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Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: EMD on 10 October 2015, 20:36:51
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Buying a motorhome :) Always fancied the thought of driving away to different resorts with the bonus of all the facilities on board . Quite shocked at the prices of some of them , even the older Talbot ones :o Anyone had the pleasure of owning one ?
Oh and it would come in handy for the few meets , especially Billing :)
Other thing is ive seen you can hire very nice ones for about £300 a week which dont seem to bad if you save up once a year :)
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Just don't set the cruise control and wander off into the back to make a coffee as an American did quite a few years ago in his new Winnebago :o It did not end well and in court he claimed it didn't say he couldn't in the owners manual and won his case :D
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Grandpa T bless him, wanted one of these, he used to caravan and wanted to get out a bit, not long before he passed away. :'(
I took him to view a few, as you say bloody expensive things!
I drove one for him as a test drive, damn thing rattled around like a b@stard. It was a £20k newbie one too. Imaging driving a transit, that's full of plates and crap in the back.
Horrible to drive, slow, loud, poor ride, limited on space as a place to use, expensive to buy. Really don't get the point of them.
I tried to persuade him to spend £15k on a very nice Jag or similar, use spare £5k for some bloody good hotels. Enjoy the drive wafting there, then when you get there have a nice room and don't have to empty your own shite afterwards.
Sadly his health took a turn for worse.
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Unless it it looks like something a rock band would use I say forget it. ;)
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I think it would be wise to hire one out for a week first to see if it suits our needs and to see if we can live with the idea of owning one :y I'd be travelling slowly anyway just like i do in the Omega :D ;D Its just a nice thought to get up and go without planning months ahead , plus i could live in it when need be ::) :-X
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Just don't set the cruise control and wander off into the back to make a coffee as an American did quite a few years ago in his new Winnebago :o It did not end well and in court he claimed it didn't say he couldn't in the owners manual and won his case :D
Thats what the captains chair is for aint it :D ;D
This is nice :)
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SWIFT-KONTIKI-S-MOTORHOME-FIAT-DUCATO-2-8TD-2001-FULLY-LOADED-LARGE-END-WASHROOM-/131624623727?hash=item1ea5705e6f
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Just don't set the cruise control and wander off into the back to make a coffee as an American did quite a few years ago in his new Winnebago :o It did not end well and in court he claimed it didn't say he couldn't in the owners manual and won his case :D
Thats what the captains chair is for aint it :D ;D
This is nice :)
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SWIFT-KONTIKI-S-MOTORHOME-FIAT-DUCATO-2-8TD-2001-FULLY-LOADED-LARGE-END-WASHROOM-/131624623727?hash=item1ea5705e6f
Don't ......just don't. ;D
Buy a TVR instead. :y
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In what way :o
Engine is pretty potent, but can't think of anything else to recommend one of those... certainly have a look at one, but I defy you to get out of the drivers seat without releasing the handbrake ::)
Incidentally that applies to all Ducato/Boxer/Relay versions of the same chassis ;)
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Its just a nice thought to get up and go without planning months ahead.
Campsites still need booking? No worse than a hotel. :y - lots of b&b's out there or hotels.
I like using Marriott hotels, as they allow same day cancellation, with no charge :y
I do like camping, but proper camping. Tent in great location, open camp fire, few beers. Very nice. Best to have one with a pub a short walk away for some nice beers and pub grub.
It's also super cheap, couple of quid for a night stay. Equipment is not expensive.
For the cost of renting a motor home, you could have some nice hotels :)
A motor home will be worse on fuel than a 3.2 as well ;D
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Its just a nice thought to get up and go without planning months ahead.
Campsites still need booking? No worse than a hotel. :y - lots of b&b's out there or hotels.
I like using Marriott hotels, as they allow same day cancellation, with no charge :y
I do like camping, but proper camping. Tent in great location, open camp fire, few beers. Very nice. Best to have one with a pub a short walk away for some nice beers and pub grub.
It's also super cheap, couple of quid for a night stay. Equipment is not expensive.
For the cost of renting a motor home, you could have some nice hotels :)
A motor home will be worse on fuel than a 3.2 as well ;D
I think what you are missing is the appeal of your own portable toilet to a generation that needs to pee every 20 minutes :-[
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True ;D
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There's a place near me that does some nice motorhomes ....... :y
http://www.emm-bee.co.uk/burstner-elegance-i840g-new-s-5921
http://www.emm-bee.co.uk/burstner-elegance--i810g-5479
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There's a place near me that does some nice motorhomes ....... :y
http://www.emm-bee.co.uk/burstner-elegance-i840g-new-s-5921
http://www.emm-bee.co.uk/burstner-elegance--i810g-5479
only £94,990
:D
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There's a place near me that does some nice motorhomes ....... :y
http://www.emm-bee.co.uk/burstner-elegance-i840g-new-s-5921
http://www.emm-bee.co.uk/burstner-elegance--i810g-5479
Well bugger me sideways with a caravan :o That's alot for one of these...
http://www.fiatprofessional.co.uk/uk/Models/Ducato_Conversion
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Well bugger me sideways with a caravan :o That's alot for one of these...
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When I was last in their shop I asked him if many people bought £100k motorhomes ......... he said you'd be surprised at just how many they sold! :o
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http://www.fiatprofessional.co.uk/uk/Models/Ducato_Conversion
But would you choose a Fiat? ::) ::)
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They did... ::)
Personally, I would do it properly...
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Volvo-Coach-/161828232168?hash=item25adb6dbe8 :y
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Just don't set the cruise control and wander off into the back to make a coffee as an American did quite a few years ago in his new Winnebago :o It did not end well and in court he claimed it didn't say he couldn't in the owners manual and won his case :D
Of interest: http://www.snopes.com/autos/techno/cruise.asp
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They did... ::)
Personally, I would do it properly...
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Volvo-Coach-/161828232168?hash=item25adb6dbe8 :y
Assuming it tipped the scales at sub 7.5 tonnes I guess I could take out all but half a dozen seats & I drive it on my pre 97 driving licence :-\
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They did... ::)
Personally, I would do it properly...
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Volvo-Coach-/161828232168?hash=item25adb6dbe8 :y
Assuming it tipped the scales at sub 7.5 tonnes I guess I could take out all but half a dozen seats & I drive it on my pre 97 driving licence :-\
Might as well go the whole hog....
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VOLVO-B12R-1997-BERKHOFF-EXCELLANCE-3000-75-SEATER-AUTOMATIC-DOUBLE-DECKER-COACH-/321886039202?hash=item4af1e72ca2 (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VOLVO-B12R-1997-BERKHOFF-EXCELLANCE-3000-75-SEATER-AUTOMATIC-DOUBLE-DECKER-COACH-/321886039202?hash=item4af1e72ca2)
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They did... ::)
Personally, I would do it properly...
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Volvo-Coach-/161828232168?hash=item25adb6dbe8 :y
Assuming it tipped the scales at sub 7.5 tonnes I guess I could take out all but half a dozen seats & I drive it on my pre 97 driving licence :-\
Might as well go the whole hog....
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VOLVO-B12R-1997-BERKHOFF-EXCELLANCE-3000-75-SEATER-AUTOMATIC-DOUBLE-DECKER-COACH-/321886039202?hash=item4af1e72ca2 (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VOLVO-B12R-1997-BERKHOFF-EXCELLANCE-3000-75-SEATER-AUTOMATIC-DOUBLE-DECKER-COACH-/321886039202?hash=item4af1e72ca2)
I suspect that it might e a tad over 7 & a half tonnes ;)
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I've recently purchased a VW T4. It's a solid van with no rot, but cost me in excess of 5k.
Lots and lots of money for a very old van - but I'll never lose on it!
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They did... ::)
Personally, I would do it properly...
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Volvo-Coach-/161828232168?hash=item25adb6dbe8 :y
Assuming it tipped the scales at sub 7.5 tonnes I guess I could take out all but half a dozen seats & I drive it on my pre 97 driving licence :-\
Might as well go the whole hog....
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VOLVO-B12R-1997-BERKHOFF-EXCELLANCE-3000-75-SEATER-AUTOMATIC-DOUBLE-DECKER-COACH-/321886039202?hash=item4af1e72ca2 (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VOLVO-B12R-1997-BERKHOFF-EXCELLANCE-3000-75-SEATER-AUTOMATIC-DOUBLE-DECKER-COACH-/321886039202?hash=item4af1e72ca2)
I suspect that it might e a tad over 7 & a half tonnes ;)
Lol, especially once you've put water, a generator, waste and walls/furniture in it ;D Pig ugly too...
Joking aside, you'd need at least a Class 2 licence probably, and if you wanted to tow a car then probably need a Class 1 to do it properly :-\ Not sure what those covered car trailers weigh...
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There's a place near me that does some nice motorhomes ....... :y
http://www.emm-bee.co.uk/burstner-elegance-i840g-new-s-5921
http://www.emm-bee.co.uk/burstner-elegance--i810g-5479
That would have been perfect but i'd need to widen the drive gates , plus have the road altered to swing it around to get in and out ::)
:)
V8 LPG (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/American-Motorhome-/321889403429?hash=item4af21a8225)
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They did... ::)
Personally, I would do it properly...
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Volvo-Coach-/161828232168?hash=item25adb6dbe8 :y
Assuming it tipped the scales at sub 7.5 tonnes I guess I could take out all but half a dozen seats & I drive it on my pre 97 driving licence :-\
Might as well go the whole hog....
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VOLVO-B12R-1997-BERKHOFF-EXCELLANCE-3000-75-SEATER-AUTOMATIC-DOUBLE-DECKER-COACH-/321886039202?hash=item4af1e72ca2 (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VOLVO-B12R-1997-BERKHOFF-EXCELLANCE-3000-75-SEATER-AUTOMATIC-DOUBLE-DECKER-COACH-/321886039202?hash=item4af1e72ca2)
I suspect that it might e a tad over 7 & a half tonnes ;)
Lol, especially once you've put water, a generator, waste and walls/furniture in it ;D Pig ugly too...
Joking aside, you'd need at least a Class 2 licence probably, and if you wanted to tow a car then probably need a Class 1 to do it properly :-\ Not sure what those covered car trailers weigh...
Its a motorhome, can be driven on a car licence, its classed as an indivisible load. Also not for hire or reward, but chuck a trailer behind them, that's when fun starts, there's a few hospitality company's,and race teams have found out.
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They did... ::)
Personally, I would do it properly...
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Volvo-Coach-/161828232168?hash=item25adb6dbe8 :y
Assuming it tipped the scales at sub 7.5 tonnes I guess I could take out all but half a dozen seats & I drive it on my pre 97 driving licence :-\
Might as well go the whole hog....
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VOLVO-B12R-1997-BERKHOFF-EXCELLANCE-3000-75-SEATER-AUTOMATIC-DOUBLE-DECKER-COACH-/321886039202?hash=item4af1e72ca2 (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VOLVO-B12R-1997-BERKHOFF-EXCELLANCE-3000-75-SEATER-AUTOMATIC-DOUBLE-DECKER-COACH-/321886039202?hash=item4af1e72ca2)
I suspect that it might e a tad over 7 & a half tonnes ;)
Lol, especially once you've put water, a generator, waste and walls/furniture in it ;D Pig ugly too...
Joking aside, you'd need at least a Class 2 licence probably, and if you wanted to tow a car then probably need a Class 1 to do it properly :-\ Not sure what those covered car trailers weigh...
Its a motorhome, can be driven on a car licence, its classed as an indivisible load. Also not for hire or reward, but chuck a trailer behind them, that's when fun starts, there's a few hospitality company's,and race teams have found out.
Used to be that way but I'm fairly certain you need to have a licence for the GVW of your 'home now. :-\
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Used to be that way but I'm fairly certain you need to have a licence for the GVW of your 'home now. :-\
I think it's an age thing in that you have grandfather rights to drive something over 3500kg if you passed your test before 97/98, but youngsters are limited to under 3500kg hence the MPTML of new motor homes is often plated to 3500kg to sell them. They can often be re-plated to more.
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I think Tunnie is right. We have a family member who has spent many tens of thousands on new motorhomes, then kitted them out with the latest gizmos including solar. One was the massive 5th wheel type. They however hardly went anywhere in them and lost money when they sold to buy another one. Most odd but a bit like a hobby.
The big drawback with a motorhome is you have to pack everything away before you can move. They are great if you are going somewhere different each day and not coming back ( Ifancy visiting every country in the EU when I retire). For a weekend away a caravan beats a motorhome hands down. But then a Marriott beats them both and you still have your capital.
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It was a £20k newbie one too.
What on earth were you expecting for £20k :o
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My colleague ignored a low bridge warning in Rouen rush hour. You can imagine the carnage.
Believe it or not, we try not to let him forget it....
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Believe it or not, we try not to let him forget it....
as you must ...... ::) ::) ;D ;D ;D