Boxster S to Burstner 747
Discussion
If you like an outdoors life style and get bored staying in one place then its ace.
Its also good for family & dogs
Its also a cheap holiday (if you get over the purchase price and get the man maths correctly!)
I've been motorhomeing since i was a child, so was always going to happen! but can understand why people wouldn't like it.
the parents in-law have recently taken to it too.
its worth hiring / trying before you buy if its your first time - as what you think works may not.
and one mans meat is another mans poison
(eg a friend is about to get a T5/T6 - he hired one, went to Ireland in the rain and loved it - 2 people & a 2 year old in c 1m2 would not be my idea of a holiday!)
i'd recommend uncrowded french country side and CLs in the UK rather than "caravan sites"
roll on June and more of this:
Its also good for family & dogs
Its also a cheap holiday (if you get over the purchase price and get the man maths correctly!)
I've been motorhomeing since i was a child, so was always going to happen! but can understand why people wouldn't like it.
the parents in-law have recently taken to it too.
its worth hiring / trying before you buy if its your first time - as what you think works may not.
and one mans meat is another mans poison
(eg a friend is about to get a T5/T6 - he hired one, went to Ireland in the rain and loved it - 2 people & a 2 year old in c 1m2 would not be my idea of a holiday!)
i'd recommend uncrowded french country side and CLs in the UK rather than "caravan sites"
roll on June and more of this:
its worth keeping an eye out here:
http://www.goodmansmotorhomes.com/motorhomes_londo...
as they look very keenly priced for 1-2 year old motorhome
(as long as you are comfortable with potentially 26 other families having slept in it)
http://www.goodmansmotorhomes.com/motorhomes_londo...
as they look very keenly priced for 1-2 year old motorhome
(as long as you are comfortable with potentially 26 other families having slept in it)
we've gone for a Sunlight T67 by Dethleffs / Hymer similar to its Carado twin, but 'younger' trim & colours
Like this:
video tour here: (apologies about the quality of the presenter - but only decent video i could find)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9AUgWAEWrU&t=...
enough room for 4 adults when we go with the parents in law
and future proof for Kids (we are younger than most motor homers) so they can go to bed in the back and we can stay up and use the pull down bed in the front
<3500kg and <3m in height making french / Austrian / Swiss / Slovenian (other?) road charges a bit simpler
will also be able to tow the track car without having to take another test!
will just need to cut back a bit as carried c 700kg payload in the old van vs c550kg payload on the new one
not the plushest being a 'budget' model, but with Hymer build quality, wanted to like the Benimars on the Fords, as they are good value, but the Tregano group vans (Benimar/chausson/roller team etc) felt too flimsy
a proper hymer would be £20k-£30k more
could have had one for Feb delivery, but wanted the 150bhp engine (this is PistonHeads!) I'm sure the 130 is fine in the UK, but the hills are bigger in Europe, so had to do a special factory order
will update more when it arrives!
Like this:
video tour here: (apologies about the quality of the presenter - but only decent video i could find)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9AUgWAEWrU&t=...
enough room for 4 adults when we go with the parents in law
and future proof for Kids (we are younger than most motor homers) so they can go to bed in the back and we can stay up and use the pull down bed in the front
<3500kg and <3m in height making french / Austrian / Swiss / Slovenian (other?) road charges a bit simpler
will also be able to tow the track car without having to take another test!
will just need to cut back a bit as carried c 700kg payload in the old van vs c550kg payload on the new one
not the plushest being a 'budget' model, but with Hymer build quality, wanted to like the Benimars on the Fords, as they are good value, but the Tregano group vans (Benimar/chausson/roller team etc) felt too flimsy
a proper hymer would be £20k-£30k more
could have had one for Feb delivery, but wanted the 150bhp engine (this is PistonHeads!) I'm sure the 130 is fine in the UK, but the hills are bigger in Europe, so had to do a special factory order
will update more when it arrives!
Bit of an update
New motorhome collected,
fitted a double din radio, with apple car play (over rated) usb and reversing camera, (not to the bodywork!)
a bumper protector
Valeo reversing sensors (wip)
bike and storage racking in the boot
Then had a quick weekend away in wales with the parents in law and 3 dogs, and van felt as roomy as the old burstner despite being 80cm shorter, and the dinning area for 4 was much more comfortable than the old pullman dinette
down side was the dogs couldn't make it up the steps onto the back beds with out assistance... still it means they stay put as they cant make it down ether!
drop down bed tested, sturdy & very comfortable
then the weekend after off for two weeks in the Ardeche (me, wife and dog)
all went well except for a slightly dodgy flap on the Thetford cassette - now replaced with a new cassette
and catching the door on the opening window - grrr
this was late June so it was c 36deg but the van stayed cool ish and obviously we were outside most of the time
the extra pace of the 150 engine was also appreciated on the way down
Devon next weekend, then cream fields 5 up!
the blob is me - this was next to the campsite in the upper Ardeche found in "wild swimming france" book
motorhome on left of picture. the sewer looking thing is a fish escalator and the cute to the left of that is for kayaks
and yes the dog liked kayaking, except for capsizing on a rapid
New motorhome collected,
fitted a double din radio, with apple car play (over rated) usb and reversing camera, (not to the bodywork!)
a bumper protector
Valeo reversing sensors (wip)
bike and storage racking in the boot
Then had a quick weekend away in wales with the parents in law and 3 dogs, and van felt as roomy as the old burstner despite being 80cm shorter, and the dinning area for 4 was much more comfortable than the old pullman dinette
down side was the dogs couldn't make it up the steps onto the back beds with out assistance... still it means they stay put as they cant make it down ether!
drop down bed tested, sturdy & very comfortable
then the weekend after off for two weeks in the Ardeche (me, wife and dog)
all went well except for a slightly dodgy flap on the Thetford cassette - now replaced with a new cassette
and catching the door on the opening window - grrr
this was late June so it was c 36deg but the van stayed cool ish and obviously we were outside most of the time
the extra pace of the 150 engine was also appreciated on the way down
Devon next weekend, then cream fields 5 up!
the blob is me - this was next to the campsite in the upper Ardeche found in "wild swimming france" book
motorhome on left of picture. the sewer looking thing is a fish escalator and the cute to the left of that is for kayaks
and yes the dog liked kayaking, except for capsizing on a rapid
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