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Shortest Kodiak

Yahoo Message Number: 1365
What is the shortest Kodiak out there?

My ideal RV would have a rear corner bed next to a rear bathroom, a
dinette with four seatbelts, and, a cab at floor level of the RV with
both seats swiveling around. The swiveling front seats take the place
of a sofa.

This should all be done in under 28'. A Kodiak chassis would be
perfect, because the CCC would be incredible.

The existing RVs that have this sort of floor plan have under-sized
chassis, providing 800#, often much less, of CCC.

I could see the dry weight of such a unit coming in around 14k-15k, on
a 19.5k Kodiak chassis.

Does this exist?

Thanks.

Re: Shortest Kodiak

Reply #1 –
Yahoo Message Number: 1366

I do not believe any Kodiak chassis will have a level floor from the cab to the coach.

Re: Shortest Kodiak

Reply #2 –
Yahoo Message Number: 1367
I do not think there is a recent class C that does not have a drop
down to the cab area.

Re: Shortest Kodiak

Reply #3 –
Yahoo Message Number: 1368
I've never seen one like this BUT I have to tell you our specs were very close to this as well. In our case we needed something to tow a Tahoe (which our 40 ft 10 in Ambassador with Cummins ISC towed very well) and the only thing we could identify was the 32SS at 32.5 ft (at a reasonable price, that is). We would have preferred 28 or less as well.

If you ever find something like this do let me know. :)

I'm hoping that someone will build something like this with the new GM 4.5 litre Duramax diesel (300 hp, torque 500+). My guess is that a 28 footer with the 4.5 Duramax should be able to get 12+ mpg.

Don


On 7-Jul-08, at 1:43 PM, coug_alum wrote:

Re: Shortest Kodiak

Reply #4 –
Yahoo Message Number: 1369
Agreed. If it did, then a good chunk of the basement storage would disappear.

Don


On 7-Jul-08, at 1:49 PM,

Re: Shortest Kodiak

Reply #6 –
Yahoo Message Number: 1371
I have a Pony Xpress that's on the Kodiak chassis. There is only a
2" drop from the coach floor to the cab. They offer it in a 20 foot
model, but that doesn't include the cab, so with the cab it's 28 feet
long. It'll haul 10,000 lbs, and it's a high quality unit in my
opinion. http://silvercrowncoach.com

Jeff

, "grandriver125@..."
wrote:
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Ron I think the Navion has a model like that but some call it a
B+.

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It really is a C though.

Watch the video.
http://www.winnebagoind.com/products/itasca/2009/navion-iq/

Re: Shortest Kodiak

Reply #7 –
Yahoo Message Number: 1372
Jeff, I downloaded the brochure but no where do they seem to provide dimensions.

No question it appears to be much higher quality than most. What is the price for the 28 ft unit with most options?

Tx

Don


On 7-Jul-08, at 3:03 PM, jeffreyalbertine wrote:

Re: Shortest Kodiak

Reply #8 –
Yahoo Message Number: 1373
Chuck Stoll (BAGMAN) and I did a tour of the Silver Crown plant last
April. Very well put together RV. I made it a point to look at the 28'
model. The 28' model is very close to the size of my 34' GS. They have
this neat feature where the rear bedroom slide goes out back instead
of side. They also offer the 28' in the Elite. Be sitting down when
you get the price. You can get it on either the Kodiak or Frieghtliner
M2 chassis. As nice as they are. They are way out of my price range.
Maybe a good deal will come along on a used one in the future.

Re: Shortest Kodiak

Reply #9 –
Yahoo Message Number: 1374
Thanks for the responses.

A 2" drop is very reasonable. Up to, probably, 6" would be
reasonable, to allow the front seats to swivel and still be
comfortable. I could fab some 'short' ottomans.

I recognize that a lot of storage space would be lost. However, this
would provide for a lower overall profile.

Someone mentioned the Navion. That is exactly the floor plan that I
eluded to in my original post. However, the CCC works out to be about
500#, ridiculous.

I'd like a unit that is small enough so that I don't need a toad.
This would require, in my estimation, less than 28' total length.

Given the acceptable minimal cab-floor drop, is there a Kodiak that
meets these specs?

Thanks.

, "jeffreyalbertine"
wrote:

Re: Shortest Kodiak

Reply #10 –
Yahoo Message Number: 1384
I'm not sure of the prices, you would have to contact one of their
dealers. You can call the factory, they will gladly tell you who to
call for pricing. I've called them, they were very pleasant and
helpful.

2 years ago I paid about 120K for the 32 foot GM (Kodiak) model.
That was a good price, plus it's gone up since then, I would think
the 28 footer would now be just north of 100K, but that's just my
guess. I have been very happy with the overall quality of it -
especially compared to the many horror stories I hear from owners of
other brands. Pony Xpress is what I consider a commercial grade
motorhome. You get what you pay for. The longer I have it, the more
happy I am that I paid more up front and didn't get a cheapo, problem
filled one.

The front seats in the Kodiak version of the Pony Xpress don't rotate
by the way.

, "coug_alum"
wrote:
Quote
Thanks for the responses.

A 2" drop is very reasonable. Up to, probably, 6" would be
reasonable, to allow the front seats to swivel and still be
comfortable. I could fab some 'short' ottomans.

I recognize that a lot of storage space would be lost. However,
this would provide for a lower overall profile.

Someone mentioned the Navion. That is exactly the floor plan that I
eluded to in my original post. However, the CCC works out to be
about 500#, ridiculous.

I'd like a unit that is small enough so that I don't need a toad.
This would require, in my estimation, less than 28' total length.

Given the acceptable minimal cab-floor drop, is there a Kodiak that
meets these specs?

Thanks.

, "jeffreyalbertine"
wrote:

I have a Pony Xpress that's on the Kodiak chassis. There is only
a 2" drop from the coach floor to the cab. They offer it in a 20
foot model, but that doesn't include the cab, so with the cab it's 28
feet long. It'll haul 10,000 lbs, and it's a high quality unit in my
opinion. http://silvercrowncoach.com

Jeff

, "grandriver125@"
wrote:

Ron I think the Navion has a model like that but some call it a
B+.
It really is a C though.

Watch the video.
http://www.winnebagoind.com/products/itasca/2009/navion-iq/

Don

On 7-Jul-08, at 2:09 PM, Ron Hall wrote:

I do not think there is a recent class C that does not have a
drop