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Not much discount for the showWhat are the accessories stalls like ? Ya know gear and stuff ?
If there ain't kit to mooch through I ain't going . Not much inspiration reading this thread !!!!
The German manufacturers will do UK specI looked a round twice and never saw half of it, very difficult to actually know where you have been or not been.
I went to look at the Hymer ML-i and when I tried to get a salesman he said sorry I am from goldshitt springs and there was no others, the seemed to all be over at the N&B stand trying to sell to millionaires, Pilote were easier to talk to and the Carthago man explained about the discount business and how a factory order was how it was done for delivery next June. They all talk delivery dates in 6-8 months.
If I sell Gertie the van I need something sooner than that to replace her and I want the cash in hand to haggle with. So I will look around at January after Xmas when poverty rules and the snow blows through the showrooms. Or it might still be Germany, but I drive in the UK mostly even living in Dover.
Not a cat in h.lls chance I would go for that, wonder if they didn't know?I imagine they would replace all the bits that were knicked over the week, a grand not much though all the same. Don't think it would tempt me to let a 1000 strangers tramp through my new van.
Martin
My friend got the soup maker last year for £10 less than this year.We drove up to NEC from Brighton area today. good journey took 2 1/2 hours each way.
Lots to see and investigate. Wifey bought a soup maker so guess what we'll be eating for the next month!
The only funster badge I saw was pinned to @eddievanbitz but he was busy being helpful to a customer so didn't get the chance to introduce myself. " Hi Eddie! "
All in all a good time was had. It was fun.
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My friend got the soup maker last year for £10 less than this year.
My friend got the soup maker last year for £10 less than this year.
We bought the soup maker last year, a good price and we were really excited by it.
Some time in the next year we might actually get round to making some soup in it!
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The worst piece of design I saw (can't remember which van it was on) was a pair of 240v sockets positioned so that the cables to anything plugged in would pass right over the gas hobForgot to say i was very impressed with the Frankia 640 SD perfect layout for us and good storage. Didn't like the runner for the table, but salesmen explained could specify a pedestal table or no table. The runners would be a nightmare to keep clean and horrible to walk on. Was that designed by a male engineer?
On the Hymer stand I was told that all the Hymers on the show stand were customer orders. I asked if they get a discount if the van is showed. He said 'Oh Yes' as if it was loads off. I asked roughly how much and he said it could be as much as £1000! That didn't sound a lot to me on a 70k/90k van.
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I think you get a completely different take on a show when you can pop in and out over more than one day. It's certainly more relaxed & I know that's one of the reasons we enjoyed Malvern so much recently.Agree that the Show had lots of happy people so a really good atmosphere & lots of chatting . Even the NEC staff appeared genuinely friendly & happy - NEC is probably a good employer for that area. The food is not so good so we went prepared but the option to take the short monorail trip to the airport seemed a popular one as lots of people sat around consuming goodies from M&S Food bags. We felt that the Show was run well & plenty to keep us busy (for 2 days ) with more & new accessory stands compared to last year but for anyone looking for big innovations in motorhomes there weren't many major changes that we spotted. The drop down beds behind the cab (Chausson) were interesting, amazing that Mototrek had a whole load of slide-out motorhomes considering its poor track record with supplying even one model previously, disappointing that quality brand Globecar were tucked away in a corner with only a few motorhomes on display. The best news for buyers was that the prices had definitely dropped since last year on German motorhomes whilst Adria & Benimar kept theirs high. There seemed to be plenty selling as salespeople mostly sat with potential buyers rather than around the stock on display & that was the same all day Friday & Saturday!
, amazing that Mototrek had a whole load of slide-out motorhomes considering its poor track record with supplying even one model previously,
Next time we go (whether it be next year or in a few years) I think we'll go over 2 or 3 days as there is a heck of a lot to see in just one day. Seeing some posts yesterday and today got me thinking "never saw them"I think you get a completely different take on a show when you can pop in and out over more than one day. It's certainly more relaxed & I know that's one of the reasons we enjoyed Malvern so much recently.
Might look at doing that next year.....
The preponderance of drop down beds, in combination with fixed beds, put me off a number of vans. We have a fixed bed with the option of making one up from the dinette but only use the former as we are only two people and like to go to bed and get up at different times so being able to use both the seating area and bed at the same time is important. A second bed which is a drop down bed instead of made up from the seats is just taking up payload for usThe new trends seemed to longitudinal drop down beds, (burstner, dethleffs, pilote lv, chausson....) remote controlled heating systems and 4x4 which looked good.
Thankfully, saw nothing to tempt us, well apart from cheese.
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We went on Thursday it didn't seem as busy as it had been in previous years, got what we wanted by way of a few accessories, felt bit disappointed after buying a vac 1000 for £40 to find it online for £35! We ate in wether spoons had a dried up full English, it filled a hole!
Saw that stall. My comment to Jill was that there was no price shown - which normally tends to mean they daren't show it as it is more than it is worthWe went on Thursday it didn't seem as busy as it had been in previous years, got what we wanted by way of a few accessories, felt bit disappointed after buying a vac 1000 for £40 to find it online for £35! We ate in wether spoons had a dried up full English, it filled a hole!
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Yes Peter, we were there and bought a Fiamma Security (or in our case Old Age) handle. kerr- ching !!!Have no Funsters visited us on the Fiamma Stand yet...............................
I paid £186 inc. delivery for 2 sets (will do 2 singles or a double), brought them from German dealer via his French eBay listing (£20 cheaper than German listing) cheapest price in UK at the time was £270.Talk to @lennyhb re foli, he bought recently on line from Germany I think? He is travelling back from Greece at the moment so may not see this...
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