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We just sold our Hymer to a lovely couple who, we hope, will enjoy many miles of adventures with it. So now begins the search for the replacement; we are quite happy to take our time choosing, getting the right MH for proposed long-term ownership. We quite fancy the looks of the Rapido but have little knowledge of the make other than what we have read in the motorhome press and from briefly looking at some at shows. So we would really welcome comments from forum members and owners, both past and present. We think that it will most likely be an A class again for the main reason that we have never seen a Rapido low profile on a Mercedes chassis with a fixed bed other than the short ones, is it 749?, and we don’t think this will be quite enough to be suit our needs. We do not want a rear lounge model. We did once meet a couple who had a Rapido 7099 and about that size would be of great interest, but the trouble is we have a very strong preference for MHs with rear wheel drive and also I need an automatic. Are there any Rapido low profile models of that size on the Mercedes? Our “wanted” list includes that rear wheel drive and auto box plus no daily making up of beds (so either a rear, fixed, bed or a drop down) and we like LHD. We're not really fussed about a huge kitchen as long as it has a large’ish fridge and some prep area. A nice bathroom with a separate shower is quite high on our list. The lady in my life likes to relax on a settee but as long as the MH has captains seats that can swivel to use as an arm chair I’m happy. We are not fussed about dinette seating preferring a second settee if there is a choice. A garage for my buggy would be nice rather than it being out in the weather on a rack so this would mean a high level rear bed. We have loads happening through this year so we would most likely shop for next year - there is no rush. Ideally this MH would cost about £20 - £24K. Any thoughts or opinions would be most welcome.
Thanks.
We just sold our Hymer to a lovely couple who, we hope, will enjoy many miles of adventures with it. So now begins the search for the replacement; we are quite happy to take our time choosing, getting the right MH for proposed long-term ownership. We quite fancy the looks of the Rapido but have little knowledge of the make other than what we have read in the motorhome press and from briefly looking at some at shows. So we would really welcome comments from forum members and owners, both past and present. We think that it will most likely be an A class again for the main reason that we have never seen a Rapido low profile on a Mercedes chassis with a fixed bed other than the short ones, is it 749?, and we don’t think this will be quite enough to be suit our needs. We do not want a rear lounge model. We did once meet a couple who had a Rapido 7099 and about that size would be of great interest, but the trouble is we have a very strong preference for MHs with rear wheel drive and also I need an automatic. Are there any Rapido low profile models of that size on the Mercedes? Our “wanted” list includes that rear wheel drive and auto box plus no daily making up of beds (so either a rear, fixed, bed or a drop down) and we like LHD. We're not really fussed about a huge kitchen as long as it has a large’ish fridge and some prep area. A nice bathroom with a separate shower is quite high on our list. The lady in my life likes to relax on a settee but as long as the MH has captains seats that can swivel to use as an arm chair I’m happy. We are not fussed about dinette seating preferring a second settee if there is a choice. A garage for my buggy would be nice rather than it being out in the weather on a rack so this would mean a high level rear bed. We have loads happening through this year so we would most likely shop for next year - there is no rush. Ideally this MH would cost about £20 - £24K. Any thoughts or opinions would be most welcome.
Thanks.
Wished I had known ....think we might want a Hymer :sad: