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My opinion is that unless you need the extra torque for mountans or towing or plan on putting 20,000 miles per year or have just boatloads of spare money, gasoline is the more cost effective option. In addition to the higher cost of fuel, mainenance is also more expensive. I dont think the two economics intersect until you get to the 200,000 mile mark - which very few RVs ever reach.

The Sprinter is certainly a well respected chassis, but they ain't cheap - even used. And the interior space (or lack of) might become an issue unless you plan on a constantly rolling vacation. BTW, we had a RoadTrek for years and loved it on the road, but not so much after we parked for the night.

I am assuming your Roadtrek was on the Sprinter chassis 19' or 22' and keeping it relative I'm 34 inch waist 6 ft. tall.

Driving through mountain passes "check" towing a trailer with motorcycle skis golf clubs "check" maneuverability "check" There are versions with pushouts and bigger cabins but they don't appeal as much. The Roadtrek etc, tend to depreciate at the same $ rate per year whether starting from new or used up to about 5-6 years here in Canada and it seems similar in the US. The bigger the model of RV the faster they drop in price from what I have been seeing here. I could buy in the US but take an almost 10% hit on the money so deals that once were a few years ago are no longer.



You can't beat the RoadTrek for quality and design. Ours was older (bought new, but on the standard '90s era Dodge chassis). 20' if I recall. Pre-Sprinter. We liked everything about the RoadTrek and put probably 100,000 miles on it. I would have liked to go with something about 25', but we found an older Winnebago @ 31' that checked most of the right boxes for us.

RoadTreks are built in your neck of the woods.