[{"id": 15785542, "authorName": "notacollector", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/notacollector/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "What a magnificent beast.", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1728406680, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 15785573, "authorName": "Lanz1", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/lanz1/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Very nice rig.", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1728406832, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 15785581, "authorName": "caea_63", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/caea_63/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "WHEN THE END OF THE WORLD IS NEAR. THE ULTIMATE BUGOUT.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1728406877, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 15785828, "authorName": "Jdukem", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/jdukem/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "This is what the first responders need in North Carolina and Georgia..", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1728407934, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 15785928, "authorName": "BelGll", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/belgll/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Wow, I want this!!!", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1728408298, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 15785937, "authorName": "BelGll", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/belgll/", "bidAmount": 75000, "content": "$75,000 bid placed by BelGll", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1728408341, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 15786508, "authorName": "PilotMike", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/pilotmike/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@belgll I guess so! I'll bet no more bids until 5 minutes left!", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1728410238, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 15786526, "authorName": "Opie_Shill", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/opie_shill/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Awesome. My retirement dream vehicle.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1728410317, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 15786907, "authorName": "nate1031", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/nate1031/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Looks just like mine!", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1728411547, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 15787231, "authorName": "ChettyF", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/chettyf/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Have this same exact rig in the 22\u2019 minus a few custom pieces I did to make it fit my family better. This is such a good handling and awesome rig. It\u2019s small enough to drive around and not feel totally freaked out and big enough to not feel cramped. It is NOT a rock crawler or extreme off road machine, but it will tow one behind it. We love ours and Justin at Ujoint Colorado is a good friend and incredible builder. The after sale support you will receive from them is top notch. Whoever gets this vehicle is going to love it. Plus you don\u2019t have to wait a year for Ujoint to get you in.", "likes": 5, "timestamp": 1728412565, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 15792279, "authorName": "simbad", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/simbad/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Ok. I\u2019ll ask. What kinda MPG can you get out of the mighty 7L V8 ?\nHave to say. As someone that has a nice sprinter conversion on my list. This made me look twice. Seems like so much more room. And the aggressive look makes it look less traditional RV like. Which is why a sprinter was appealing to me.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1728431449, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 15793204, "authorName": "Lildoug", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/lildoug/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@tjkendall\r\nHow does this handle in a 45-50mph crosswind with the higher center of gravity?\r\nThank you", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1728442074, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 15794702, "authorName": "PilotMike", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/pilotmike/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@lildoug I have a 2016 24' E450 Class C 4x4 towing a 2021 Jeep Rubicon. I had to add a SuperSteer\u00ae SS450 Rear Trac Bar for Ford E350/E450 to keep it from swaying. It fixed it. You still feel some wind when passing tractor trailers and cross winds, but nothing worse than a regular class C.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1728484453, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 15795916, "authorName": "tjkendall (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/tjkendall/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "First \u2013 Thank those of you who have posted kind comments on WinZila, much appreciated! She is indeed a magnificent beast, a first responders\u2019 and retirement dream vehicle, and, of course, the ultimate bugout ride! Thank you also @belgll for the opening bid! \r\n\r\nAlso very much appreciate @ChettyF for your comments on Justin and the team at U-Joint Off-Road. They truly are the best. Their build quality, attention to detail, and customer service is second to none. Even if you do not bid on this ride and are looking to build your own, I agree fully Justin and the U-Joint Off-Road team are worth every penny and even the wait! \r\n\r\nI could go on and on about this great build, and am happy to if y\u2019all would like additional information, but will do my best to keep to the specific questions asked. \r\n\r\n@ChettyF \u2013 Agreed, she feels much smaller than she looks when driving. Both my wife and 19 year-old-son have taken turns driving on our trips and are comfortable. When you have the back-up camera on the screen and activate the turn signal, the screen shows the camera on the appropriate side view mirror. Great normally and priceless when towing a trailer. I did not do the build for hard core off-roading but rather navigating gravel roads in CO and NM when there are occasional washouts / ruts in the road and traveling back and forth from Texas in snow / ice conditions. Hence the second set of snow tires and wheels (never been on the ride as we only made 1 trip each year and all were in the summer). Easily sleeps five with dad and mom in the bed, and one kid each on the jack knife sofa, dinette, and over cab bed. Outside rear \u201cgarage\u201d is massive and swallows a ton of gear. We did not haul a trailer on our first trip but did on the next two, first time a 22\u2019 enclosed and the second the 26\u2019 enclosed in the video. Tows like a dream, no sway, and the Godzila gas V8 doesn\u2019t perform much different with the trailer in tow. \r\n\r\n@simbad \u2013 I\u2019ll check the display from our last trip towing the 26\u2019 trailer but I believe we were getting around 7.5mpg. I always run her in tow / haul mode even when we do not have the trailer hooked-up as I prefer those shift points. I\u2019ll confirm and post again when I check tonight after work. It\u2019s a 50-gallon tank so you can still get 300+ miles on a tank and that is about as far as I want to go before I stop to refuel and use the restroom\u2026 Get out, start the pump, get back in and use the (always clean!) restroom, refill my sweet tea, hop out to put the handle back, and on down the road! \r\n\r\n@Lildoug \u2013 Amazing!!! Let me explain\u2026 This was one of my son\u2019s major concerns as the ride on the stock MW25B is pretty squishy. As part of the U-Joint Off-Road build process, Justin has you load the vehicle for a normal trip, take it to a weigh station to get the axle weights, and then U-Joint Off-Road has the leaf spring packs custom built for your particular set up. In this case, as we frequently have the trailer, Justin had me take it a second time with the trailer hooked up to see the change in the axle weights for our normal hauling set-up. Through this custom spring build process and the massive anti-sway bars they install, there is very little side to side movement, even when passing a tractor trailer. I had read all the reviews and was still skeptical until I picked up WinZila and drove her back to Texas. Totally blown away how much more stable and less sway with the off-road set up than stock. Night and day difference. Side note \u2013 the rear air bags were installed so I could make sure she stayed level and I would not get \u201cflashed\u201d all time driving at night with the trailer. The custom springs don\u2019t require the air bags, just a personal preference to keep my headlights aimed correctly and not annoy other drivers. :-) \r\n\r\nAgain, thank all y\u2019all for your kind comments, great questions, and interest! Happy to answer any additional questions and will do my best to post a timely reply.", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1728492373, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 15796116, "authorName": "tjkendall (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/tjkendall/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@simbad \u2013 Just realized I missed responding to second part of your comment, my apology! Back story\u2026 Our family had a 2013 Winnebago Sprinter 24M and absolutely loved it! Put 55k miles on her. Incredible vehicle and the M-B Sprinter chassis is truly outstanding. When I looked to get a new RV, I really wanted 4WD and was still absolutely in love with the M-B Sprinter chassis (full disclosure, I was General Manager of an M-B / Sprinter dealership and am biased about these outstanding vehicles). As there was not a Sprinter 4WD Class C available, I purchase a 2022 Tiffin Cahaba 19SC. While this is a great vehicle for some, it did not work for us. The updated M-B Sprinter chassis was even better (hard to believe!), handled a winter trip to CO so easy it was incredible, but the lack of interior space and my extreme dislike of wet baths led me to trade her in after only the one trip. When looking for a 4WD Class C I could not find what I wanted. All were 32\u2019 \u2013 36\u2019 (too long) and had slides (I was concerned about chassis flex off-road and did not want a slide). I figured I couldn\u2019t be the only one who wanted a 22\u2019 \u2013 25\u2019 Class C 4WD so I took to the Internet. This led me to find U-Joint Off-Road and I was sold. Started looking at E450 Class C RVs and fell in love with the MinnieWinnie 25B (despite the terrible model name, which you may notice has been completely removed from the outside of WinZila!) It feels as spacious with no slides as the 24M felt with a full wall slide, has a good size bathroom, full size bed, 3 more beds, the massive exterior garage, and a 7,500lb tow rating. All stuff I wanted. The trade-off, of course, was your initial question\u2026 Fuel economy. If I remember correctly on the one trip we took from TX to CO and back in the Cahaba 19SC we got 15+ MPG. Which is insanely wonderful. But, the MPG trade-off for everything else the MW 25B + U-Joint OR build provides was worth it to us.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1728493460, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 15802124, "authorName": "sheldon77", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/sheldon77/", "bidAmount": 100000, "content": "$100,000 bid placed by sheldon77", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1728516367, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 15802880, "authorName": "FatherTed", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/fatherted/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@tjkendall just wanting to confirm the main bed size - is it a standard double (54\" x 75\")?", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1728524349, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 15802967, "authorName": "simbad", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/simbad/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@tjkendall thanks for detailed responses. This is how a BAT auction should be done. \ud83d\udc4d\ud83c\udffb\r\n\r\nGreat point on mpg versus all the goodness. Can\u2019t have it all I guess. Good luck with the auction. Probably not for me right now. But I have a new set of research to do.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1728525344, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 15803966, "authorName": "ujoint", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/ujoint/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Beautiful rig! Worth every penny and I expect it to bring more than 100k!", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1728561329, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 15805704, "authorName": "tjkendall (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/tjkendall/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1728577419, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 15805717, "authorName": "tjkendall (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/tjkendall/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Good afternoon BaT community! \r\n\r\n@simbad \u2013 My pleasure, thank you for the compliment, and I appreciate your interest! I need to update my MPG response after checking the gauges last night. Unfortunately, I was a bit high. I know, that seems impossible! I uploaded 2 photos, trip 1 and trip 2. I believe trip 1 was reset right before we left the house in August (nighttime photo of WinZila with the trailer hooked up on our street) and headed to Angel Fire, NM. Total miles are 1,523.9, hours are 34:35, and averaged 6.4 MPG. This is somewhat of a \u201cworst case\u201d scenario; fully loaded for a week and dragging a 26\u2019 enclosed trailer with a few RZRs and downhill mountain bikes inside to the mountains and back. Trip 2 should be the trip back home and then not reset since then; total miles are 828, hours are 20:31, and averaged 6.5 MPG. If I back the 828 miles from the 1,524 miles it would mean the road trip was 696 miles each way, so 132 of the 828 were driving around unloaded locally. Probably why it crept up from 6.4 to 6.5 average. I will make a 50-60 mile run this weekend and post an updated picture. This will really show a bookend on MPG, fully loaded with a trailer versus no load and only a full tank of fuel. My apology I thought it was 7.5 average, not 6.5, and hope y\u2019all forgive my memory being off a bit. \r\n\r\n@FatherTed \u2013 Great question! I am disappointed in myself I did not think to upload a floorplan photo, thank you for the reminder! Floorplan shows the bed is a little longer, 50\u201d x 80\u201d. However, please note the corner is \u201ccut-off\u201d or \u201ctrimmed\u201d a bit to make entry and exit to the bathroom easier. I\u2019m only 5\u20199\u201d so this did not bother me, but if one of y\u2019all is taller you may want to sleep on the window side! If you would like me to take a few photos showing this better, please let me know, and I\u2019ll get it done and posted. Also, the bed above the cab really is that huge. When we were not using it for sleeping, it can hold an incredible amount of gear and leaves every other space on the inside available! Awesome room / storage on the inside with having no slide(s)!", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1728577508, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 15816860, "authorName": "BelGll", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/belgll/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Oh yeah, this is an awesome build. A couple of things my wife asked, pets or smokers travel in the rig?", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1728668905, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 15816877, "authorName": "BelGll", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/belgll/", "bidAmount": 110000, "content": "$110,000 bid placed by BelGll", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1728668969, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 15818021, "authorName": "tjkendall (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/tjkendall/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@BelGll - No, we have an awesome yellow lab but he does not make the road trips with us. And while I do enjoy an occasional cigar, my bride woulda killed me if I dared fire up inside! She would have politely but quite forcefully reminded me that is for sitting around the campfire! :-)", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1728672779, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 15821911, "authorName": "Run8nova", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/run8nova/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "If you're asking about mileage, maybe a Prius would be a better choice. If ultimate camping, you've found it", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1728690939, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 15824101, "authorName": "OneOfEach", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/oneofeach/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@Run8nova - I suspect you're trying to be funny but miles per gallon and tank size and therefore range are exceedingly important for anyone who wants to go on the road less traveled. I have spent considerable time in Death Valley the Mojave Desert and Moab camping riding dirt bikes and overlanding. The range you get on your rig is a very significant matter. There have been a couple of times in death valley for example where I've gone out to refill and feel like by the time I get back to my camping area I already need to refill. Yes I carry extra fuel and so can anyone, but that does become a hassle.", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1728746036, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 15824671, "authorName": "Run8nova", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/run8nova/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I guess if the Prius idea struck out, maybe a trailer with one more tank of gas. Incredible camper even if it doesn't have jet propulsion. A Duramax or Cummins would have put it over the top", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1728751483, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 15829193, "authorName": "TBIRKNER0187", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/tbirkner0187/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Who\u2019s the chuckle head ?\ud83e\uddd0", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1728787145, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 15829547, "authorName": "sheldon77", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/sheldon77/", "bidAmount": 111000, "content": "$111,000 bid placed by sheldon77", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1728800719, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 15835675, "authorName": "JRushAlways", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/jrushalways/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "What a machine! This is one of the cleanest 4x4 conversions I've seen. Love it!", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1728916917, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 15843013, "authorName": "iJeep2", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/ijeep2/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "The ideal RV! So clean.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1728957790, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 15844189, "authorName": "CopperBullitt", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/copperbullitt/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Nice Rig !", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1728997888, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 15845155, "authorName": "nate1031", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/nate1031/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Keep in mind on the fuel economy, it\u2019s likely a bit better unless you had things recalibrated after the lift and bigger tires. The new tires are substantially bigger and you\u2019re actually traveling further than the odometer reads. Sometimes I\u2019ll compare the miles Google tells me between destinations to my odometer at fill up. There\u2019s definitely a disparity. Mine has the V10 so I\u2019m not sure what it would be on this machine but we get 7 or even 8 if we keep speeds to 65mph.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1729006344, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 15845660, "authorName": "tjkendall (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/tjkendall/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@nate1031 - U-Joint Off-Road does recalibrate so the speedometer, odometer, and transmission shift points are all accurate after the lift / tire upgrade. The 6.5mpg was fully loaded for a week and hauling a 26' enclosed trailer with two RZRs and mountain bikes, so that was a \"worst case scenario\" for mpg. I previously posted I thought it was 7.5mpg and I believe that number was stuck in my head because that is what I would see when we were not hauling a trailer and is similar to what you see with your V10. However, we tend to cruise at 70-75mph where speed limits allow.", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1729009983, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 15847504, "authorName": "VolvoguyKC", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/volvoguykc/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I want this thing", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1729016135, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 15847612, "authorName": "tjkendall (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/tjkendall/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@VolvoguyKC - You won't regret a winning bid! My plans to enjoy her much, much, more often did not pan out, but someone will be winning an incredible vehicle in less than an hour! :-)", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1729016475, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 15847949, "authorName": "Aquart", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/aquart/", "bidAmount": 115000, "content": "$115,000 bid placed by Aquart", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1729017493, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 15848390, "authorName": "sheldon77", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/sheldon77/", "bidAmount": 116000, "content": "$116,000 bid placed by sheldon77", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1729019076, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 15848430, "authorName": "Ebaron", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/ebaron/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Just think, win this quit your job and become a storm chaser!", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1729019178, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 15848435, "authorName": "sheldon77", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/sheldon77/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Sold on 10/15/24 for $116,000 to sheldon77", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1729019196, "type": "bat-bid-reserve"}, {"id": 15848538, "authorName": "Keith_MN", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/keith_mn/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "What a buy! Congrats to both.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1729019514, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 15848607, "authorName": "tjkendall (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/tjkendall/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "My first time selling on BaT and I'm very thankful to the community for asking great questions which helped me communicate more relevant information! Also appreciate all the compliments! Bittersweet to part ways with this awesome ride but I am very excited for the new owner to make a ton of memories in WinZila!", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1729019794, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 15849242, "authorName": "5.9Cummins", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/5.9cummins/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Two years ago north of 150k. \r\nI don\u2019t know what happened to the sky high values. Real good buy on this magnificent unit.", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1729021812, "type": "comment"}]