ilmor Posted April 14, 2010 Report Share Posted April 14, 2010 We picked up our new mini-motorhome! It's a 2010 Forest River Solera on a Dodge (Mercedes) Sprinter chassis. It has a Mercedes V6 turbo. Not a lot of power and it doesn't handle but its a lot of fun anyway! Gets much better mpg than the previous campers we've owned, that's for sure. When it breaks in we should see 15 to 16 mpg on the highway. We've done quite a bit of camping over the years and this year we have a few fun trips planned, beginning w/ Lime Rock at the end of May. This photo is of me the day I picked it up in Grand Rapids, MI. I flew there to buy it and drove it home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FordRocks1 Posted April 14, 2010 Report Share Posted April 14, 2010 Sweet!!! Sure is a great way to have your own stuff when you go on trips instead of hotels where who knows what happens in those rooms <_< Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmn444 Posted April 14, 2010 Report Share Posted April 14, 2010 cool man, congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2007_Shelby_GT Posted April 14, 2010 Report Share Posted April 14, 2010 Need more power, then you could bring along the SGT on a trailer! Sam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RACERX009 Posted April 14, 2010 Report Share Posted April 14, 2010 We picked up our new mini-motorhome! It's a 2010 Forest River Solera on a Dodge (Mercedes) Sprinter chassis. It has a Mercedes V6 turbo. Not a lot of power and it doesn't handle but its a lot of fun anyway! Gets much better mpg than the previous campers we've owned, that's for sure. When it breaks in we should see 15 to 16 mpg on the highway. We've done quite a bit of camping over the years and this year we have a few fun trips planned, beginning w/ Lime Rock at the end of May. This photo is of me the day I picked it up in Grand Rapids, MI. I flew there to buy it and drove it home. That is really nice congrats !!! I also noticed you live in CT not far from Orange county, NY. Maybe, I stow away in your camper !!! How much car you tow with it. I would love one and just travel the whole USA. You get better gas mileage than my wife Expedition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
check6 Posted April 14, 2010 Report Share Posted April 14, 2010 Congrats! We sold our 5th wheel a year or so ago and are thinking of getting a smaller pull trailer as the kids don't go with us as much anymore now that they are older... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motorjock205 Posted April 14, 2010 Report Share Posted April 14, 2010 I can't imagine driving something like that after driving the SHELBY.....it would bore me to death! LOL Hope you enjoy it though....sure could have bought a lot more mods for the price of that thing though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i8acobra Posted April 14, 2010 Report Share Posted April 14, 2010 Congrats! If it doesn't already have them, get both front and rear (but mostly rear) sway bars for it. Helped immensely on my Gulfstream Yellowstone Class-C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedyburd33 Posted April 14, 2010 Report Share Posted April 14, 2010 pretty nice...if you can't tow the SGT, try to fit it in the back!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilmor Posted April 14, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2010 Thanks all. We are looking into having some good times with it. It's actually not our first motorhome; we've had a couple in the past. We did the trailer thing most recently but in the end result we really missed having a motorhome. Yes, it does prevent the mods but in return it adds a lot of good family time and memories and another degree of fun. As for towing, it does have a 500 lb hitch, but I don't think I would want to tow that much with it, especially through any mountains!! It actually has more torque than my 5.4 Expedition but about 100 less horsepower. Not near being broken in yet, it already far surpasses the mpg we got with the Expedition / Trailer combo, although some of that savings will be a little offset by diesel vs. regular fuel prices. Lastly, its so nimble and small compared to other campers, etc. we've had that it's pretty easy just to take it out and drive it like another car as long (as long as one knows that adequate parking space will be available, that is....) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stngfever Posted April 15, 2010 Report Share Posted April 15, 2010 Grand Rapids MI, should have said something and we could have met for lunch. Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilmor Posted April 15, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2010 Grand Rapids MI, should have said something and we could have met for lunch. Congrats! Man, that was a whirlwind day...I got up at 4 am, caught a plane, landed around 10:30, dealer picked me up and...long story short ... I didn't get done until around 3 pm, then started driving. I camped at a nice Ohio rest stop about 3 hours east and slept like a rock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William Rodgers Posted April 16, 2010 Report Share Posted April 16, 2010 Very nice Good for you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SGT/SC#0471 Posted April 16, 2010 Report Share Posted April 16, 2010 Right On Ilmore! That looks like a sweet rig! Just in time for summer...cool! Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shelbytexan Posted April 16, 2010 Report Share Posted April 16, 2010 I can't imagine driving something like that after driving the SHELBY.....it would bore me to death! LOL Hope you enjoy it though....sure could have bought a lot more mods for the price of that thing though... Come on Carl,give him a break. It's pay back time to his wife for buying that Shelby in the first place lol. Seriously , there's no more important time in our lives than family time. With our lives being so busy it's good to get away sometimes . Hope you have many years of quality enjoyment with your family. Let the memories begin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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