suedee100
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Hello I'm new to the forum (though not new to camping or motor homing), & have come here initially seeking help to get started. Please, if anyone can offer advice on the below problems we'd be really grateful.
We are now looking to buy an Adria Twin hi top camper van or equivalent. We find the layout of a Twin we've seen is just what we need: to go on longer trips by ourselves and therefore enjoy a bit of comfort, a fixed transverse bed would be easier than making up a bed every night, while a dinette would provide sitting space if one of us needs a nap or lie-in; but also, 4 forward facing seats with 4x 3 point seat belts would mean we can take young grandchildren with us on short trips or days out and safely belt them in. However finding the right Twin is proving very elusive, there seem to be so many models I am finding it hard to identify which Adria Twins are hi top camper vans (we are familiar & comfortable with that style so are not interested in a coach built motorhome) that have the transverse bed layout with dinette that we like.
So, it's proving hard to narrow down our search to find any matching our criteria for sale within our budget - which ideally would be below £21k. We have no idea which models to specify, and the Adria site only gives info on current models, while the usual selling sites do not offer the choice of transverse bed as a search option all making searches rather difficult!
We have recently heard that a few other makes have this layout but are finding it very hard to identify them so we can look out for them also - so would welcome any pointers on other van makes/models with the same layout.
We had thought it might be easier than this, and are now just getting very confused, so can anyone help please, with
*some clear advice on Adria Twin camper van models and which years are best (or not), & what we should look out for in buying a used vehicle
*pros and cons of Adrias vs other equivalent makes with the layout we like and
*the names of any other possible makes/models with the same layout, that we could look out for?
*We'd really welcome any guidance on good ways to locate what we'd like, too. While narrowing down our search to the right van for us, we have travelled some distance in pursuit of vans which have proved very disappointing with misleading advertising and heavily overpriced vehicles, so some pointers to help us get it right and hopefully find a van to suit would be really welcome.
Although we do plan all season camping we'd love to get out on the road before summer disappears, but getting the right van that will last us well is the most important thing.. are we best just waiting even if for some time, for the right van to come along in the autumn, or have we missed our chance of getting a good deal this year & should we expect to wait until next spring? I'm not asking for a crystal ball here, just a bit of helpful guidance from those of you with some experience in these things?
Thank you anyone who has read my plea to the end, & more thanks to anyone who may be able to offer any advice to move us along.
We are now looking to buy an Adria Twin hi top camper van or equivalent. We find the layout of a Twin we've seen is just what we need: to go on longer trips by ourselves and therefore enjoy a bit of comfort, a fixed transverse bed would be easier than making up a bed every night, while a dinette would provide sitting space if one of us needs a nap or lie-in; but also, 4 forward facing seats with 4x 3 point seat belts would mean we can take young grandchildren with us on short trips or days out and safely belt them in. However finding the right Twin is proving very elusive, there seem to be so many models I am finding it hard to identify which Adria Twins are hi top camper vans (we are familiar & comfortable with that style so are not interested in a coach built motorhome) that have the transverse bed layout with dinette that we like.
So, it's proving hard to narrow down our search to find any matching our criteria for sale within our budget - which ideally would be below £21k. We have no idea which models to specify, and the Adria site only gives info on current models, while the usual selling sites do not offer the choice of transverse bed as a search option all making searches rather difficult!
We have recently heard that a few other makes have this layout but are finding it very hard to identify them so we can look out for them also - so would welcome any pointers on other van makes/models with the same layout.
We had thought it might be easier than this, and are now just getting very confused, so can anyone help please, with
*some clear advice on Adria Twin camper van models and which years are best (or not), & what we should look out for in buying a used vehicle
*pros and cons of Adrias vs other equivalent makes with the layout we like and
*the names of any other possible makes/models with the same layout, that we could look out for?
*We'd really welcome any guidance on good ways to locate what we'd like, too. While narrowing down our search to the right van for us, we have travelled some distance in pursuit of vans which have proved very disappointing with misleading advertising and heavily overpriced vehicles, so some pointers to help us get it right and hopefully find a van to suit would be really welcome.
Although we do plan all season camping we'd love to get out on the road before summer disappears, but getting the right van that will last us well is the most important thing.. are we best just waiting even if for some time, for the right van to come along in the autumn, or have we missed our chance of getting a good deal this year & should we expect to wait until next spring? I'm not asking for a crystal ball here, just a bit of helpful guidance from those of you with some experience in these things?
Thank you anyone who has read my plea to the end, & more thanks to anyone who may be able to offer any advice to move us along.
