We will be taking delivery of a Europa on March 1st, a downsize for us from a 7 metre Burstner gin palace with a huge full width garage and a drop down bed. OH has decided that he doesn't want the hassle of applying for C1 on his licence when it is due for renewal again in November, and as the Burstner was over 3500kg it was either move on or muggins would be doing all the driving. We only started looking into the practicalities of downsizing to a panel van a couple of weeks ago at the motorhome show at Westpoint (Exeter). We really liked the Wildax on display and as we now have a Wildax dealer in Devon it made sense to put that on a short list.
There just happened to be an unregistered Europa already built, that was available immediately due to bereavement before delivery, so we have managed to do a deal on that one. It arrived at Highbridge this week and we went up to look it over. It has a spec higher than we would have opted for, but has everything we would have chosen ourselves.
@MyrtleGuru has already given me some useful tips, any others gratefully received. One thing we did notice yesterday that there doesn't seem to be any storage lockers long enough for levellers or our folding outdoor chairs. as the locker accessed through the rear door is split into 3 compartments.
Our new van is black and looks like a stealth bomber beside all the big white boxes lined up in the yard, OH said we won't be getting waved at in future as we don't stick out as a motorhome.
There just happened to be an unregistered Europa already built, that was available immediately due to bereavement before delivery, so we have managed to do a deal on that one. It arrived at Highbridge this week and we went up to look it over. It has a spec higher than we would have opted for, but has everything we would have chosen ourselves.
@MyrtleGuru has already given me some useful tips, any others gratefully received. One thing we did notice yesterday that there doesn't seem to be any storage lockers long enough for levellers or our folding outdoor chairs. as the locker accessed through the rear door is split into 3 compartments.
Our new van is black and looks like a stealth bomber beside all the big white boxes lined up in the yard, OH said we won't be getting waved at in future as we don't stick out as a motorhome.