Lunar quality

[VXman]

Newbie here. Looking around for first motor home. Just getting the feel of the market at the moment. Looked at a lot of Autotrail, Swift, Burstner and others and most come on the Fiat or Peugeot base and then came across the Lunar Roadstar EB - Renault. I was attracted by this from the point of view of the base van as I have long been a Renault fan. But what of Lunar? Where do they fit in the league in terms of build quality?

 

[Lenny HB]

Don't call them Leaky Lunars without reason, we had a Lunar caravan, more water in the walls than the garden pond. I personally wouldn't touch anything British made.
A lot of the Lunars were made buy the Belgium firm Homecar they went bump.

 

[Arnside037]

Didn't Lunar Caravans at Preston go out of business, then a management buyout then in July 2019, the business had entered administration following severe cash flow problems. Wasn't there some dispute with workers who were not paid and then there were problems with furlough in April 2020? ( www.lancs.live/news/lancashire-news/staff-lunar-caravans-cant-pay-18177510 )
Is the motorhome made by the same lot?
My mate had a Lunar caravan and had to get shot of it when the whole of the kitchen cupboard unit detached itself from the walls. Service engineer said the the roof was detaching from the walls. It was at the end of his first season from new last year. Luckily he traded it in and the dealer would have the responsibility of repair.

 

[cookie]

We had a homecar/lunar before I was aware of damp issues. Build quality was rubbish , and damp so much damp.

 

[Mountain man]

Welcome from the Highlands of Scotland

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[Vic]

Had a Homecar for 6 months, got shot of it due to numerous serious faults.

 

[BusyBuilder]

My brother had a leaky Lunar, it was awful. he bought a Hymer caravan after, hence I own a Hymer motorhome.

Do yourself a favour, do some research on motorhomes before you buy.

 

[SteveJ]

I have an old Lunar Roadstar and I have to say that the build quality is great, still very few squeaks or rattles after 21 years. I have had two minor leaks, one due to freak hailstones making a tiny puncture in the roof and one due to the sealant on the side rubbing strip, covering the join between the top and bottom side join, which had finally given up allowing a leak into one of the rear lockers. However...... mine is a 21 year old Lunar and was built when it appears that they had some degree of professionalism and pride in their products. The issues I have heard about on their later Motorhomes and Caravans would steer me away from even looking at them when we do get round to replacing.

 

[VXman]

My brother had a leaky Lunar, it was awful. he bought a Hymer caravan after, hence I own a Hymer motorhome.

Do yourself a favour, do some research on motorhomes before you buy.

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[mitzimad]

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[BusyBuilder]

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Then pay the subs on here and get some serious research, you'll not get far otherwise.

 

[Steve N Tracy]

I had 2 Luner caravans and had no issues with either of them, they looked to have been designed by somebody who used a caravan, and little things on the build reinforced that.
However we have had 6 caravans and 3 motorhomes and non of them leaked maybe because they were all 6 metres long, and as they use the same thickness panels right up to the longest models it stands to reason the longer models will flex more and this will increase the chances of a leaking joint.

 

[Arnside037]

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[Leakylunar]

Can’t speak for Lunar motorhomes but my and my mate bought new lunar caravans in
2016 and while we’ll thought out with good features both have had damp problems.
We sold ours within 10 months due to this, my mate still has his.