I live full time in a 2006 Gulf Stream Vista Cruiser Mini that I purchased from PPL Motorhomes in March 2010. It is just like the Winnebago View and Itasca Navion, but cheaper (in price and quality) and lighter.
I am pretty sure it is the cheapest class C built on the Sprinter chassis that you can find.
A few stats:
- 24′ long/ 7′ 7″ wide (skinny!)
- 37 gallon fresh/33 grey/34 black
- 3.6 Onan propane generator
- 5 cyl Mercedes Benz diesel engine (Views/Navions/Minis went to 6 cyl the next year)
- I really get 15 mpg!
Here is a short video I took at the NuRVers Rally:
Purchase and Pricing Details: I’ve gotten a lot of questions about pricing from people interested in this unit, so here are more details. It was listed as part of an estate sale for $49K. I’d been shopping for this exact unit and thought that was a good price, so called the same day it listed and put down a deposit. Drove from Austin to Houston, but they did not accept my offer of $45K so I drove home. After I left they called and said they could take $45K.
It had been garage kept and like new (8,100 miles) with all optional upgrades (heated holding tanks, swivel leather captains chairs, awning, as well as lots of aftermarket installations including In-Motion satellite, satellite radio, CB radio, and tow hitch.)
At that time, I made several offers, but couldn’t get a comparable unit in the Winnebago View or Itasca Navion for less than $55Kish, so this was about $10K less.
