Madness she said. (1 Viewer)

[CazPaul]

We have searched the uk high and low for a motorhome, from Eastbourne south coast to Scotland.

Been disappointed with rubbish not as advertised vans all the way. Thousands of miles done.

Now we are going to Germany to look at a La Strada avanti van conversion, seen these before on extensive tours of Germany, nothing to touch them PVC wise in my opinion.

We have negotiated a decent price with the private owner although not doing this to save money due to rubbish exchange rate.

We would never find one of this class in the UK so fingers crossed, its an adventure anyway, we have a few plan B's in place in case it doesn't work out.

6 hour drive to Dover Sunday 10th April, hotel in Dover Sunday night, ferry booked Monday morning 8am then 4 hour drive to see van.

My sister said ''You are going all that way to look at a bleeding van, Madness''

Auf Wiedersehen.

Paul&Caroline.

 

[PORKSTER]

I flew to Sussex to look and buy my van from south coast. Well worth trip god knows how I would have got home if I didn't buy it

 

[CazPaul]

I flew to Sussex to look and buy my van from south coast. Well worth trip god knows how I would have got home if I didn't buy it

Flew, wow.

I drove to Eastbourne from County Durham, 7 hours one way, looked, hotel, fuel, you did it the posh way, I slummed it.

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[KeithChesterfield]

Just a small piece of info from someone lost in the deepest Dordogne in his pride and joy motorhome and on his second vin rouge - there is no such thing as the 'perfect' motorhome.

There's always a compromise.

 

[CazPaul]

You are right Keith but there's a difference between a compromise and a pile of sh1te.

 

[PORKSTER]

Flew, wow.

I drove to Eastbourne from County Durham, 7 hours one way, looked, hotel, fuel, you did it the posh way, I slummed it.

I meant I flew to Scotland

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[CazPaul]

We have looked the length and breadth of the country.

Now its time to move to another country.

''I can feel it in my water'' I said to the wife regarding this one to which she replied''You are taking the PI-S'' after all we've looked at.

My water is never wrong.

 

[Tincataylor]

So, according to your logic PVC conversions that have been purchased in the UK are sh1te. Just think about that for a moment because there are a lot of happy customers out there that will not agree with you...

 

[CazPaul]

So, according to your logic PVC conversions that have been purchased in the UK are sh1te. Just think about that for a moment because there are a lot of happy customers out there that will not agree with you...

Chill out it was meant to be tongue in cheek. The ones we have looked at have been in poor condition, any motorhome is only as good as the last owner believe me, no matter what make it is.

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[Langtoftlad]

According to AutoTrader - Webbs have them, brand new 2017 and also a 2009.
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They look very nice, should do at those prices ...
...similar layout to the WildAx I'm getting, ie fixed bed, mid galley & washroom & front dinette but no doubt better fixtures (I'd hope so).

 

[JJ]

"Chill out" ?

Risky stuff...

JJ

 

[CazPaul]

According to AutoTrader - Webbs have them, brand new 2017 and also a 2009.
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They look very nice, should do at those prices ...
...similar layout to the WildAx I'm getting, ie fixed bed, mid galley & washroom & front dinette but no doubt better fixtures (I'd hope so).

Webb's have one in nearly 62000 quid and its not on the maxi chassis. They were meant to be ringing me back but never bothered.

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[Ockerron]

6 hour drive to Dover Sunday 10th April, hotel in Dover Sunday night, ferry booked Monday morning 8am then 4 hour drive to see van.

Hope you've got the ferry dates/times correct, Sunday is the 9th !!! Not trying to be clever, but a very good friend of ours (not naming as he's a member) did turn up at Hull ferry terminal a day early.

 

[CazPaul]

I,ll blame the wife if its wrong, no it was my error in the post.

 

[wizzer59]

lots of peeps have some tales to tell about how they got their vans, including me But anyway Good luck guys

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[DavidG58]

Lovely to meet folk as daft as us , met Caz and Paul this morning to pass on the TT

I had programmed in Berlin to prove it had Germany in the maps, hope they reset it

Looking forward to updates on this, sort of thing we have done, but more or less grown out of now, but you never know

 

[CazPaul]

Fingers crossed, thanks David, lovely to meet you today and your wife.

Paul.

 

[Littlewheels]

My Son negotiated and bought a MH unseen but carefully researched and negotiated that was in Malaga, he was in Mauritius he had to fly to UK internal flights to deposit his gear and then onto Malaga, I'm not sure how many Kmiles.

The MH was as expected money transferred and then drive it home to UK.

Is the " Guinness Book of Records " still going

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[Langtoftlad]

@CazPaul should be approaching Berlin by now... eh @DavidG58 .

 

[DavidG58]

Hope you've got the ferry dates/times correct, Sunday is the 9th !!! Not trying to be clever, but a very good friend of ours (not naming as he's a member) did turn up at Hull ferry terminal a day early.

if it hadn't of been for sharing tunnel crossings with Dawn (mousy) we would have turned up a week early for our crossing, the trip tied in with our eldests wedding, I think we were as giddy as them

quick on line adjustment sorted us

Hope Paul was just as giddy , they did seem like a couple of grown up teenagers when we met earlier

 

[CazPaul]

We are back, didn't buy, the used one was not as good as they said, it had loads of DIY bodge ups and faults not stated. Cracked trim, tree damage, toilet cassette faulty, 2 blinds Knackered.

We had some plan B's but unfortunately I have a gum infection and required an emergency dentist and antibiotics, can only eat on one side. I wanted to see my own dentist so we came back early, all for nothing in the end the trip but that is life.

I will say again, no matter what marque, any van can be in poor condition.

I enjoyed the trip though and the hotel/food was excellent even though I was in pain and only eating on one side.

Thanks to everyone for contributing here and again to DavidG58, the sat nav performed faultlessly throughout the trip.

Paul&Caroline.

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