Motorhome + trailer combo?
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Thank you for the info' Iaha, thats put my mind at ease.
As for you Eccles,I guess you know me to well I did have a close look at a couple of 1920's caravans at an recent show that are in proper use, absolutely beatiful they are too. But I will have to go for an modernish motorhome of about 10 or 12 years old and hope for a bit of reliabilty. Its this or an skoda octavia to tow with and use B@B at the various venues.
As for you Eccles,I guess you know me to well I did have a close look at a couple of 1920's caravans at an recent show that are in proper use, absolutely beatiful they are too. But I will have to go for an modernish motorhome of about 10 or 12 years old and hope for a bit of reliabilty. Its this or an skoda octavia to tow with and use B@B at the various venues.
OK thanks flat in fith, I shall bear that in mid for sure. I think that the trailer will be an 11' or 12' load bed (old Brian James or something like) and loaded with my vintage Austin Swallow saloon or Fiat Panda. Both of these cars are lightweights with about 10' in length. I guess I need an motorhome with an 2.5 lt deisel or hope for a turbo version which may be out of my budget.
Having spent a few hours on the web I find the whole question of towing behind an motorhome even more confusing then ever. Spotted a couple of motorhomes which would suit me and asked the respective owners about gross towing capacities and just got a blank stare. Perhaps I'm worrying to much and should go back to common sense regarding this issue. The trailer cars I will tow are the Fiat Panda or my vintage Austin 7 Swallow.
Mr2Mike said:
And you avoid the hatred of other motorists stuck behing you on single carriageways. If that matters to you.
Other motorists with an attitude of hate toward other road users, like tractor drivers, HGV drivers, cycle riders, horse riders and all the rest seem to have an problem with themselves and need to chill out a little perhaps. I usually pull over at sensible points when I can if a Q is forming which cannot get passed me in REASONABLE time.Cooperman said:
Do what I did. I thought about this and costed the ownership of a mobile home including the depreciation of this additional vehicle, the loss of investment income on the purchase price at c.6.25%, the higher fuel consumption when compared to my Mondeo Diesel whilst on holiday, the camp site charges, the servicing costs, the insurance of this additional vehicle, the road tax of the additional vehicle, etc, etc. If you add it all up, you can have several weeks in 4- or 5-star hotels plus travelling costs in an ordinary car to and from. You get 24-hour room service as well.
Very good points made, but as half my life has been spent, it feels, in these type of hotels I would prefer to spend the other half slumming it. The ideal antidote.Gassing Station | Speed, Plod & the Law | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff