03-09-2008, 08:47 PM
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Funster No : 172
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: scarborough, nth yorks
About Me: Waiting for Tommorrow
Interests: beer,tv and motorhoming
MH Type: coachbuilt
MH Model: swift kon-tiki
Years Motorhoming: 5 years
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Originally Posted by Geoff5
Me and my partner or myself and my partner, whatever, are thinking of buying either a motorhome or caravan. We have never owned one before, but would love to have the opportunity to just get up and go somewhere, maybe even the continent for a holiday or to travel arround.
We both have limited funds and we simply don`t know what would be best. A motorhome or caravan. Can anyone give us an idea of the best first move should be and what the plusses and minusses of a motorhome and caravan.
Both our cars I know could not pull a caravan without a fight and we use them for our jobs. Also advice on motorhomes, considering our funds and any other novice advice would be much appreciated.
Thanks.
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Hi geoff,
you missed one out mate.....my partner and i..
seriously...it all depends on what you want out of it.
it sounds as though you would need a bigger car to tow a caravan so with that and the expense of buying a caravan as well you would be better buying a good used motorhome.
you dont give any clue as to your price range but a reasonable m/h could be bought for £5000 or less. if you want to go really cheap you could get one for a couple of thou but id be very carefull regarding damp, rust on chassis and cab and general condition.
most things can be put right easily, furnishings ect, but damp is a killer and can be VERY expensive to correct, if at all.
the only downside with a m/h is having to MOT, tax and insure it but i'v found the insurance for a caravan is about as much as for a m/h anyway.
fuel consumption would be about the same as tugging a van.
the upside is you can go where you want, when you want without all the bother of loading up, hitching and unhitching on site ect.
it takes us about 10mins from pulling on the handbrake to sitting outside with a beer.......steady's down, awning out, fridge on gas/mains, waterpump turned on and sat dish tuned in.
i'v seen tuggers take an hour just to get the awning up
the only upside i can see to tugging is you have no wasted space ie: no unusable cab area, and you have a car to use while on site.
personal choice will be a motorhome everytime. (we do also have a 24ft twin axle caravan but havent used it since we got this m/h a year ago)
good luck in your decision....
john.
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