180 degrees and you could even have your legs down and probably be perfectly comfortable, it is just not possible to achieve it. (and there is scraping of the wood veneer on the board to indicate that fouling multiple times!).
Doesn't bother me that it can't be done - but it is annoying having the damage to the board though. Autotrail should have added some kind of stop to prevent that happening.

And there’s the very next project. I guess

 

[wildebus]

And there’s the very next project. I guess

actually .... as I typed that message I was thinking "what would I need to do to add a stop?"

 

[Phantom]

.... on a Merc sprinter 2.7 CDI chassis. .....Anyone know what these motorhomes are like?

The Sprinter 2.7 motor is pretty bulletproof and has a great reputation. That Chausson looks tidy enough and seems a reasonable price - it's barely run in at that low mileage!

 

[Phantom]

I just put fuel in these days as I need to but when I was doing checks I found if I kept to 59/60 mph I was getting around 30 mpg. If I did 70/80 mph it was down to around 25 mpg. These aren’t exact as I wasn’t using the same pump all the time. I can soon undo my 59/60 stints and realise I’m am closer to 90 so these days I just work on 400 miles per tank.

Mine is the Sprintshift though so a manual should be a little better I think. @Phantom on here has one as well so his figures may be better to work from?

I get exactly 400 miles to the tank, it seems to average 26mpg if kept to 60mph or 24mpg if 70mph. Still not past the 50,000 miles mark - maybe it will get a little better as engine loosens up more?