georgejoann@juno.com (George Jannini) wrote: > One caveat I have is the manufacturer, Winnebago, who once offered a >nearly identical unit, called the LeSharo on a Pugeot chassis, in both >gas and diesel models. This was the Renault Dauphine of motorhomes. The Winnebago LeSharo was based on a Renault Traffic van chassis, not Peugeot. The 2.1l turbo diesel engine used in it also showed up in some Jeep models back when they were owned by Renault. I recall a panel delivery version being available for a brief period in the early 1980s. > Winnebago seems to be one of those outfits that would never admit >they might have screwed up and produced a real dog, judging from former >LeSharo owner laments and the weird responses I've seen from the >Winnebago rep who sometimes participates in the Compuserve RV Forum. Her >comeback to people who might have been burned by them, in lieu of an >apology or even a bit of sympathy, is to buy a new Rialta! I understand most of the LeSharo problems were with the Renault diesel engines. I thought I read about a class action law suite involving about 18,000 vehicles. Many went through several engines. Zach Kaplan
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