RebeccaKristy
Free Member
Hi all. I am new here and new to motor homing! We are taking some time out and travelling around Europe (mostly Italy and Croatia) to absorb some culture! My partner and I have two boys aged 6 and 9. At the moment most of my research is into which motorhome. Ideally I want a 6 berth as I need the option of separating the kids if necessary. From all the vans I have seen I like a U-shaped lounge. I know this makes people gasp in horror! But I am thinking that the U-shape would give me 2 options. 1 to put my kids to sleep like on twin beds (no making up then) or 2, to get a mattress and permanently set the lounge out as a good sized double. In an idea world I would love a super king sized rear lounge, as we could sprawl out on the bed in the day and it would be very comfortable for my husband and I at night. I don't like the fixed french bed as we need more room than that, nor do I like the fixed bed over garage as it seems to make the motorhome really small and cramped feeling.
In addition we will have to sell the motorhome within the year as we can't really afford to lose much money!
Does any one have any advice? Is it better to buy a newer entry level mh or an older better spec mh? Which will retain it's value? What is the maximum practical length? My husband has an older licence so we can go heavy but would't mind being able to drive it myself.
I have a budget of around £25,000, but can go higher if there are extras like solar, air-con, bike rack 4 bikes. I saw a CI Carioca 746 2009 and loved it, but couldn't buy it because there are so many things you can't tell by looking i.e. insulation. Research online has not helped with that. If I only have a mh for a year I would like to be able to use it off season.
Thanks for reading!
In addition we will have to sell the motorhome within the year as we can't really afford to lose much money!
Does any one have any advice? Is it better to buy a newer entry level mh or an older better spec mh? Which will retain it's value? What is the maximum practical length? My husband has an older licence so we can go heavy but would't mind being able to drive it myself.
I have a budget of around £25,000, but can go higher if there are extras like solar, air-con, bike rack 4 bikes. I saw a CI Carioca 746 2009 and loved it, but couldn't buy it because there are so many things you can't tell by looking i.e. insulation. Research online has not helped with that. If I only have a mh for a year I would like to be able to use it off season.
Thanks for reading!