Lunar Landstar Motorhome

D40David
D40David Forum Participant Posts: 39
edited April 2016 in Motorhomes #1

Anyone any experience or views on the Lunar Landstar withe the engine upgrade and auto box, I am looking at a used version with low miles.

How good is the conversion, I doubt the Merc will be a issue,.

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  • Tinwheeler
    Tinwheeler Forum Participant Posts: 23,147 ✭✭✭
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    edited April 2016 #2

    We have engine upgrade and auto box in an Auto Sleeper. I can't speak for the Lunar bit but the Sprinter is first class.

  • D40David
    D40David Forum Participant Posts: 39
    edited April 2016 #3

    Tinwheeler, thanks I'm off to have a look at it tomorrow, whats you MPG like? Do I assume you have the 165hp engine with 7 speed auto?  

  • Tinwheeler
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    edited April 2016 #4

    Hope it's what you want, David. 

    Ours is a little older. It's 2011, a Euro 5, 160ish BHP (can't recall the exact figure), 5 speed auto. The MH is 3500kg but coachbuilt which is boxier than the PVC you're contemplating. We don't drive it for economy preferring to make good time up the m/way
    at 70mph. Depending on road conditions etc, we get 25-30mpg which, after towing with a Shogun at 16mpg, is brilliant. We live in a hilly area but, in your part of the country, I would expect to exceed 30mpg.

  • D40David
    D40David Forum Participant Posts: 39
    edited April 2016 #5

    Thanks, thats about what I was expecting I tow with a Land Cruiser and struggle to get 18mpg.

    We are trying to get round the cooast and the next leg is into Scotland up the East coast over the top and down the West coast

  • Tinwheeler
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    edited April 2016 #6

    That's very similar circumstances, David. I reckon you'll be well pleased with the mpg.

    We did that same Scottish trip - up the east coast, across the top via Dunnet, Altnaharra and Durness. Then down the west via Scourie and Ardmair. Our MH is 6.4m and a bit wider than the PVC but we had no trouble at all on the single track roads.

  • D40David
    D40David Forum Participant Posts: 39
    edited April 2016 #7

    Thanks looked at it yesterday the Merc bit was fine but not happy with the Lunar convertion.

     Now looking at a Autosleeper Kemerton XL, Peugeot van but excellant build quality bt AS 

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