hi all,
I am thinkin of spending 5k - 10k on a motor home. (with a bathroom, oven/grill, double bed for someone of 6ft, and all the other standard stuff). it would be used around March and September for 6 weeks each time for the next few years. Mainly for kite surfing and possibly snowboarding. it would probably do at least 1 trip down to Morocco and could be all over Europe at some point or another, most probably only needed for 2 people but wouldn’t rule out a van that sleeps 3 or 4. Extra space would also be useful for all the gear.
I spend most of my time off shore and give or take, I come back to uk for 1 week, would motor home for 6 weeks then spend 1 more week in uk, then go offshore again.
my questions revolve around,
I am from Scotland and have an address there that i use, i don't really live there as such, but I could keep the van there and register and insure it in the UK however that would mean wasting time and petrol getting to Europe and again getting back. hardly ideal and a lot of extra miles.
I think there are relatively inexpensive secure places to store them for months at a time? so I was thinking maybe I could buy one in Germany (cause I've heard its cheap for buying) then store it in say ...France maybe? (Because its central) and just fly to it each time. If I did something like that…
3. where would it be best registered, insured, MOT'd (or equivelant) etc ?
4. do i need an address in that country ?
5. can i have this done in 1 country and store it in another?
6. are there any countries that it would be substantially easier/cheaper to do this than others?
7. what sort of ball park annual costs do u think I'd be seeing for, insurance ( no penalties, age 30, 0 no claims bonus), tax/mot, storage etc.
Any suggestions, opinions, advice, problems, factors to consider or things that I have overlooked (of which I'm sure there are many) would be greatly appreciated.
I would definitely be opting for a LHD, regardless of where it was kept. I wouldn't be overly fussed about selling it on afterwards, it would last as long as it lasts, hopefully a while, if I got any money back once I was done it would purely be a bonus.
Thanks a million for any advice
bob
I am thinkin of spending 5k - 10k on a motor home. (with a bathroom, oven/grill, double bed for someone of 6ft, and all the other standard stuff). it would be used around March and September for 6 weeks each time for the next few years. Mainly for kite surfing and possibly snowboarding. it would probably do at least 1 trip down to Morocco and could be all over Europe at some point or another, most probably only needed for 2 people but wouldn’t rule out a van that sleeps 3 or 4. Extra space would also be useful for all the gear.
I spend most of my time off shore and give or take, I come back to uk for 1 week, would motor home for 6 weeks then spend 1 more week in uk, then go offshore again.
my questions revolve around,
- is it worth doing at that price level for that time frame in your opinion?
- Where would be the best place for me to "own it"?
I am from Scotland and have an address there that i use, i don't really live there as such, but I could keep the van there and register and insure it in the UK however that would mean wasting time and petrol getting to Europe and again getting back. hardly ideal and a lot of extra miles.
I think there are relatively inexpensive secure places to store them for months at a time? so I was thinking maybe I could buy one in Germany (cause I've heard its cheap for buying) then store it in say ...France maybe? (Because its central) and just fly to it each time. If I did something like that…
3. where would it be best registered, insured, MOT'd (or equivelant) etc ?
4. do i need an address in that country ?
5. can i have this done in 1 country and store it in another?
6. are there any countries that it would be substantially easier/cheaper to do this than others?
7. what sort of ball park annual costs do u think I'd be seeing for, insurance ( no penalties, age 30, 0 no claims bonus), tax/mot, storage etc.
Any suggestions, opinions, advice, problems, factors to consider or things that I have overlooked (of which I'm sure there are many) would be greatly appreciated.
I would definitely be opting for a LHD, regardless of where it was kept. I wouldn't be overly fussed about selling it on afterwards, it would last as long as it lasts, hopefully a while, if I got any money back once I was done it would purely be a bonus.
Thanks a million for any advice
bob