wildebus
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I watched the program "Million Pound Motorhomes" from last week (enjoyable entertainment I find 
) and one person featured had a rather odd looking (to my eyes) Motorhome.
It was the Pilote Cityvan on a Ducato chassis, and I thought it had the front look of a Bluebird Tucana minibus conversion or one of those delivery "Step Vans" you see in the US (but without the sliding drivers door). It has the same lights and lower front end as the standard Ducato, but the windscreen is very upright and "A-Class"ish and there . It seems essentially like an A-Class body but narrower so just about the same width as the regular cab (looks like maybe slightly wider as slim infills between lights and bonnet?)
And inside there is the classic A-Class style drop-down bed over the cab seats - but .... to use it, there is a pull-out section to make it longer, as you sleep North-South rather than East-West in it (unless you are short enough of course ).
Anyone got/had one of these? Just curious as it seems to fall between two stools in terms of having probably the expense of the A-Class style but without the benefit of a bigger cab area? given the narrower width and the "Cityvan" name, I can see the type of environment it is aimed at, but enough benefit over a 'normal' camper to be worthwhile?
(Wondering if there is a Minibus conversion of the Ducato this is actually based on or parts shared with?)
Video here of a CityVan.....
) and one person featured had a rather odd looking (to my eyes) Motorhome.It was the Pilote Cityvan on a Ducato chassis, and I thought it had the front look of a Bluebird Tucana minibus conversion or one of those delivery "Step Vans" you see in the US (but without the sliding drivers door). It has the same lights and lower front end as the standard Ducato, but the windscreen is very upright and "A-Class"ish and there . It seems essentially like an A-Class body but narrower so just about the same width as the regular cab (looks like maybe slightly wider as slim infills between lights and bonnet?)
And inside there is the classic A-Class style drop-down bed over the cab seats - but .... to use it, there is a pull-out section to make it longer, as you sleep North-South rather than East-West in it (unless you are short enough of course
).Anyone got/had one of these? Just curious as it seems to fall between two stools in terms of having probably the expense of the A-Class style but without the benefit of a bigger cab area? given the narrower width and the "Cityvan" name, I can see the type of environment it is aimed at, but enough benefit over a 'normal' camper to be worthwhile?
(Wondering if there is a Minibus conversion of the Ducato this is actually based on or parts shared with?)
Video here of a CityVan.....
