ford or ducato

jayneo69
jayneo69 Forum Participant Posts: 1
edited October 2017 in Motorhomes #1

planning on buying a new motor home but do we go for the ford transit 2.0 ltr adblue or the ducato 2.3 ltr multijet. Then what about the bhp would a lower bhp be powerful enough when we are driving at near gross vehicle weight most of the time

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  • JVB66
    JVB66 Forum Participant Posts: 22,892
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    edited October 2017 #2

    I think your choice of motor caravan will dictate your base vehicle as there are not many Ford base conversions compare to sevel based,ie fiat etc based

  • young thomas
    young thomas Forum Participant Posts: 11,356
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    edited October 2017 #3

    if its a Chausson i ca see that you'd be able to choose...

    the Ducato is a proven top class motorhome based, purpose designed to ne just that....it ca. be had with a 150/180 version of the 2.3 diesel.

    the ford is cheaper but jas had good reviews particularly on cab interior design/ergonomics...but is not yet proven...  

    personally, i find the Ford interior/dash too 'busy' (used to german clarity in cars) and the Ducato is still a really good/comfotable camper base and its easy to cover many miles a day in one....i know, ove just had three long days coming back from Spain....a great drive...we have a 150.

  • H B Watson
    H B Watson Forum Participant Posts: 183
    edited October 2017 #4

    I honestly don't think it matters, it's the 'home' part that's most important.

  • Tinwheeler
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    edited October 2017 #5

    The Mercedes Sprinter from choice but, at the end of the day, the habitation unit is likely to dictate the base vehicle you end up with.

  • Mr Sambambles
    Mr Sambambles Forum Participant Posts: 194
    edited October 2017 #6

    Sprinter for us too. Excellent. 

  • Aspenshaw
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    edited October 2017 #7

    It is expected that 2018 Ducatos will have ad-blue. That is likely to filter down into the motorhome market with late 2018 builds. However, I would check this out.

    In a series of MMM articles on manufacturers, a number said that they use the Ducato for the premium motorhomes [excluding the big liners] and Ford for the more basic models.

    Fiat Ducato is the mainstay of the motorhome market. It has its critics but unless you have had a personal bad experience of the vehicles or service, then I would stick to the tried and tested. I've had five and they've been OK.

    The Ducato 130bhp is adequate for a 3500kg motorhome. Personally I am happy with my 130bhp but if I had a choice and the money, I'd go for a 'bigger engine'; it will make motoring that little bit easier. If you are not going to do many miles [ say less than 6,000 miles pa], I doubt the choice of base vehicle/engine will be that important.

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