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[TheBoy]

I have actually been entertaining the thought of a Motorhome recently.
I really am getting old ! 

Well, err, I was toying with hiring one next year and doing a 2 week tour around the top of Scotland.

I'm pretty certain camper vans ain't for me, so I suppose if I tried one for a holiday I'd know either way.

[Rangie]

I think it's disappeared off their site now Rangie, but I saw some others and fell off the chair!!  £50k for a 2nd hand pikey palace!!!  I really am out of touch, as I thought mid range new ones were only £20k.  But then I think small family hatchbacks are only £15k


I must be getting (almost) as old as Uncle Albs!

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The problem is people get taken in by the £100 deposit & then £400+ per month for 120 months & end up paying around £50,000+this particular van was used in 2021&2022 and cost around £34,000& it was serviced each year & after that it was stored in the warehouse with a number of others the owners circumstances changed & they no longer could afford the storage and monthly payments but they still owed around £24,000 on it what the early repayment figure was I don't know but I gave £21,500 + our old van, it's been completely serviced & new tyres put on because of their age.It is absolutely as new inside & out some friends popped in this morning & thought it was brand new. The cooker has never been used & some of the cushions are still wrapped, the brilliant thing is that the 2025 model on sale for around £38,000 is exactly the same nothing has changed at all. So we're very pleased with the deal..👍

[Rangie]

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Have a look on Glossop caravans its one of their special editions it is very posh Chatsworth 860 all mod cons , just hope us two old farts can cope with all the new fangled technology..😂

As an ex owner of various new caravans over 25+ years I thought I’d take a look. Very nice  , and a sensible layout for just two of you, but also very useful layout if you’ve got grandchildren staying with you, as you can shut the privacy door so that both halves of the van can use the toilet/shower facilities. Our Swift Conqueror was like that. 
Did you notice, or am I going mad, that the internal size is listed as 20’12” and the overall width is listed as 7’12”. It’s a long time since I left school but isn’t that the same as 21 feet and 8 feet. 

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Yes it's the perfect layout for us the youngest grandson has got a week with us in August, we don't normally go away in August but will make an exception this year., he's 12 now so probably won't many more trips with us.

[Doctor Gollum]

Started cleaning all the old sealant off the various bits on the Datsun in anticipation of beginning reassembly next week.

[Kevin Wood]

I have actually been entertaining the thought of a Motorhome recently.
I really am getting old ! 

Well, err, I was toying with hiring one next year and doing a 2 week tour around the top of Scotland.

I'm pretty certain camper vans ain't for me, so I suppose if I tried one for a holiday I'd know either way.

You need one of these for that route. 

[Doctor Gollum]

I have actually been entertaining the thought of a Motorhome recently.
I really am getting old ! 

Well, err, I was toying with hiring one next year and doing a 2 week tour around the top of Scotland.

I'm pretty certain camper vans ain't for me, so I suppose if I tried one for a holiday I'd know either way.

You need one of these for that route. 

And night vision goggles so you can enjoy the roads over night when everyone is tucked up in their plastic boxes.

[biggriffin]

I have actually been entertaining the thought of a Motorhome recently.
I really am getting old ! 

Well, err, I was toying with hiring one next year and doing a 2 week tour around the top of Scotland.

I'm pretty certain camper vans ain't for me, so I suppose if I tried one for a holiday I'd know either way.

 Let's guess, going to do the fabled "500" with all the other wannabe Rob Roys, and try a bit of Haggis and have a wee dram..

 It isn't for you TB, trust me, all the tinkers bumbling along at 50mph, stopping without indication, O and you wait till they see anything bigger than a fly coming towards them.

[Rangie]

I have actually been entertaining the thought of a Motorhome recently.
I really am getting old ! 

Well, err, I was toying with hiring one next year and doing a 2 week tour around the top of Scotland.

I'm pretty certain camper vans ain't for me, so I suppose if I tried one for a holiday I'd know either way.

 Let's guess, going to do the fabled "500" with all the other wannabe Rob Roys, and try a bit of Haggis and have a wee dram..

 It isn't for you TB, trust me, all the tinkers bumbling along at 50mph, stopping without indication, O and you wait till they see anything bigger than a fly coming towards them.

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The locals despise the majority of visitors especially the ones who don't clean up properly

[Viral_Jim]

For the first time in a long time, all three are up running and have no errors. 


Just need an MOT on the Chrysler now. 

[TheBoy]

I have actually been entertaining the thought of a Motorhome recently.
I really am getting old ! 

Well, err, I was toying with hiring one next year and doing a 2 week tour around the top of Scotland.

I'm pretty certain camper vans ain't for me, so I suppose if I tried one for a holiday I'd know either way.

 Let's guess, going to do the fabled "500" with all the other wannabe Rob Roys, and try a bit of Haggis and have a wee dram..

 It isn't for you TB, trust me, all the tinkers bumbling along at 50mph, stopping without indication, O and you wait till they see anything bigger than a fly coming towards them.

I purposely wanted to avoid the 500, though any route covering that area is obviously going to follow bits of it.

Ironically, when I was up in the highlands last month, getting about was easy and fairly quick, despite a lack of roads.  Everyone drove at the speed limit, or pulled over after a mile or 2, bar the odd camper van.  That ease of getting about, added to the fact the scenery is breathtaking, is why I half considered a passion wagon for a trip up there again.  The area is too vast to have a single base to do day visits out.

The alternative would be being organised to have hotels booked and a strict itinerary, but that's not how we holiday.

[countrywoman]

Sorted out why the o/s flasher not working on the Austin, the wire from the flasher unit to switch is black and white but so is the wire to the n/s lights. Got the 2 mixed up when I shortened the loom to the switch, only took 2 hrs to work that out!!

[GastronomicKleptomaniac]

Sorted out why the o/s flasher not working on the Austin, the wire from the flasher unit to switch is black and white but so is the wire to the n/s lights. Got the 2 mixed up when I shortened the loom to the switch, only took 2 hrs to work that out!!

Electrics, the devils work. Bet you were chuffed afterwards.

[Doctor Gollum]

I have actually been entertaining the thought of a Motorhome recently.
I really am getting old ! 

Well, err, I was toying with hiring one next year and doing a 2 week tour around the top of Scotland.

I'm pretty certain camper vans ain't for me, so I suppose if I tried one for a holiday I'd know either way.

 Let's guess, going to do the fabled "500" with all the other wannabe Rob Roys, and try a bit of Haggis and have a wee dram..

 It isn't for you TB, trust me, all the tinkers bumbling along at 50mph, stopping without indication, O and you wait till they see anything bigger than a fly coming towards them.

I purposely wanted to avoid the 500, though any route covering that area is obviously going to follow bits of it.

Ironically, when I was up in the highlands last month, getting about was easy and fairly quick, despite a lack of roads.  Everyone drove at the speed limit, or pulled over after a mile or 2, bar the odd camper van.  That ease of getting about, added to the fact the scenery is breathtaking, is why I half considered a passion wagon for a trip up there again.  The area is too vast to have a single base to do day visits out.

The alternative would be being organised to have hotels booked and a strict itinerary, but that's not how we holiday.

Altnaharra and straight up to the Kyle of Tongue should avoid the worst of the west coast traffic No shortage of guest houses and camp sites around that end of the world and Orkney is well worth a few days of your time whilst there.

[Doctor Gollum]

Spent most of today in the back of TPC trimming the liningbehind the rear seat and getting the headrest brackets swapped for the electric ones. Also swapped the rear belt buckles and centre belt ready for the electric seats. Got the main harness coming at some point in the next week and will be ordering the mounting hardware ready to bolt it all in. Need to source the headrests as well as they're different.

[Kevin Wood]

I have actually been entertaining the thought of a Motorhome recently.
I really am getting old ! 

Well, err, I was toying with hiring one next year and doing a 2 week tour around the top of Scotland.

I'm pretty certain camper vans ain't for me, so I suppose if I tried one for a holiday I'd know either way.

 Let's guess, going to do the fabled "500" with all the other wannabe Rob Roys, and try a bit of Haggis and have a wee dram..

 It isn't for you TB, trust me, all the tinkers bumbling along at 50mph, stopping without indication, O and you wait till they see anything bigger than a fly coming towards them.

I purposely wanted to avoid the 500, though any route covering that area is obviously going to follow bits of it.

Ironically, when I was up in the highlands last month, getting about was easy and fairly quick, despite a lack of roads.  Everyone drove at the speed limit, or pulled over after a mile or 2, bar the odd camper van.  That ease of getting about, added to the fact the scenery is breathtaking, is why I half considered a passion wagon for a trip up there again.  The area is too vast to have a single base to do day visits out.

The alternative would be being organised to have hotels booked and a strict itinerary, but that's not how we holiday.

Altnaharra and straight up to the Kyle of Tongue should avoid the worst of the west coast traffic No shortage of guest houses and camp sites around that end of the world and Orkney is well worth a few days of your time whilst there.

Oh, yes, if you want driving roads the inland bits of Sutherland are fantastic. The coast roads making up most of the NC500 are single track with passing places im many areas, full of pikeys and delivery lorries and aren't much fun, although the views are fantastic.