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Old 09-23-2017, 12:08 PM   #1
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New Mercedes Forest River Prism 2200LE owner

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I would appreciate any comments related to the Prism 2200LE. I'm a brand new RV owner and brand new to the RV world
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Congrats! Welcome to the journey of new rv'dom.

All I can say is shake out any problems in stride, and enjoy that new RV.

Did you buy brand new?
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Old 09-24-2017, 10:42 PM   #3
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Bought new

Yes I did buy it New. Live in Denver area but went to Iowa to buy it. Much, much cheaper
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Old 10-26-2017, 09:55 PM   #4
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ask any question as they come up.

our dash radio in a prism is horrible. I don't think there is an antennae!!

we have a persistent rattle in engine compartment that I think is related to air dam under engine.

we are getting 14-15 mpg.

hopefully you have leveling jacks... if so be careful to raise before your drive!!

we love it... but, wish it was bigger!

tv antennae is loose!
disappointed that coachmen will not respond to email.

dealership supposedly has ordered a couple of things to complete repairs. that was months ago. they haven't contacted us that parts are in.

shame. on coachmen and the dealer...

easy to drive. my wife can handle it easily.
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Old 10-27-2017, 09:06 AM   #5
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Prism

We haven’t had those kinds of problems in our 2200le but agree the car radio isn’t the best. We bought ours too far away to go back to the dealer but found an RV dealer nearby that knows Orisms and will do any warranty work. Does a good job too. Our biggest problem is the Mercedes dealer who deals with the car part. Poor service, lousy attitude Etc.
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Old 10-27-2017, 06:35 PM   #6
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Yes I did buy it New. Live in Denver area but went to Iowa to buy it. Much, much cheaper
Make sure to get it winterized if it is going to be exposed to the unheated Denver winter.

We bought a new Prism 24G earlier this year - I flew from Montana to Oregon to pick it up and drove it 900 miles home.

I had some warranty issues and finally just decided to fix them myself.

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Old 11-18-2017, 06:05 PM   #7
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I would get on the Mercedes diesel chassis forum.
I have known multiple multiple expensive issues with the Sprinter chassis.
Mostly oxygen sensors and capacitor filters. All exhaust issues.
This is due to the emissions standards set by the government.
I would also check out the Sprinter forum which is separate from irv2
lots of engineers and detailed info should you run into any chassis issues.
I can't speak directly to the Coachmen Sprinter, but if I was planning on putting a lot of miles on the vehicle (more than a typical rv owner) or someone living full time eg driving daily, I would very much recommend the MB extended warranty.
There is a reason FedEx dropped the Sprinter from its fleet
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Old 11-19-2017, 12:36 AM   #8
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It wouldn't let me edit but it should read particulate filter
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