| RAM ProMaster Van [message #216710] |
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ljdavick
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Even though this thing is ugly when coming at you, once the nose is past it's not so bad. I like the video introduction that the sales fellow gave, and he mentioned that this chassis is used by 70% of motorhome upfitters in Europe.
I'd wager we'll see a lot of these under motorhomes in the years to come. Dodge once owned a major share of the motorhome market. Maybe they'll take over the Class C market with this.
<http://www.ramtrucks.com/en/2014/ram_promaster/#promaster/bright_white/mono>
Also - if this turns out to be the success I expect it will - we will see similar heavy duty front drive chassis that might have drivetrains we can use (in about 10 years!)
Larry Davick
A Mystery Machine
1976(ish) Palm Beach
Fremont, Ca
Howell EFI + EBL + Electronic Dizzy
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| Re: [GMCnet] RAM ProMaster Van [message #216737 is a reply to message #216710] |
Sat, 03 August 2013 00:57  |
sgltrac
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Butherface. With braces ;)
Todd Sullivan
Sully
77 royale
Seattle
On Aug 2, 2013, at 6:49 PM, Larry Davick <ljdavick@comcast.net> wrote:
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> Even though this thing is ugly when coming at you, once the nose is past it's not so bad. I like the video introduction that the sales fellow gave, and he mentioned that this chassis is used by 70% of motorhome upfitters in Europe.
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> I'd wager we'll see a lot of these under motorhomes in the years to come. Dodge once owned a major share of the motorhome market. Maybe they'll take over the Class C market with this.
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> <http://www.ramtrucks.com/en/2014/ram_promaster/#promaster/bright_white/mono>
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> Also - if this turns out to be the success I expect it will - we will see similar heavy duty front drive chassis that might have drivetrains we can use (in about 10 years!)
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> Larry Davick
> A Mystery Machine
> 1976(ish) Palm Beach
> Fremont, Ca
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| Re: RAM ProMaster Van [message #216738 is a reply to message #216710] |
Sat, 03 August 2013 01:16 |
appie
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If 70 procent of the european marked it must be Alco. Undercarriage
Now note that in Europe a normal driving license allows you to drive a vehicle upto 3500 kg total weight
This courses light trucks and motorhomes to be built as light as possible and not always as strong as I would like
Also it is not rare to find motorhomes with a legal loading capacity of a few hundred pounds
Not the way I d like to go
Appie
eleganza 76 "Olga" now sadly sold
6 wheel discbrake
Quadrabags
Springfield stage 2 462 olds
Manny tranny
( pictures at http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/g6489-olga.html
Fulltiming in Europe july 2014 til july 2016
Denmark
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| Re: RAM ProMaster Van [message #216740 is a reply to message #216710] |
Sat, 03 August 2013 01:43 |
cadelec
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| ljdavick wrote on Sat, 03 August 2013 11:49 |
Even though this thing is ugly when coming at you, once the nose is past it's not so bad. I like the video introduction that the sales fellow gave, and he mentioned that this chassis is used by 70% of motorhome upfitters in Europe.
I'd wager we'll see a lot of these under motorhomes in the years to come. Dodge once owned a major share of the motorhome market. Maybe they'll take over the Class C market with this.
<http://www.ramtrucks.com/en/2014/ram_promaster/#promaster/bright_white/mono>
Also - if this turns out to be the success I expect it will - we will see similar heavy duty front drive chassis that might have drivetrains we can use (in about 10 years!)
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in Australia these are a Fiat Ducato http://www.dovecampers.com.au/p66/fiat-ducato/
Trevor
Brisbane Australia
Siesta Koala 76 Edgemont (old Bobby Moores)
71 Cadillac Eldo Convert
58 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham Project
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| Re: RAM ProMaster Van [message #216748 is a reply to message #216710] |
Sat, 03 August 2013 05:38 |
rcjordan
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Best-in-Class Payload of 4,417 lbs.+
Standard 3.6L Pentastar® V6 w/280 HP & 260 lb-ft of Torque
SOLD 77 Royale Coachmen Side Dry Bath
76 Birchaven Coachmen Side Wet Bath
76 Eleganza
Elizabeth City, NC
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| Re: RAM ProMaster Van [message #216768 is a reply to message #216748] |
Sat, 03 August 2013 09:41 |
hertfordnc
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So in a few years we have donor drive train to bolt on the GMC.
Dave & Ellen Silva
Hertford, NC
76 Birchaven, 1-ton and other stuff
Currently planning the Great american Road Trip Summer 2021
It's gonna take a lot of Adderall to get this thing right.
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| Re: RAM ProMaster Van [message #216770 is a reply to message #216710] |
Sat, 03 August 2013 09:56 |
Chr$
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They are also sold as Peugot's as well as Ducato's. Yeah, I saw a lot of these motorhomes last month. They grow on you once you see a lot of them.
-Chr$: Perpetual SmartAss
Scottsdale, AZ
77 Ex-Kingsley 455 SOLD!
2010 Nomad 24 Ft TT 390W PV W/MPPT, EV4010 and custom cargo door.
Photosite: Chrisc GMC:"It has Begun" TT: "The Other Woman"
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