Hi,
Following on from my introduction thread, we keep being drawn to the Cheiftan, initially we wanted 6 births even though it would be mainly me and the wife and the dog using it. Having said that, it seems that there is already plenty of storage so the extra births over the cab would probably make it more flexible.
Having `upped` our budget to around £35k it looks like we will be looing around the 2001-2004 area from what we have seen online.
I would be grateful for any tips/suggestions/observations, good or bad on the make/model.
Being a bit on the `large` size (me that is), luckily my wife is 5ft 2in and 8 stones, my only concern is the size of the fixed bed, not tried one yet. If we had one and had to resort to using the other bed on the lounge area that would not be ideal.
Being such a beast (the van that is, not me ) are the engines generally powerful enough?
Are there any accessories that you feel would be useful in case we get into a bartering situation with a dealer?
Have purchased the buyers guide which will be useful.
As it will be our first MH a little unsure about exactly how we will end up using it, but the plan is to have lots of weekends away in the UK and maybe 1 3-4 week trip into Europe in the summer.
I assume costs such as fuel/ferry/site fees will be more because of the size.
Have space on the drive so storage is not a issue.
Thanks in advance.
Steve
Following on from my introduction thread, we keep being drawn to the Cheiftan, initially we wanted 6 births even though it would be mainly me and the wife and the dog using it. Having said that, it seems that there is already plenty of storage so the extra births over the cab would probably make it more flexible.
Having `upped` our budget to around £35k it looks like we will be looing around the 2001-2004 area from what we have seen online.
I would be grateful for any tips/suggestions/observations, good or bad on the make/model.
Being a bit on the `large` size (me that is), luckily my wife is 5ft 2in and 8 stones, my only concern is the size of the fixed bed, not tried one yet. If we had one and had to resort to using the other bed on the lounge area that would not be ideal.
Being such a beast (the van that is, not me ) are the engines generally powerful enough?
Are there any accessories that you feel would be useful in case we get into a bartering situation with a dealer?
Have purchased the buyers guide which will be useful.
As it will be our first MH a little unsure about exactly how we will end up using it, but the plan is to have lots of weekends away in the UK and maybe 1 3-4 week trip into Europe in the summer.
I assume costs such as fuel/ferry/site fees will be more because of the size.
Have space on the drive so storage is not a issue.
Thanks in advance.
Steve