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2016 Sunseeker MBS 2400w
Perhaps we can wake up this section, as there has not been much activity here...
On Friday, 25 March, we will pick up our new Forest River SunSeeker at Barrington Motor Sales near Chicago. My wife and I have been looking at about every type B and C on the Sprinter chassis for about 3 years, and in a perfect world with an unlimited budget we might have gone in a different direction. But none of these conversions are perfect, and the money we saved over higher end units will hopefully allow us to do upgrades like solar, better batteries, and a more robust inverter. In higher end units like the Winnebago or LTV, these features are present, but not necessarily using components I would choose.
We picked the 2400W because, although under 25' long, there is phenomenal interior space due to one large slide room on the driver's side. For this type of coach the bathroom is roomy, the kitchen is just adequate, and there is a good sized dinette. With the slide out, there is an open floor space 60" wide x 130" from the cockpit seats to the side of the queensized bed. With the slide in the width is reduced to 30", and the queen bed is halved to about 38x60. There is a 54" x 80" bunk over the cab... We initially did not want this area, but have gotten used to the idea, as the dealer suggested that this configuration would be easier to sell on the other end. The chassis is the basic 3500 unit, but it has all the necessisties, with exactly the same drive train as all the other MB based brands.
We spent a lot of time inspecting the dealer's unit on the lot, and were mostly impressed with the build. We ordered our copy the first week of January, and it arrived from the Factory last week. It came with one MaxAir fan in the front near the kitchen, with a vent cover. There is also a vent with no fan in the bedroom, and a small powered vent in the bathroom. We added the same MaxAir's with covers to these spaces. Hopefully all these fans will clear out the "new vehicle" fumes in short order, and minimize the need for AC in the future.
Needless to say, we are pretty excited about meeting the beast on Friday. I hope to drive the dealer a little crazy during the PDI, and we are crossing our fingers that there are no serious flaws. I will report on the the experience as soon as possible. Please share any experiences you all may have with this or similar models. Thanks! Bob.
On Friday, 25 March, we will pick up our new Forest River SunSeeker at Barrington Motor Sales near Chicago. My wife and I have been looking at about every type B and C on the Sprinter chassis for about 3 years, and in a perfect world with an unlimited budget we might have gone in a different direction. But none of these conversions are perfect, and the money we saved over higher end units will hopefully allow us to do upgrades like solar, better batteries, and a more robust inverter. In higher end units like the Winnebago or LTV, these features are present, but not necessarily using components I would choose.
We picked the 2400W because, although under 25' long, there is phenomenal interior space due to one large slide room on the driver's side. For this type of coach the bathroom is roomy, the kitchen is just adequate, and there is a good sized dinette. With the slide out, there is an open floor space 60" wide x 130" from the cockpit seats to the side of the queensized bed. With the slide in the width is reduced to 30", and the queen bed is halved to about 38x60. There is a 54" x 80" bunk over the cab... We initially did not want this area, but have gotten used to the idea, as the dealer suggested that this configuration would be easier to sell on the other end. The chassis is the basic 3500 unit, but it has all the necessisties, with exactly the same drive train as all the other MB based brands.
We spent a lot of time inspecting the dealer's unit on the lot, and were mostly impressed with the build. We ordered our copy the first week of January, and it arrived from the Factory last week. It came with one MaxAir fan in the front near the kitchen, with a vent cover. There is also a vent with no fan in the bedroom, and a small powered vent in the bathroom. We added the same MaxAir's with covers to these spaces. Hopefully all these fans will clear out the "new vehicle" fumes in short order, and minimize the need for AC in the future.
Needless to say, we are pretty excited about meeting the beast on Friday. I hope to drive the dealer a little crazy during the PDI, and we are crossing our fingers that there are no serious flaws. I will report on the the experience as soon as possible. Please share any experiences you all may have with this or similar models. Thanks! Bob.