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11-24-2012, 11:18 AM
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Originally Posted by Sky_Boss
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Still waiting for the first MEHP to roll off the assembly line. 
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11-24-2012, 11:40 AM
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Newmar Owners Club Freightliner Owners Club Spartan Chassis
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Originally Posted by flaggship1
Still waiting for the first MEHP to roll off the assembly line. |
OK BUDDY!!!! You got me and Google scratching our Chrome based skulls.
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2006 2015 DSDP 4320 4369, FL Chassis, 2013 CR-V 2020 Jeep Overland, Blue Ox Avail, SMI AF1.
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
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11-24-2012, 11:47 AM
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Originally Posted by Sky_Boss
OK BUDDY!!!! You got me and Google scratching our Chrome based skulls.
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Mid Engine High Performance. Roiling on the floor. Somebody help me up.
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2008 Fleetwood Bounder 38F ~ 325 ISB Turbo ~ Freightliner XC 2014 CR-V ~ Invisibrake / Sterling All Terrain
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11-24-2012, 12:16 PM
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Sky_Boss - sorry about that... But I can see it now - shorty drive shaft - runs a mixture of gas, diesel and nitrous (ending the gas v diesel debate) - opposing slides with dog house doing double duty as a mid floor bar - street legal slicks. Ok, well maybe not.
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2008 Fleetwood Bounder 38F ~ 325 ISB Turbo ~ Freightliner XC 2014 CR-V ~ Invisibrake / Sterling All Terrain
Sioux Falls, SD (FullTime Since Nov 5th 2014)
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11-24-2012, 12:22 PM
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Newmar Owners Club Freightliner Owners Club Spartan Chassis
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Originally Posted by flaggship1
Mid Engine High Performance. Roiling on the floor. Somebody help me up. |
Something like this or is there a new concept on the horizon?
http://www.mhsrv.com/pdfs/travel_sup...7MidEngine.pdf
Still has that darn front end door.
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2006 2015 DSDP 4320 4369, FL Chassis, 2013 CR-V 2020 Jeep Overland, Blue Ox Avail, SMI AF1.
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11-24-2012, 12:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Sky_Boss
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That's a toy hauler of a different color for sure and mid engine as well. I had not seen it before. I was having trouble placing the radiator in my mind. Side and rear I get. Mid I wasn't sure about. Need to look more closely at this but not something I would be considering. I know it's all personal preference. Still - interesting. Thanks for sharing.
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11-25-2012, 07:46 PM
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Tiffin Owners Club
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Newmar built quite a few of those (a lot more than TS I think) but they dropped them several years ago and I don't think Spartan even makes the chassis anymore.
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11-26-2012, 06:51 AM
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DPs are nice. Freds are nice. Just gotta figger out yer druthers. I druther have my Fred. Nuff said
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05-18-2014, 08:51 PM
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Originally Posted by CampDaven
DPs are nice. Freds are nice. Just gotta figger out yer druthers. I druther have my Fred. Nuff said
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Ahh. The Internet! Nothing ever goes away. It's always there...
We all miss Fred - but Gwen is cool too!
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05-19-2014, 04:00 AM
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Originally Posted by flaggship1
Ahh. The Internet! Nothing ever goes away. It's always there...
We all miss Fred - but Gwen is cool too!
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Haha! (Laughing out loud)
Yeah. Fred was a cool machine
Dave and Nola - RVM1
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05-19-2014, 11:11 AM
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Haha! (Laughing out loud)
Yeah. Fred was a cool machine
Dave and Nola - RVM1
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05-19-2014, 11:30 AM
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well said
Well said. We just bought a 2010 fred allegro 35 qba. The front end noise is not too bad, but the generator is right under the master bed in back and the noise is noticeable. My wife and I could have a normal conversation in the front, but the radio volume had to be high to hear anything well. Never having driven a DP I can't comment on the ride, but I have been satisfied with the ride of our coach. It allowed us to get into a diesel coach at quite a discount. If I win the lottery, I will test drive a big old DP. The rest of the info quoted is spot on and well known.
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We own a FRED and are quite happy with it. A front engine diesel, however, should not, IMO, be compared to a DP. As said above, they do not have an air suspension, but use a spring type. A better comparison for a FRED is how it compares to a comparable gas model. We bought ours as it had a better ride and was less noisy than a gasser of the same model. It also came with a diesel generator, larger fuel tank and, most important the chassis allows significantly more cargo capacity. It gets better mpg than a comparable gasser but diesel costs more, rides better and is quieter than an identical house with a gas engine. Routine maintenance (oil/filter changes, etc) are more expensive than gas. It is not nearly as quiet, however as a DP, and the ride is not as good as a DP. Good luck with your choice.
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