MmmmDonuts
Free Member
Hello all,
I've joined the MH/RV club today with the purchase of a 2008 Laika X700
I was a little bit concerned about declaring what vehicle until I solicited some more advice from here, but we've already bitten the bullet and whether it's considered a pile of crap or a decent set of wheels, it's ours now and we have to like it!
But in all seriousness - what is the general opinion of Laika? It's on a 350LT Ford chassis, feels stable, easy to handle with good torque and I feel comfortable driving it. We looked at quite a few others (Bessacarr and Eldis to name just two) but I like the layout of the interior, it's decor/upholstery and that it has a 2.4 Ford lump rather than Fiat Ducato.
I had a dealer make a follow up call to see if I wanted the Bessacarr but I said we were going for the Laika. He really dismissed it saying they don't have any on their forecourt and there's a good reason why. It sounded like sour grapes as he wouldn't tell me why, but when really pushed said that we won't find spares for it (I found Southdowns, called their service/spares dept and they said it wasn't a problem at all).
So all that aside, any opinions or warnings?
Many thanks!
I've joined the MH/RV club today with the purchase of a 2008 Laika X700
I was a little bit concerned about declaring what vehicle until I solicited some more advice from here, but we've already bitten the bullet and whether it's considered a pile of crap or a decent set of wheels, it's ours now and we have to like it!
But in all seriousness - what is the general opinion of Laika? It's on a 350LT Ford chassis, feels stable, easy to handle with good torque and I feel comfortable driving it. We looked at quite a few others (Bessacarr and Eldis to name just two) but I like the layout of the interior, it's decor/upholstery and that it has a 2.4 Ford lump rather than Fiat Ducato.
I had a dealer make a follow up call to see if I wanted the Bessacarr but I said we were going for the Laika. He really dismissed it saying they don't have any on their forecourt and there's a good reason why. It sounded like sour grapes as he wouldn't tell me why, but when really pushed said that we won't find spares for it (I found Southdowns, called their service/spares dept and they said it wasn't a problem at all).
So all that aside, any opinions or warnings?
Many thanks!