Help with buying my first motorhome?

[Noddyx]

Hello everyone,

I hope someone can help. I am looking to buy my first motorhome and need some advice.

Here is my thought. I live in France and come over regularly. I want somewhere I can come back to and call home because hotels, b&b etc is very expensive and it's not quite home.

I come back for a week or two every 3 months but perhaps 4-8 in the summer.

SO I want to buy a motor home that will look after me for that time. My question is should I buy a new-ish one for around 20-25k or an old-ish on for 10-15k

I really need we help in understanding this more and any help tips and tricks for my project.

Thank you Darren

 

[MisterB]

you really need to arrange or work out where you can stay in the UK. its not like france re free parking !!

 

[Jev88]

Hi.
You can stay in a lot of nice B&B for the price of a Motorhome?
You need to factor in cost to site or store it for when you stay and visit.
I bought an older, cheaper MH because I don't mind making modification and repairs myself when I can. A MH always needs some tinkering IMO.
I always say crawl in and out of as many MH as you can before deciding on layout. However, your requirement sounds more like you would be better off with a static or holiday caravan?

 

[Noddyx]

A b&b or such like costs me around about £300 for a week and maybe 2k for a month. This is because I am originally from the south of England. I do have somewhere I can store it while I am away and someone that can take it for a spin every week. My plan when I am in it is to spend some time in the road and check into various sites along the way. And regarding the caravan option. I would need to hire a care each time to take the caravan and that is expensive and I feel a little risky in a hire car.... And then there is the cost of the car church starts another argument of is the b&b the right portion lol. So this is how I came to the decision regarding the MH

 

[denisejoe]

Insurance might be a problem too. Worth checking as most insurance companies won't allow you to leave MH unattended for more than 36 hours.

Denise

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[Four of us]

I don't think you'd get a very new van for about £20k but you would certainly get a decent secondhand one at that price. I would have a look at what is available, maybe visiting a couple of dealers, to get a feel for what you can get. Once you've narrowed your choices regarding your preferred layout you can search private sales via autotrader and the classified section here... Good luck...