Just deciding on which Motorhome to buy (1 Viewer)

[Steve Counsell]

hi everyone,
We've been full time in. Caravan since March 2016 and now that we can afford to buy a New Motorhome we are trying to decide between a Burstner IXEO 728G and Laika EcoVIP 709.

WE run a YouTube channel documenting our journeys and life in a caravan / Motorhome.

Looking for advice on anything Motorhome related

 

[Mickey1]

Mickey.

 

[funflair]

Hi Steve

I don't know either van well enough to have an opinion between these two but if it was my money I might be tempted to look at a quality van two or three years old.

But

Anyway.

Martin

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[Zepp]

Hello and welcome

 

[buttons]

Hi and Welcome.....

 

[ymfb]

Hi and welcome, it's a mine field out there. For us layout was key, unless you go large there has to be compromise and if you go large that can limit the places you can visit.

It took us sometime to decide and we get the third one a week Friday.

1972 - Type 2 VW Devon Moonraker
2013 - T5 VW California
2017 - Auto Sleepers Kingham

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[wigster]

 

[Pia]

Layout (we like our double bed) and payload are key features for happy travels

 

[Hettie's Crew]

Apart from storage and weight considerations, which would be best if you are stuck inside it all day because of the weather.

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[Hagstrom]

I agree with Martin FunFlair, don't buy new. It's throwing the VAT away on day one and you may find, as many do, that your actual requirements may not emerge until you have been away in the van a few times. Changing is costly. If you don't like the idea of someone having slept in the van previously, buy new memory foam mattress for a couple of hundred pounds.

What attracts me about the Laika is the possibility that it has the extending drop-down bed which measures 2m by 2m as sleeping well is a proirity for us. We've had a Laika and were happy with the quality. I believe that the EcoVips may have a double floor, too.

Good luck.

 

[ymfb]

Each to their own, obviously but we were put off drop down beds as they invariably impinge on the living quarters.

Double bed at the rear was one of the few things we could not compromise on. When on holiday I go to bed and get up early, the opposite of the wife, when we are at home it's role reversal.

It was the main consideration in changing our fantastic T5 California, as you both need to go to bed and get up at the same time.

There are some great layouts with drop down beds, but effectively we would have had the same problem.

I think if it's practical, hire something like you think you want to try what works and what doesn't, it could save you a lot in the long run.

 

[Hettie's Crew]

We bought ours as a one year old and it was £20000 less than if we had ordered a new one to the same spec.

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[hilldweller]

When getting the latest, just beware style over substance when it comes to something solid you are living in every day. Too many are stylish gin palaces but not necessarily tough and comfortable.

 

[raysalaugh]

Hi, We owned a Burstner Ixeo 726g for a few months, however the wife kept forgetting about the stepdown
from the lounge/dining area into kitchen, after 2 bad falls she had had enough. Also when sitting up in bed
kept banging my head on the roof. If you buy new and there are any issues it has to be returned to the supplying
dealer. So consider distance when purchasing. I would not like to fulltime in an Ixeo.
As Martin @funflair says consider a newish higher quality van that has already been snagged.

Ray

 

[Steve Counsell]

Hi Steve

I don't know either van well enough to have an opinion between these two but if it was my money I might be tempted to look at a quality van two or three years old.

But

Anyway.

Martin

Thanks for the advice

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[magicsurfbus]

Layout & available payload.

 

[Jim]

Hi Steve, have a read of this before you commit . The Motorhome Buyers Guide The Definitive Guide to Buying the Right Motorhome at the Best Price Its free to subscribers

 

[Lenny HB]

Both Hymer companies so reasonable quility vans, I would normally err towards a German built van but the A class Laika would be more sensible for full timing,.The lounge/front end is a much nicer envioment in an A class.

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[Lenny HB]

don't buy new. It's throwing the VAT away on day one

You have been listening to too many salemen's bullsh*t, total myth, we are on our 3rd new van never lost more than 5% a year in depreciation.

 

[Shropshire lad]

Payload is vital. Burstner seems to have only 326k to play with. Not enough. Laika has licence issue depending on your age.