For the last few decades in North America, there were only two ways for a small camper:
A VW camper with a small 1.6 liter engine A Ford van, Dodge and Chevrolet with a huge 360 cubic inches (5.7 liters) V8
The first choice was very popular and ultra-modern (and still is in some circles), but had significant problems: it was small and weak and often broke. The internal vans were much more reliable, had more space and better performance, butAs gas prices continued to rise, the arms were the fuel efficiency is a problem, especially for long car rides.
In 1995 Volkswagen Eurovan Camper appeared. It 'was a modern and updated version of the original VW bus, with much nicer interior, more space and more power. But just like the old VW camper, had to be drawn up in recent years has been plagued by mechanical problems the model, not the majority of which seemedNorth America, 2002 and 2003. The 2002 and 2003 VW Eurovan camper campers were good, but now in 2010, low mileage examples of this are rare and expensive van, some selling for $ 40,000 more expensive than their original price!
In 2002, a great new vehicle based campers appeared conversions. The Mercedes Sprinter was imported from Germany and sold under different brands: Freightliner, Dodge and time again (in 2010) to the Mercedes badge. The Mercedes Sprinter is big,large and bright (especially the natives of North America compared Vans), and over the years has been offered with different economical and powerful petrol and diesel engines have been, including a 2.7-liter 5-cylinder turbodiesel and a 3, 0-liter V6 turbo diesel. A Mercedes van sprinter key can be set in a large motor home or camper sprinter Sprinter conversion.
In 2010, in North America, Mercedes Sprinter van and cargo van versions available, and in twoSize, a 144-inch longer wheelbase and a 170-cm step, sometimes known as the regular body (RB) and the extended body (EB). Transporter older generation (2002-2006) were also called "T1N-style" van, the Transporter of the new generation (2007 and later models) are also known as "NCV3-style" vans known. There are also two roof styles for the Mercedes Sprinter:
Roof "regular", with an interior height of 65 inches Roof "High", with an interior height of 76.4 cm
For several years the model recently, there have beenan ultra-high roof "mega" option of the highest roof - the roof of this form was not suitable for RV conversion, because it was low-dose glass fiber.
Why is a Mercedes Sprinter?
The Mercedes Sprinter van has a range of great benefits that make it an excellent choice for the conversion in a conversion Sprinter RV / Motorhome Sprinter:
Fuel efficiency - 2009 Mercedes Sprinter OEM642 engine turbo 3.0-liter V6 rated at 181 hp was estimated to reach 18-22Miles per gallon. Euro 5 Bluetec turbo-diesel engines in 2010 models can get even better fuel consumption. Power - With its turbo-diesel Mercedes Sprinter is a very flat torque curve, and has a pair of so many far more gasoline equal to about 70 mph. This is particularly important for many mountain areas of North America, where the naturally aspirated engines lose up to 15% of their performance at high altitudes. Mercedes quality - because it was built byMercedes, a distinguished car maker famous all over the world, must be highly reliable mechanically, especially when compared to their counterparts Volkswagen Large, spacious frame - The largest, the spacious accommodation offers a considerable amount of space for RV usual features - the interior is usually 68 inches wide. One million Mercedes built - There are now many, many road Mercedes Sprinter Mercedes estimates over a million were built all over the world. The current MercedesSprinter is the product of 15 years of continuous development.
Why Build Your Own RV Sprinter conversion?
Meanwhile, there are several excellent small conversions RV - Class "B" tag, larger than the class "A" or Class "C" models - in mass production based on the Mercedes Sprinter chassis, the two 144-inch 170-inch-based. In particular:
SS Agile road trekking offers a mobile home on the 144-inch casing Airstream Airstream Interstate offers the 3500, based on170-inch casing Pleasure-Way Ascent TS offers, based on the 144-inch casing
These campers are great and small have been designed with every luxury you would expect in a large motor homes. However, there are some drawbacks to these transformations, at least compared to previous generations of campers small:
Expensive - These conversions are very expensive, usually $ 100,000 - $ 130,000 Not good for off-road - These transformations are two-wheel drive, with runningTables and hard, which makes them a poor choice for off-road or even use the site Usually for 2 - These transformations usually only sleep two to a family of four leaves in search of ways to add more as two beds
There is another option - make your own RV Sprinter conversion. With a little 'hard work and ingenuity, you can purchase a new or used Mercedes Sprinter van in a small or large RV RV Sprinter Sprinter still less than half the cost of athese expensive mass-market conversions. And you will be able to say, you built it yourself!
