Thinking of taking the leap (1 Viewer)

[TimW]

Hi. So after a couple of years of pontificating, several NEC visits, many magazines, I am on the brink of jumping into the motorhome world. Both head and heart point towards a WildAx Constellation 3 XL. Love the front lounge. 3rd travel seat should work for my two cairn terriers. Have been tempted by just about everything I have looked at ... but this seems to be the one ....and the wife is on board too. If anyone has a WildAx love to here your thoughts on ownership !

 

[David and Sally]

 

[Baldeagle7470]

Hi and another big Enjoy.

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[Scotsblood]

Welcome! I’m sure someone here will have an opinion, and hopefully helpful info on the WildAx. Mind you there might be an equal number trying to sway you toward another.

 

[Podney]

TimW try clicking on the British Motorhome section listed under the Forum heading above,you’ll find a few owners......there may be more!

And !

 

[HugoBNB]

Welcome

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[Howard H]

And

 

[MyrtleGuru]

We've had a Wildax for six years (a Europa rather than a Constellation) and loved it. We have found the spec and build-quality to be very good indeed as well as the price/quality ratio. We also had good after-sales service from Wildax (bought direct as they did not sell through dealers back then).

Also worth checking out similar models from other manufacturers before making the final decision, like Globecar, IH, etc.

 

[WynandJean]

Hello and welcome from West Midlands.

Wyn

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[TerryL]

Hi and

The most important choice to make is layout. You can read as many magazines as you like, look at websites and even browse through the posts on here, but until you actually go and sit in one, "live" in it, try the beds, loo, cooking facilities etc. etc. you won't really know if it's the one for you. Not trying to be a wet blanket, just guiding you away from making an (expensive) mistake - too many folk buy the first nice shiny van they see and 6 months later want to change because of something they didn't take into account. ('Tis said it takes 3 vans to get it right, but perfectly possible to do it first time, we did 11 years ago!)

Of course you may have already had a good look at the Wildax so all my rambling is complete nonsense. But do try and check out as many different layouts, vans as you can - with dealers etc. reopening next week there should be plenty of opportunities, and hopefully some real bargains to be had (but avoid Ebay like the plague!).

 

[TimW]

Hi and

The most important choice to make is layout. You can read as many magazines as you like, look at websites and even browse through the posts on here, but until you actually go and sit in one, "live" in it, try the beds, loo, cooking facilities etc. etc. you won't really know if it's the one for you. Not trying to be a wet blanket, just guiding you away from making an (expensive) mistake - too many folk buy the first nice shiny van they see and 6 months later want to change because of something they didn't take into account. ('Tis said it takes 3 vans to get it right, but perfectly possible to do it first time, we did 11 years ago!)

Of course you may have already had a good look at the Wildax so all my rambling is complete nonsense. But do try and check out as many different layouts, vans as you can - with dealers etc. reopening next week there should be plenty of opportunities, and hopefully some real bargains to be had (but avoid Ebay like the plague!).

Thanks - appreciate your thoughts here .... the challenge is that until you live with a MH you cannot discover the details around what works for you. On layout I am really comfortable .... having started looking a various others I realised the front lounge on a van conversion is what we are after.

 

[f6c]

Welcome aboard

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[davidbaldam]

Hi and welcome to FUN.

 

[gus-lopez]

 

[Mark and Mindy]

This isn't to try and put a damper on your choice, however having been to the NEC a couple of times and looked at various dealers we decided that a front lounge would be perfect for us and 2 dogs, and on paper it was, we had a shortlist of 4 van conversions with front lounges and the only other constraint being that it had to be 5.4m long. We settled for a Colorado from Devon Conversions, put in our order, waited for it to be built and then went to collect it and from there it slowly went downhill, although I'll put my hand up to being the one who went from being the most enthusiastic to the one who got to the point of hating it.

3 months after purchase we traded it in for the one we have now, a front dinette with 2 seat belts which is perfect for the 2 dogs to travel on with harnesses which fix to the seat belt clip - at night one sleeps on the dinette seat the other in a dog bed on the floor. We have a fixed small double transverse bed at the back with a decent mattress. No making up the bed every night, if I want to go to bed early then Mark can still sit up front and watch a film, I can draw the curtain across which shuts me off from the rest of the van. The only differences, other than no nightly bed making, the current van has no oven but has plenty of storage under the bed - there will always be trade offs and compromises but hiring a van with the layout you want might save you from making an expensive mistake further down the line.

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[Taran_Las]

I'm sure Langtoftlad has a WildAx.

Not sure which one though. ​

 

[Koppersbeat]

I have had my Wildax just 3 years now and it is brilliant.
May I suggest you could join the Wildax Enthusiasts Group on Facebook. It is free to be a member you just need to be an owner or thinking of buying one.There are 753 members to date and lots of brilliant info on all the models by their owners.It is not a group for general chit chat unless it is Campervan related. There is the odd joke now and then mind you.

 

[TimW]

I have had my Wildax just 3 years now and it is brilliant.
May I suggest you could join the Wildax Enthusiasts Group on Facebook. It is free to be a member you just need to be an owner or thinking of buying one.There are 753 members to date and lots of brilliant info on all the models by their owners.It is not a group for general chit chat unless it is Campervan related. There is the odd joke now and then mind you.

Thanks for that suggestion

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[Snoopy]

Hi and welcome

 

[Sapper520]

Hello.
Waiting for delivery of our new Campervan, hopefully in September.

We did the same as you, shows, magazines, forums etc. We settled on the layout we wanted, 4 travel seats, fixed rear bed and no longer than 6m (due to parking issues). Plus all the bolt on extras.

We were looking for used, but having got a great deal on a new Sunlight Cliff 600, we are paying less than we expecting to for a nearly new used van.

 

[Wendo55]

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[NicandJay]

Hello and welcome.. my wife and I can testify to being some of those who thought they knew what they wanted layout wise, albeit in a coach built, and about 6 months later we traded said van back to a dealer for something completely different. Of course we kidded ourselves it didn't cost us too much but ... of course it did! We swapped to a caravan but now find ourselves a further 12 months down the line having just signed on the dotted line for another motorhome again at a huge financial loss %age wise on caravan and tow car... We feel though that this moho layout is now as perfect as is possible for us but there are still compromises with it but we can live with them which we couldn't with two previous experiences. Dont be afraid to admit you might have it thought out wrongly and swap (if you can afford to) asap or you will come to not enjoy your vehicle at all.

 

[ED O'DARAC]

Hi. So after a couple of years of pontificating, several NEC visits, many magazines, I am on the brink of jumping into the motorhome world. Both head and heart point towards a WildAx Constellation 3 XL. Love the front lounge. 3rd travel seat should work for my two cairn terriers. Have been tempted by just about everything I have looked at ... but this seems to be the one ....and the wife is on board too. If anyone has a WildAx love to here your thoughts on ownership !

 

[ambulancekidd]

Hello & welcome.

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[ED O'DARAC]

Hi, I meet lots of campervan owners with different brands (I fit Patented Cabbunks extra childbeds) and Wildax owners love their vans. The quality and comfort seems very good. If you like it, and if you have gone through your daily routine including putting on pants etc. Go for it!

 

[TimW]

Thanks for the inputs. I can see why getting it right first time round is really difficult. In the last 2 years I have been totally sure about a Burstner 590, a Knaus, something much bigger, an IH 630 FL and now the WildAx Constellation. Actually it was the IH that grabbed my attention and made me look at van conversations. Thinking of a rainy day in Wales the space with the front lounge just seems to work well. The WildAx seems to provide a lot of kit for the money. Well off for a viewing on Thursday so let’s see how it plays out

 

[JustifiedAncient]

Hi Tim, there are quite a number of WildAx owners on MHF, myself included.
One of the useful things about WildAx which I found helpful was that they have examples of each of their vans available to hire out. You can spend a week really trying out the van you think will suit you - and if you then order will get half the hire cost discounted. Hiring is a really good way to find out if a van works for you or not with minimal risk/cost if you've got it wrong!

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