Hi all, newbie looking to buy a Moho, needing help and advice. We have had caravans and or narrowboats thus far, sold the boat, still got a Fendt caravan but cannot use it as our two Ukrainian refugee ladies elected to live in it rather than the house! So, decided to have a go with a motorhome.
Want do we want/need? I am 78 with arthritis in the old legs, other than that all ok.
We want a permanent bed, as large a shower as possible for me, a good sized kitchen, her indoors loves cooking, so full cooker, grill, oven and microwave fridge freezer etc. There are only two of us with two dogs so we don't need a large lounge, garage to store scooter/e bikes, plus all the usual stuff! I prefer wet heating, solar panels are a must, we intend to travel France etc, for months at a time, with UK weeks as well.
I have spent the last couple of weeks trawling the net, probably wrong time of year! The sort of thing that takes my fancy unfortunately is on the large side, 2007/8 (not prepared to pay for newer) Burstner elegance 821 or Frankia 840/8400 seem to be most available, so having got that far happy to be pointed elsewhere! The Frankia has at least two chassis types, Mercedes twin axle, Rwd with twin wheels, or Fiat/Alko tag axle Fwd, the dealers i have spoken to of course say the version they have in stock is the best, my head would say, right or wrong that Rwd should be better in slippy conditions, but the Merc manual/auto box,with neither clutch or fluid flywheel i am advised is power on and off, no feel, whereas the Fiat has either a manual with clutch, or a true auto box with fluid flywheel and traction control, the Merc suspension is supposedly a 'bit' wallowy, the tag axle better on motorways and crosswinds, but not so good in tight corners or slippy conditions, yet it has traction control, where on earth do i go to get genuine honest advise without vested interests. So many questions I know, but no answers, so far! Any and all advice appreciated.
Rgds
Mike.
Want do we want/need? I am 78 with arthritis in the old legs, other than that all ok.
We want a permanent bed, as large a shower as possible for me, a good sized kitchen, her indoors loves cooking, so full cooker, grill, oven and microwave fridge freezer etc. There are only two of us with two dogs so we don't need a large lounge, garage to store scooter/e bikes, plus all the usual stuff! I prefer wet heating, solar panels are a must, we intend to travel France etc, for months at a time, with UK weeks as well.
I have spent the last couple of weeks trawling the net, probably wrong time of year! The sort of thing that takes my fancy unfortunately is on the large side, 2007/8 (not prepared to pay for newer) Burstner elegance 821 or Frankia 840/8400 seem to be most available, so having got that far happy to be pointed elsewhere! The Frankia has at least two chassis types, Mercedes twin axle, Rwd with twin wheels, or Fiat/Alko tag axle Fwd, the dealers i have spoken to of course say the version they have in stock is the best, my head would say, right or wrong that Rwd should be better in slippy conditions, but the Merc manual/auto box,with neither clutch or fluid flywheel i am advised is power on and off, no feel, whereas the Fiat has either a manual with clutch, or a true auto box with fluid flywheel and traction control, the Merc suspension is supposedly a 'bit' wallowy, the tag axle better on motorways and crosswinds, but not so good in tight corners or slippy conditions, yet it has traction control, where on earth do i go to get genuine honest advise without vested interests. So many questions I know, but no answers, so far! Any and all advice appreciated.
Rgds
Mike.
