Older Premium Brand versus New A Class

[bigtwin]

Prompted by the Morelo for Beginners thread, I took a look on-line at used Morelos and was pondering as per the title. Which would you choose, and why?

For example, the following used Morelo is available at £139,000:

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And this brand new Hymer is up for £141,000:

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Ian

 

[Carolyn and Kev]

Ask any dealer who really Know their stuff. They will tell you Morelo any time! Hymer are using their name to promote a poorer substitute to what they used to build.

Kev

 

[Carolyn and Kev]

Next time you have half hour to spare in your Hymer ....Look at the wiring and the way its done ....Then come back and say they are at their best now? I dare you ??

 

[DuxDeluxe]

The only argument against the Morelo is the Euro emissions classification in my opinion.

 

[bigtwin]

Ask any dealer who really Know their stuff. They will tell you Morelo any time! Hymer are using their name to promote a poorer substitute to what they used to build.

Kev

Thanks for that but you didn't cast a vote.

Is it clear that its a poll?

Ian

Edit: it seems that I needed to vote to see that a (your) vote had been cast!

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[Carolyn and Kev]

Thanks for that but you didn't cast a vote.

Is it clear that its a poll?

Ian

Edit: it seems that I needed to vote to see that a (your) vote had been cast!

Actually I did! I voted for Morelo any time. If it does not show what I voted...ask Jim? I would not have a clue?

Edit....I did the same? Oh dear Lol

Kev

 

[DuxDeluxe]

Edit: it seems that I needed to vote to see that a (your) vote had been cast!

 

[bigtwin]

It might have been bleedin’ obvious to you that the originator of the poll should have to vote in order to see that any votes at all had been cast, but it wasn’t to me.

Ian ?

 

[sallylillian]

It might have been bleedin’ obvious to you that the originator of the poll should have to vote in order to see that any votes at all had been cast, but it wasn’t to me.

Ian ?

It was bleedin obvious to me too....

 

[DuxDeluxe]

It might have been bleedin’ obvious to you that the originator of the poll should have to vote in order to see that any votes at all had been cast, but it wasn’t to me.

Ian ?

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[bigtwin]

It was bleedin obvious to me too....

I’ll get me coat then ......

Ian ?

 

[bigtwin]

The Hymer Owners’ Club must be off on a rally? ?

Ian

 

[GMLS]

The Hymer Owners’ Club must be off on a rally? ?

Ian

Or sorting their wiring out

 

[funflair]

I voted Older MORELO but any premium brand would be good, Concorde, N+B, PhoeniX. The 90G is a car garage so short on payload once the car is onboard.

Martin

 

[Lenny HB]

Hymer's are OK for a mid priced van only a bleeding idiot would pay £140k for one.

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[DP+JAY]

Neither actually, the Morello is about 2m too long & .5m too high.
DP

 

[bigtwin]

The 90G is a car garage so short on payload once the car is onboard.

I did wonder about that.

Ian

 

[funflair]

End of the day though the van has to work for you, and you are not really comparing apples with apples, the Hymer will go places the used Premium van won’t, you have to want that sort of van in the first place.

Martin

 

[Paddywack]

I'd buy a new Hymer at under £80k and plenty of other holidays where you can't get a van too. (Costa Rica, Cuba, heliskiing in Canada etc......)

 

[Reallyretired]

I couldn't afford either, but in your position definitely an older premium one.

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[sallylillian]

Neither actually, the Morello is about 2m too long & .5m too high.
DP

Well thats a Cherry of a response.

 

[bigtwin]

I couldn't afford either, but in your position definitely an older premium one.

It was curiosity rather than a buying decision that prompted my post! ?

Ian

 

[Just smiffy]

I would not buy either, I don’t know how anyone can justify so much money unless they are living in it or the money is relevant to what money they do have.....

 

[Minxy]

Neither ... I'll stick with my new dumpy and cute looking Carthago!

 

[DuxDeluxe]

Neither ... I'll stick with my new dumpy and cute looking Carthago!

I’ll stick with the dumpy but not cute looking me The van on the other hand is a good looker.....

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[PhilG]

As I am £100k away from both, my call is that I couldn't spend that much on something 8 years old.. but I wouldn't buy the Hymer with a 2.2 Engine at any price.

Only you know what fits the bill, one of them has lost a shedload of money already. The other will the instant you buy it.

My thoughts are that folk in the Market for a Morelo aren't buying one like that … bid £130k

 

[bigtwin]

My thoughts are that folk in the Market for a Morelo aren't buying one like that … bid £130k

Not sure that I get your meaning?

Morelos, like other brands, are available new and used; you’re not suggesting that folks only buy new Morelos, are you?

Ian

 

[PhilG]

Not sure that I get your meaning?

Morelos, like other brands, are available new and used; you’re not suggesting that folks only buy new Morelos, are you?

Ian

Sorry, it made sense in my head..

Its a premium brand, so has a limited appeal, simply on cost. If i am buying used , in that market , its at a price where a lot of people will baulk 'because they can get a new one for that'.. kinda what you are saying.

I would say that at that money, people dont want to get something 8 years old.. so buyers are not quite as plentiful.

There are a lot more people who would spend £140k on a new one than used IMO..

And having a good look at the £280k one, it doesnt offer anything more than my 2002 A class in terms of space . I would want slide outs as a minimum , on that level of unit.

 

[jongood]

You can also get Morelos concordes etc on MAN truck chassis for similar money on the uesd market as lo g as you have the licence that is.

 

[JohnJan]

Personally I won't choose to have a van like those, but an 8 year old van is still 8 years old with the emissions and technology available at the time.

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