Orange Adria ?

[Padders]

Just to say a big HELLO to all those funsters who’s avatars indicate that, like us, they have an Adria which is a very tasteful shade of burnt orange. I’ve often wondered how many of us there are out there and tend to wave wildly when ever I see one on the road. May be we should try for a Guinness book of records entry for the most burnt orange vans on one camp site once the lockdown is over and C19 has receded ?

Has anyone else adopted a daft colour related name for their van ? To open the batting ours is affectionately known as Paddington on the basis that it is a similar colour to a decent marmalade sandwich !

 

[Gaston aires]

Sadly a silver one for us. Had the orange one been available I would have chosen it. Our friends have one but they had better answer for themselves.
Phil

 

[Cheshirecat57]

We could have ordered an orange one when we ordered our grey one.....sadly I bottled it and stayed “safe”

.....regret what you didnt do, not what you did do, so true in my case.....

 

[Captain Pants]

I like the orange ones very much, but as others have hinted, is it a good resale colour?

 

[bobandjanie]

I think that Zingano has an Orange one. ? Bob.

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[Jane And Rog]

Yeah, we have an orange one! Known as Denby for pottery continuation and location based reasons, so not a very orange name. Love our van, so missing it in the sunshine.

 

[Jane And Rog]

Definitely up for an Adria Twin / orange meet-up on the other side, too. Love to see how people have arranged their vans. We also have matching orange outdoor chairs and bbq, of course...

 

[Jane And Rog]

Padders - do you have a 2020 model?

 

[Padders]

Ours is 2019, from the catalogues it looks like Adria have stopped the orange colour option which I just don’t get - we really like the colour at wherever we park up it always attracts interest.

 

[sb1957]

Started off referring to ours as Tangovan.... but it didn't stick. Great colour though isn't it!

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[sb1957]

Definitely up for an Adria Twin / orange meet-up on the other side, too. Love to see how people have arranged their vans. We also have matching orange outdoor chairs and bbq, of course...

Ha! Also went for bright orange (Coleman) chairs and have just ordered an orange windbreak from OLPRO.

 

[Jane And Rog]

We originally got our chairs (made by a canoe guy in NI) to match the interior of our grey VW Autocamper. Now, sadly, they are not quite the right shade of orange (more neon than burnt). Still, all orange is good orange. We also have orange plastic spoons, tongs etc. Sadly our table is a rather boring silver colour.

 

[sb1957]

Had to be done.

 

[g3cwi]

I like the orange ones very much, but as others have hinted, is it a good resale colour?

Dealers will say no. But then add a premium when selling for the desirable and sought after orange version.

 

[TinaLes]

I like the Orange Adria's, that what I would choose if ordering, but there are some lovely Dark Metallic Red Carthago Malibu Vans also.( the ones with the strange Port Hole round windows at the rear side)
I think I have seen some lovely Mediterranean Blue PVC's also, but cant remeber who makes them.
The Dark Grey Metallic vans are also IMHO, better than White or Silver.
Globecar do some different colours also, so its catchin on, people obviously like a change.
LES

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[sb1957]

Quite happy to take a minor hit on resale if it happens. Worth it for the smile the colour puts on my face every time I see it and the positive comments it has attracted on sites so far!

 

[The Old Man]

Definitely up for an Adria Twin / orange meet-up on the other side, too. Love to see how people have arranged their vans. We also have matching orange outdoor chairs and bbq, of course...

I trust people of other colours, Adria's are invited?

 

[WESTY66]

there are some lovely Dark Metallic Red Carthago Malibu Vans also.( the ones with the strange Port Hole round windows at the rear side)

I always think someone’s fastened bog seats to the side when I see them, I don’t think I could ever own one

 

[Nasher]

Love the orange - nice van

I remember some years ago, I went to the NEC motorhome show to get some design ideas for my new Moho project

Nearly every van was white with a beige interior - horrible, hideous looking things!

When looking to purchase a van for conversion, I assumed it would be white or maybe silver as I was looking for the less common Medium Wheel Base Boxer/Relay, so much less choice of vans for sale

Early in the morning, the day after selling my previous van, the right model/mileage/history/price/etc van came up as a 'buy it now' on Ebay

Half an hour later, I headed out on my Suzuki Gixer motorbike for a 160 mile very wet ride to see the van, a test drive, a very gentlemanly price negotiation, sort out tax, insurance & paperwork then load the Suzuki in the back of my new van for the trip home

The reason for my enthusiasm was that it was dark metallic grey

Nearly 5 years later, every time I look at my van, I'm so happy that it isn't white or silver

It's good to see moho/van manufacturers doing something a bit different

 

[Jane And Rog]

Totally agree - we were at a club site a couple of weeks ago, in for the first time in almost forever. Usually we're BritStop or CL or wild camp types, but we wanted to plan our first weekend away in these plague ridden times, rather than take a chance. As we drove into the site, a vista of white vans lay before us, without a single exception. Later that evening a dark grey PVC moved in next to us, for solidarity we like to think

Is there any reason that coachbuilts are always white? Plastic round the house seems to come in a rainbow of colours.

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[peterc10]

Is there any reason that coachbuilts are always white?

Mine isn't

 

[Jane And Rog]

Nearly always, then.

 

[Puddleduck]

Is there any reason that coachbuilts are [nearly] always white? Plastic round the house seems to come in a rainbow of colours.

Ours is white but I would have liked a colour but colour wasn't an option.

 

[Jane And Rog]

I was wondering why? Is it consumer taste, or is there some reason white is much better or cheaper?

 

[peterc10]

I was wondering why? Is it consumer taste, or is there some reason white is much better or cheaper?

Cheaper. After all what colour do most white van drivers drive?

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[Clattergate]

Orange is back by popular demand this year I think

 

[Jane And Rog]

Yes, it is

 

[Rugbyandy]

Went to our dealer to buy an Orange Twin and they had one in and ready to go. East to find in car parks, ours is called Jaffa. Most people seem to say its cool but not sure they would have one. We would never have a white one.

 

[Blue lagoon]

It was a toss up between burnt orange and metallic blue when we had ours sprayed ... as you can see blue won the day....and together with a drop snout it just had to be called Noo Noo in honour of the little blue vacuum cleaner on the Teletubbies!

 

[DizzyHippy]

|I am taking delivery next week of a new to me Devon Aztec - mine is banana yellow!!!! Rather like an ambulance in a rear view mirror - just need to get a blue light to keep in the glove. Having had three blue lighter trips within the past year might come in handy. I convinced my husband it would be more secure as you would notice it being towed if stolen or indeed easy to see on a motorway or car park!!

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