Who has owned their Motorhome the longest ? (1 Viewer)

[BusyBuilder]

I'm fairly new at this game only owning my first one, a Hymer T552CL for 18 months, now on second Hymer, a B544 which we intend on keeping for next 10 years till we get to 70.

 

[DuxDeluxe]

Try @cruiser - he bought their van new about 28 years ago and it is still going strong. So are the owners!

 

[Masman]

13 year's Rapido from new.Still as good as new.

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[EuroTrotters]

This is an interesting question ! Like it

 

[Lenny HB]

First Hymer bought new in 2008, next one 2014, and latest van new this year. Intend to keep this one providing I pass my medical at 70 in 3 years time but I can always be tempted by a new one at any time.

 

[Carol]

We bought our Hymer 584 (2000). in 2005 with 19,000 miles on the clock, we thought if we can get 5 years out of her great still going strong 12 years on never misses a best, love it.

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[WillH]

Nine and a half years, 59,000 miles from new.

 

[Gromett]

8 years on my self build, she is starting to fall apart now as she was previously a badly abused scaffolders van.

Next self build will be on a much new much tidier van and that one I hope will see me out.

 

[snailtrailer]

@BusyBuilder You're not thinking of giving up at 70 are you? Just downsizing perhaps.

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[Janine]

I've had Shirley 12 years and she was already 10 years old when I bought her

 

[Yorick]

Bought mine 1932

 

[Ralph-n-Bev]

We plan on keeping Pug indefinitely.
(As lots may know , Ralph converted a new Peugeot last year .)
That’s why he was built to last, in so many ways .

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[marrod23]

14 years & still love her happy travels Rod

 

[Stretto Boy]

6 months ago yesterday. 2,500 miles on the clock. Owned our first one for 5 and a half years.

 

[Four of us]

Bought it just over 4 years ago when it was 6 years old and only had done13,000 miles. Mileage is now 46,000 and we plan to keep it as long as we enjoy our trips.

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[teknik155]

We've had ours 13 years and despite what some people may think; it ticks all the boxes and i'm more than happy to keep it longer and it just passed 70000 miles so plenty of life left in the old girl yet

 

[Ivory55]

I think if you brought new a motor of any description around 2000 or before with out all the electronic stuff there is good chance it will last longer than anything new today.

 

[Rockcrawler]

Bought mine 1932

Don't you mean just gone half past seven

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[Yorick]

I think if you brought new a motor of any description around 2000 or before with out all the electronic stuff there is good chance it will last longer than anything new today.

If they were so good then, they'd still make them.

 

[Ivory55]

If they were so good then, they'd still make them.

They probably was good but the cost of electronic stuff seems to make repairs on new stuff unviable.

 

[Yorick]

They probably was good but the cost of electronic stuff seems to make repairs on new stuff unviable.

I've never had electronics go wrong on any of my bikes or cars.

This reminds me of old folk who say "back in my day cars were built to last."

So where are they all then?

Rusted away.....

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[Robert cardiff]

I'm fairly new at this game only owning my first one, a Hymer T552CL for 18 months, now on second Hymer, a B544 which we intend on keeping for next 10 years till we get to 70.

 

[Ivory55]

At least with rust a lot more people could fix it at a reasonable price. The cheapest plug in diagnostic test is £85 plus vat. Fellow at work had an early 2000 ish Volvo repairs would be more then the value so scrapped it and leased a new one. Now saying all old motors were perfect but you had a bit more of a chance with them.

 

[Robert cardiff]

Hi in have a 640 starline hymer if you decide to change the layout i would be interested in buying a seat beat frame sorry to be cheaky

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[cruiser]

Has @DuxDeluxe has said I have mine from new. I brought it it in 1990. I do not get locked out when the ehu decides to play silly bugg---s And I can get a bulb for mine not a whole headlight. And some one must be very lucky with their veh if nothing elec ever goes wrong.lol

 

[magicsurfbus]

We had our first MH for 11 years from new. The plan is for the current one to see us out, hopefully more than 11 years away

 

[Ex-caravantugger]

3 months..............yeaaaaaaaah!!!!

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