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Coachmen Leprechaun 280DS

Class Cbuilt 2013–15Mixed build tierFindable on the used market
WHAT ONE COSTS
—price not published

The maker never published an MSRP for this floorplan. Unknown is not cheap — treat any asking price against comparable models, not against zero.

THE SPECS
Length30.3 ft
Height (incl. A/C)10.8 ft
Width8.3 ft
Interior height6.9 ft
GVWR14,500 lb
Dry weight11,400 lb
Cargo capacity3,100 lb
Sleeps7
Slide-outs2
Fresh water50 gal
Grey water32 gal
Black water28 gal
Air conditioning13,500 BTU
Fuel55 gal
Engine / chassisFord 6.8L Triton V10 on E-450
GeneratorOnan 4.0kW gas

A missing row means the maker never published that figure — unknown, not zero.

WHERE PEOPLE SLEEP
  • 1× Rear bed(Permanent)—
  • 1× Cab-over bunk(Permanent)57×95
  • 1× Dinette converts(Convertible)—
  • 1× Sofa converts(Convertible)—
HOW IT'S BUILT — 4/5
WallsAzdel composite
FrameAluminum
RoofWalk-on
UnderbellyOpen

Coachmen (Mixed tier): Aluminum-caged, Azdel-composite Class C on a Ford E-450 - better built than the budget Class C pack, but Coachmen motorhome QC and warranty-service complaints keep it out of the top tier.

YEAR BY YEAR — WHAT CHANGED
  • 2013Introduced as 280-DS
  • 2015Final model year
FINDING ONE

Findable — a few listed nationwide most weeks. Why: Coachmen is a volume manufacturer; 11 years out of production. Estimated from build volume and production span — not a count of live listings.

THE READ

Early dual-slide 30-footer from the previous Leprechaun generation. No published MSRP sourced.

OTHER LEPRECHAUN FLOORPLANS
220QB · 12,500 lb · sleeps 5220XG · 12,500 lb · sleeps 5230FS · 12,500 lb · sleeps 6240FS · 14,200 lb · sleeps 5260DS · 14,500 lb · sleeps 6260QB · 12,500 lb · sleeps 5260RS · 12,500 lb · sleeps 6270QB · 12,500 lb · sleeps 8298KB · 14,500 lb · sleeps 8300RS · 14,500 lb · sleeps 7308KB · 14,500 lb · sleeps 7310BH · 14,500 lb · sleeps 8317SA · 14,500 lb · sleeps 7319MB · 14,500 lb · sleeps 7the whole line →
Is the 280DS your #1 — or just a spec sheet?

These are the facts. Whether it beats the other six thousand rigs for you depends on what you care about — set your priorities as sliders and watch the whole market re-rank around them. Nothing gets hidden, everything gets explained.

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Data compiled from dealer and aggregator listings, retrieved 2026-07.