Your motorhome - likes and dislikes (1 Viewer)

[Easyliving]

Hi

I thought it might be interesting to find out what fellow funsters particularly like or dislike about their chosen motorhomes. Might also be handy for potential motorhome buyers wondering what to look for.

Suppose I'd better go first then?

Motorhome:

Swift Sundance 630G

Like:

Loads of storage including garage plenty big enough for bikes etc.

Gas and electric fire. We often use this rather than the blown air, keeps us warm even in the depths of winter.

Plenty of lounging room. Two inward facing sofas means you can put your feet up and stretch out.

Dislike:

No access to garage from inside. Big problem when I have run out of red wine and wife is refusing to go out to get more from garage in pouring rain.

Low level waste water tank and outlet tap. These are just a few inches from the ground so I have to be careful when reversing over a kerb etc in car parks.

Combined toilet and shower. At least it doesn't have the dreaded shower curtain but very little space to move.

Anybody else want to have a go, I would suggest 3 likes and 3 dislikes?

Paul

 

[Addie]

Here goes!

Motorhome: Burstner Delfin T680

Likes:

• Renault Master 3.0 Base - Not a Fiat and pulls like a train
• Build Quality. It's my 4th van and the oldest I've owned, but the build quality inside surpasses everything else. I think I'd have to buy a Frankia or Cathargo to find similar build in a newer van
• Bathroom with separate shower cubical and pull out toiletries cabinet. Very handy!

Dislikes

• It's not a Performance 625. This model has the same layout, but Alko Chassis, twin floor, underfloor storage lockers and a bigger water/waste tank. But there was only 27 registered in the UK!
• Once you've had a 6 meter panel van conversion, you've been spoilt. We're not able to use this van in the same way.
• I'd have liked the habitation door with a Window, but at a £700 factory option (and £2k aftermarket!) that's not going to happen.

 

[eddie]

My Turn

2012 Sun Voyager Gulf Stream 32' 6.8Lt V10

Likes

1. Loads of space
2. Plenty of capacity for fresh water, grey, black and gas tanks
3. levelling jacks and slideouts

Dislikes

1. 10 mpg on petrol 9mpg on LPG
2. Big to keep clean
3. Being told we can't take it anywhere oh:

(Paul, (Easyliving) Perhaps you could add the question "Would you buy another one? In my case "Yes"

Eddie

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[mariner]

Autocruise Pace.

Likes.

1 Small enough to use like a large car.

2 Big enough inside, to use as a Motorhome.

3 Average 32mpg.

Dislikes

1 Autocruise build quality. (awful, in virtually every way)

2 Agricultural to drive. (had Mercs before, so spoiled)

3 Height, from the floor, of toilet seat. (folding steps needed to get on it ????)

:Cool:

 

[The Dudess]

Autotrail Savannah - 2010

Like:
Storage capacity - loads more than we need really.
Very comfortable fixed single beds
Spacious lounge area with mood lighting and swivel table

Dislike:
Boiler is under my bed and, if we leave the heating on at night, the boiler awakes me up when it kicks in
Bathroom very small (although shower is separate)
The waste bin - I hate it!!!! It's hardly bigger than a letter box and is virtually useless.

Would we have another - definitely YES.

 

[Granjan]

Burstner Elegance 810I auto

Likes

1 the look ......very smart inside.
2 the space..... Big fridge and freezer, plenty of lounge space, masses of storage.
3 the comfort .......lovely beds! Very nice and warm....plenty room for my gadgets and hobby equipment in garage, easy drive.

Dislikes

1 some of the lighting too bright.
2 the oven and grill .... Just seems small and faffy prefer to use cobb or cooking gadgets.
3 the dining table maybe a bit too large hymers extending table very impressive

(4 sorry .......the people who tell you you don't buy the right motorhome first time! and winge on about buying new!!

:hardhattime!

Would we buy one again ..... Probably just depends what else we see or could afford. Certainly not looking.

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[Taran_Las]

Advantages

1. Small enough to throw around (6.25m) and able to store on my drive.
2. Rear lounge. Great for entertaining and inclement weather.
3. 28 mpg.

Disadvantages

1. Having to make up the bed each evening.
2. Lack of large storage area(no garage).
3. Continually at maximum weight.

Would I buy another? No, I'd go for a Hymer with a garage.

 

[simsy56]

Dodge Ram and Holiday Rambler 5th wheel trailer.

Trailer:

Likes: Dislikes:
Oodles of room,and storage, Microwave oven readout has packed in,
Slide out, Cleaning the brute,
Separate bed room, Not a lot else.
Large shower,
Waste and fresh tank capacities, no cassette,
City water connection,
Comfort,
Tows like a dream,
Easy maintenance.

Pick up:

Likes: Dislikes:
6 seats, Nothing.
Powerful, quiet engine,
Useable for other tasks,
Ideal for towing the trailer.

At 44ft total length, it is sometimes difficult to access some sites, but that is not the vehicles fault.

 

[simsy56]

Dodge Ram and Holiday Rambler 5th wheel trailer.

Trailer:

Likes: Dislikes:
Oodles of room,and storage, Microwave oven readout has packed in,
Slide out, Cleaning the brute,
Separate bed room, Not a lot else.
Large shower,
Waste and fresh tank capacities, no cassette,
City water connection,
Comfort,
Tows like a dream,
Easy maintenance.

Pick up:

Likes: Dislikes:
6 seats, Nothing.
Powerful, quiet engine,
Useable for other tasks,
Ideal for towing the trailer.

At 44ft total length, it is sometimes difficult to access some sites, but that is not the vehicles fault.

This has all come out wrong, my typing, so i will re-list again, sorry folks.

Craig

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[simsy56]

Dodge Ram and Holiday Rambler 5th wheel trailer.

Trailer likes,

Oodles of room and storage,
Slide out,
Separate bedroom,
Large shower,
Waste and water tank capacities,
No cassette,
City water connection,
Easy maintenance,
Tows like a dream.

Dislikes:

Microwave oven readout has packed in,
Cleaning the brute,
Nothing else.

Truck likes:

6 comfortable seats,
Powerful and quiet engine,
Useable for other tasks,
Running on likes.

Dislikes,

Nothing.

At 44ft total length, it can be tight on some sites, but that is not the vehicles faut.

Hope this comes out alright this time.

Craig

 

[simsy56]

See, it still came out wrong!
The truck likes should have read 'running on lpg' NOT 'running on likes' ! oh:

I despair!

Craig

 

[Forestboy]

Hymer B694

Likes

German build quality
Space, storage, massive fixed bed, proper shower
Double floor with heating and full winterisation

Dislikes

TV in awkward place
Bar version table doesn't hinge retrofit £650
Can't think of a 3rd

Would I buy another YES best van I've ever owned :thumb::thumb:

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[hdvrod]

Compass Clipper

Likes
Was cheap
internal layout
merc 2.9 sprinter engine

Dislikes
Trying to find leak on roof (now fixed)
Keeping on top of rust spots on doors ( bought replacement passenger door for £100 in perfect nick)
Aftermarket alarm (Cobra) been fine but always worry its going to leave me immobile!

 

[orridge]

2002 Eura Mobil Integra 635LS

Likes
Build Quality
Separate Shower and good sized bathroom
Drop down-bed, no need to make it up each time we use it
long Sofa running down side which I use and the family uses the drop-down
Winterisation
Double floor, plenty of room for a trip to Carreforre

Dislikes
Uncertainty whether it will start or not (currently not)
LHD when driving around small Kentish lanes (becomes a like when we get to the Channel Tunnel)

 

[Hollyberry]

Benimar.

My only dislike is the fixed bed simply because the cat walks all over me while I'm asleep. Wouldn't have been able to reach me in an over-cab bed!

Apart from that the full size cooker and fridge, and decent sized freezer box are good points.

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[DP+JAY]

Adria Coral A660SP

Likes
Almost everything but especially
1 Build quality & decor
2 Good washroom with proper seperate shower
3 Plenty of storage & large fridge freezer.

Dislikes
Struggling here but to be really picky
1 Would have liked a small window or vent at head end of bed
2 Truma Blown air supply to cab area could be better
3 Fuel consumption (wish they made this layout as a low profile)

 

[BreweryDave]

Burstner 747-2 (LHD)

Like;

The fact that I can go anywhere now (couldn't in 37' fiver + truck!)
Double flooring and winterised
Huge garage and underfloor storage



Dislike;

Bathroom too small - all 3 facilities in the same small room, fed up banging my knees when having a 'sit down'
Cab seats are 'down' a step and not really part of the lounge area - the left front seat is of no use socially.
Bloody dinette. What a waste - should have fitted an L shape with 2 swivel seats!

Would I buy another - no but thats not a reflection on the van - which is a good, solid, reliable and comfortable piece of kit - this will do untill i retire in 2 years (or find some more dosh before then!) then it's spend the kids inheritance on a newish one and clear off accross the channel!:thumb:

 

[Roxie]

Rapido 9090DF - Design

Likes

Luxury - mood lighting; build quality; island bed - more comfy than home!
Bathroom - separate shower and loo sections that open up and combine to make one big bathroom accessible from either end of van
Storage space - huge garage and oodles of underfloor space, as well as lots of cupboards

Dislikes

Lack of kitchen work surface - I was spoiled by our Hymer 694, with flap up extension. But I do love my double sinks (both of which have covers that double up as work surface) and huge fridge/freezer
Kitchen bin - no provision, so we've just had to get creative
Lounge table - I'd like one of those folding top ones so we don't have to keep shuffling around each other

Would we buy another one - YES

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[movan]

Same van as Addie, above. Same likes and dislikes .... but I hate the bathroom apart from the storage cupboard. My Eldiss had a w'alkaround bathroom with loads of room to get changed in and I miss it. I hate the fact that I cannot buy a mesh habitation door screen ... the way it is built it would cost hundreds to have one, and as Addie says there is no window in the door. This could be a plus as in my last van they tried to gain access using that window.

On top of that if the bloomin' van was working I might have loved it but had problems with loose wiring, incorrect wiring, faulty unit and so a bit cheesed off .... but that isn't the van's fault ... it is the dealers'. Don;t like the small cooker which is very low down and I have to lie on my stomach on the floor to light it and look at food.

Always wanted a fixed bed... I have got one and wish I had a walk around one as I look like a beached whale when trying to make it... Is there no pleasing this woman!!!!!oh:

 

[Flyingscotsman2]

Likes dislikes

Don't like cleaning it love meeting new ppl in it wat a great hobby :thumb:

 

[JJ]

1987 Hymer 660S

Likes.

Everything.



Dislikes.

It keeps getting untidy.

Doesn't do the washing up.




JJ :Cool:

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[Allanm]

Ok, here we go
Auto sleeper broadway FB, 2013.

Likes.
Interior, lots of room
Substantial wooden furniture.
Comfortable seating
Comfortable bed.
Nice driver, very smooth and quiet.
Full size cooker
Full size fridge freezer.
Lots of lights, including blue led's built into the bathroom mirror!
Still smells new.

Dislikes.
Outside hatch for under bed storage too small
Would have liked openings under side sofas for access instead of having to lift the base everytime.
External water tanks and pipes, not good for cold weather camping. Now heated and insulated
Struggling for any more, but I would have liked a heater outlet at the front of the van.

Would I buy again/ recommend? Definitely yes, and I can't understand why so few Funsters have these.

Allan

 

[Mr Colpot]

Laika 100 Ecovip

Likes
1.Layout - fixed rear bed, J shaped Lounge, Drop down Cab Bed
2.Layout - has 4 seat belted travelling seats.
3.Storage and Payload
Dislikes
1.Trying to stop the Roof Vent leaking (only slight but damn annoying)
2.Marine Toilet knee room
3.I realised I was in love with our Hymer634 only once it had gone

Would I buy another one - definately consider it if I could afford it and the layout was still available.

 

[s7ev0]

Frankia i740 Comfort

Likes
Ingenious separate shower and toilet that can change to combined "en suite"
Low drop down bed that doesn't need a ladder, and still leaves lounge area for sitting
"Service compartment" with fitted hook up cable, hose and grey water empty point

Dislikes
Can't operate the passenger window from the driver's seat
Could do with a couple more internal lockers for incidental bits and bobs
Wish it would all fit into a 6m van!

A plus which can also be a minus is that the large payload also means we get clobbered for tolls in Europe!

Steve

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[scousebird]

Tribute T625

Likes:
U-shaped layout
Separate shower
6.23m go where we want in it & it fits on the drive
Loads of locker space
Gas/electric heater
No microwave

Dislikes:
Build quality could be better
Cab area space wasted as seats don't swivel (we do use it for storage though)
Can't get out in it as much as we'd like!

thankfully more likes than dislikes

 

[maz]

Hobby Toskana 750

Likes:

Pretty much everything but especially:

1. Large well-equipped kitchen with space to move around freely.

2. Enormous full-height cupboard - same size as wardrobe but kitted out with shelves so everything I need is to hand instead of buried in a locker.

3. Heating system - boiler is central so duct runs are equal and all vents deliver hot air. Runs on gas or electric - so at this time of year I'm toasty-warm on 16A hook-up with heating on electric all the time at no extra cost.

Dislikes:

1. Hideous blue-LED mirrored 'cocktail cabinet' - now converted into a bookcase with the LEDs hidden.

2. Enormous dining table - now removed and I use a freestanding folding table that stores neatly in the cab instead.

3. Ridiculously low electric step - one small step from the ground, then a giant leap into the van (to misquote Neil Armstrong). Now replaced with a different step which splits the distance into two equal halves.

Plus the more-than-a-few niggling 'teething problems' I've had with the van - some more dangerous than others! :Angry:

 

[chopper602]

TEC RoTec Lift 652G

Likes:

• Big fixed bed over the rear garage, drop down bed over lounge
• Lovely to drive and comfortable and quick
• Extra equipment that was fitted when we bought it (Auto SAT TV etc)
• Plenty of workspace in the kitchen

Dislikes:

• No dressing area
• Bed over garage a little too high, so not much headroom
• Only one door into garage
• Hab door locks when you shut it, so could get locked out (not happened yet!)

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[7735]

Rapido 966M

Likes
Driving position
Superb V6 engine & Auto gearbox
Large fridge with freezer, enough space for my wifes vegi food for 6 weeks trip
Build quality
comfortable beds

Dislikes
No waste bin
coctail cabinet, total waste of space
nothing else

Would I buy another
Would definately buy another Rapido but due to my age it would have to be under 3500kg

spongy

 

[Techno]

Rapido 7090F

likes going away in it

dislikes putting it in storage

:Cool:

 

[movan]

Hobby Toskana 750

Likes:

Pretty much everything but especially:

1. Large well-equipped kitchen with space to move around freely.

2. Enormous full-height cupboard - same size as wardrobe but kitted out with shelves so everything I need is to hand instead of buried in a locker.

3. Heating system - boiler is central so duct runs are equal and all vents deliver hot air. Runs on gas or electric - so at this time of year I'm toasty-warm on 16A hook-up with heating on electric all the time at no extra cost.

Dislikes:

1. Hideous blue-LED mirrored 'cocktail cabinet' - now converted into a bookcase with the LEDs hidden.

2. Enormous dining table - now removed and I use a freestanding folding table that stores neatly in the cab instead.

3. Ridiculously low electric step - one small step from the ground, then a giant leap into the van (to misquote Neil Armstrong). Now replaced with a different step which splits the distance into two equal halves.

Plus the more-than-a-few niggling 'teething problems' I've had with the van - some more dangerous than others! :Angry:

..... and I believe it comes with a brilliant vegetarian chef to boot.:thumb:

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