....need reassuring I've done the right thing, show me your motorhome adventures please....
Rent it to me in September to get some of your investment back 😉
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I cant think of any downside to a motorhome, North for the winter, South for the summer, Enjoy it.
John we hired one from turtle motorhomes before buying to see if we liked it, its a motorhome rather than camper however but they were really nice to deal with - based in Leyland Lancashire if any use to you.
show me your motorhome adventures
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We had one for about 6 years. Got if for a seven month surf trip down the Atlantic coast with Mrs OD as a 40th birthday pressie to us both. We lived in it for the full 7 months, got into a real rhythm of living. So chilled, best thing we've done.
Used for lots of shorter domestic and European trips including the 2007 RWC in France.
It was a real happy place for us, to point where just sitting in it brought an air of chilled wellness down on me.
Btw big European cities, tend to well served for campsites at the end of Metro lines for easy city breaks/stop offs on longer trips Madrid, Paris,Lisbon and Bordeaux to name four.
My advice is to go awat just rellllaaaaxxxxxxx.....
What have you got?
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Old dog nice words cheers - Swift Sundance 630L - 6 berth. Looking forward to family time.
Bought ours last year and have been all over with it. Chausson Welcome 718EB. This year it will be used even more. Our only regret is that we didn't buy one sooner.
My old man sold up, bought a mid size 4 berth hymer and toured Europe for about 2 years looking for somewhere to buy a new house and settle into retirement, eventually on the south coast of Spain.. He's got some amazing stories and pictures in the process.
one of these? the SIZE of it!!!!!! why not sell your house and move into that? save on council tax.....
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only have a LWB T5, but is enough for me and the GF for several weeks at a time.
We looked at one and the couple did just that whilst they renovated their house.
tbh, it is my plan once i'm in my fifties.... a full-on thing can be had for around 50,000€. that is a shed-load of rent and bills.
It's rubbish, don't do it 🙂
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Remember that film Paul?
Well, I don't have a motorhome and I've never managed to pick up a sweary alien while on a road trip.
At least you now have that chance.
They also hold their value a lot better than cars /vans if they are looked after.
@crewlie - great photos, they perfectly capture motorhome/campervan adventures (even if they are 50miles from home)
The important question, how many bikes can you fit in it?
We can get four in the garage in ours if we take the pedals off and put them in alternate front to back. It was one of the main criteria when getting one.
Roller Team 707 since beginning of March, only 2 weekends at home since 😆
Whats the Depreciation on these?
Depreciation is a lot better than cars, to the point my dad bought a new one with a specific spec as he had some specific requirements.
But that's assuming you keep it in A1 condition, if you trash it and don't service it, you'll see bad residuals.
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Whats the Depreciation on these?
Search some sites, eBay etc and you will see how much you have to pay for something 20yrs old 😐
Mine was 6mth old, ex hire and fitted with many extras, the extras you would "want". I "saved" £8k over a new one. Still cost a lot of money but we decided not to build an extension to our house and buy a motorhome instead. Part of the reasoning being that we are nearing retirement and the "beloved" SNP may/are likely to alter/re assess homes for community tax or whatever it will be called, adding an extra room and cost onto our pension may not be a good idea 💡
But that's assuming you keep it in A1 condition, if you trash it and don't service it, you'll see bad residuals.
This...
We traded a caravan with service history etc. It's being advertised as in new, immaculate condition which it is/was. We got the price we wanted for it without haggling, maybe could have got more as they offered it unseen except for some pics!
I've a Chausson Welcome 25, on a smiley Ford Transit, boy do they hold value, old smiley Transit £1k smiley Transit motor home same age £10k!
The one we are getting has bike rack for four on the back and they do seem hold their value pretty well. I guess you don't buy them for economical reasons though as they're so bloody expensive, I'm convincing myself it's an investment in our lifestyle.
Crewlie where are those pictures, particularly the top one, what a place to stay?
Top one is Taynuilt jetty, it was as awesome as it looks.
Second is Pre St Esprit just beneath Arc2000/1950
Bottom one is campsite at Ravenglass.
My mate's picking his brand new Roller Team up today & he's off to Skye next weekend. Git.
You Sir, have chosen wisely. 😀 my flesh is taking on a green tinge.
We're onto our 2nd motorhome now - here it is:
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Been to all sorts of places with ours - all round Scotland, including the Western Isles, Scandinavia (Norway is great via motorhome) much of western Europe including Italy.
Current one has plenty of room for bikes:
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Some pics from the Western Isles trip:
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Never thought about the resale value of it when we bought ours, bit of an impulse buy, and cheaper than hotels for Abigales racing. We toured the Alps last year for four weeks setting of the week after we bought it. Started in France, then to Verbier and finally down through Italy to Finale via Pila. We then had most weekends away biking.
Done Gisburn, Glentress and Grizedale in the last month.
May outings will be Lee Quarry, EWS in Ireland and then the Tweedlove International. Summer will be touring the Alps again with Abigale competing in La Thuile and Les Orres, and then back across for Valburg and Finale EWS.
May need to up the mileage for the insurance.
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I'm tempted and for some reason I think they're cooler than having a caravan but because its also your main form of transport isn't it a pain having to pack everything away every time you want to drive somewhere? Also you're stuck driving a van everywhere. At least with a caravan you can leave it on site and use the car. Are there advantages vs a caravan I'm not seeing?
Love mine,spend most weekends away in it
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There's lots of places where you can stop in a van but not a caravan,Aires in Europe for example.
^^^this, and when you stop you only get out what you need, so getting going again can be very quick. Had a caravan for many years...wouldn't go back. (but you do miss having a car sometimes and having a boot to just chuck stuff into)
Yay - motorhomes!
Ours cost us £15k 7 years ago, and I dont think we'll be that far away getting our money back now.... All over Europe over that time
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We had updated from this - Glad we made the change. More of a being part of the scene thing than actual camping performance.
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Lovin' everyone's pictures - reassurance was a long time ago starting to feel inspired now.
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@Tracey - were you on a site near Ingleton a couple of weeks ago?
We saw a Chausson like yours with bikes there.
We were up at Gisburn for the second round of the PMBA a couple of weeks ago. Stayed on the event carpark
Campervans for the win.
Once life on track we plans to get one.
Hired one for honeymoon and drove around Italy, soooo much fun.
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We hired a huge one in Australia a few years ago and it was great. 6 berth van for two people was very comfortable !
As for buying one here, I think you need to do some realistic calculations of running costs vs. how often you'll use it. Possibly including parking somewhere, or just allowing for the general hassle of it taking up all your driveway (or maybe just a tiny bit depending on how big your driveway is :wink:). There's several people on my road who have caravans parked on their drive that only get used once a year. Seems daft having money tied up and incurring maintenance costs for so little actual use.
I think I'd need to spend *all* of my annual leave motorhoming to make it even nearly worthwhile. And that would probably stop you ever going beyond Europe.
(nonetheless, I'm still a bit jealous)
Sad, but the bit we really enjoyed is almost every other campervan gives you a wave. Felt like we had lots of friends. Don't know why but it's just ticked us.
What Sundayjumper said. Like many I dream of owning one but they are seldom a rational decision and often become money pits.
If you have loads of cash or you are going to use it lots then they make sense. Otherwise may as well hire.
I would love to own a place in Southern Spain (wouldn't we all) but until I retire it makes far more sense to hire somebody elses. Doesn't stop lots of people buying through.
Best dosh I ever spent in terms of quality time and holidays with the family. My only regret is that I waited too long to buy mine. My oldest lad has only been away in it a couple of times.
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Does anyone have a good recommendation for hiring motor homes?
I'm getting my holiday list together here - Davesport where were your pics taken, it looks lovely?
