hi all ive got a abi 1990 caravan ,i know shes old but she does us well,its got a few marks and dents ,when i pull up sometimes onto a site i get some people with new caravans look down at us .my cars only 3years old so why the look .anybody had the same happen to them
Hi Ant67 , don't worry about them looking , i look at every caravan that pulls up on site , and i'm sure they look at us when we arrive too . I find it interesting to see the type of caravan they have , the make , any mods etc , it has nothing to do with the age of the caravan as to wether i look , i certainly don't stare . I do find the older caravans more interesting . We had a Sprite Musketeer 1990 caravan a few years back , and i never saw people looking down at us , wouldn't care even if they did .
We had a 1972(ish) Sprite Alpine from about 1984 until two years ago; quite a few people looked, but we never noticed any scorn or contempt - quite a few were complimentary and said they wished they still had their older vans - "...they don't make them as solid and long-lasting nowadays..." was a common opinion!
Gram
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hi there i have a 87 mardon and a white transit van with missis and 4 kids !! gypo springs to mind lol but our transit is a minibus we still get funny looks lol
Quote: Originally posted by Bob™57 on 03/8/2007
The only people I notice looking down on me are those taller than me...and I look up to them
Im quite tall so I find myself lookind down on other people and they find themseves lookin up to me
now where have I seen a sketch about this was it the two ronnies ?
anyway I have a 1985 swift corvette that we have extensivly renovated due to damp and lots of people who have seen my website want to have a look at it for real, we get a sence of pride when we hear their comments,
I know how you feel, we have a 1992 Avondale. It does look a bit dated. We looked at a 2006 Vailey at the weekend. We fell in love with it. We could only afford to buy it on finance, over 10 years. We then thought though that the kids will probably not want to spend their holidays in a caravan in 5 years time let alone 10, so we'd be stuck with a caravan we still owe a fortune on thats worth a fraction of what we owe on it that's going to be way to big. We opted to keep the £9K. If I spend a fraction of that on our current van, it could be just as good, if not better. We certainly go to some sites and feel like "the poor relation" then on another site, there are plenty of older vans around.
i took my finally rebuilt coachman to northumberland for my son and daughter to use. bit of a rush job to get it finished so it didnt get a wash.whilst setting up a few people looked as they went by.i said to my daughter they sniggering at my caravan being old and grubby.no she said you are paranoid. its only to sleep in its like new inside. so so if they do stare, tuff
Dont let it worry you, we are all on the same field! We have never had a van younger than 10 years old and have never felt deprived.
I do know what you mean though, I have encountered this myself but me and my wife just laugh at them, they soon scuttle off and hide behind their closed awning curtains.
iv got a 82 castleton (which looks about 72 check em out on ebay) and a 96 passat who cares how old my outfit is it does what it needed and its paid for with cold hard cash unlike a £19K van and financed 4x4 if they've got a problem they could always pack up and go home (some times i hate the caravan snobery)
doubt if i'd care myself... but i always look at a caravan arriving .. just as well i'm posh ...lol ... nobody's better than you ...equal but not better ..remember that..
Hiya, we started caravaning about 2 years ago with a 1984 CI Cosmos Voyager 4 berth. It turned out to be a great van & we had some great times in her, then we discovered the dreaded damp, which we repaired looking forward to yet more good times. Then last year we came into some money by way of an inheritance & decided to change our caravan. The aim was to buy new but saw our current van a 2005 Compass Rallye 524 & decided it was the one for us. We dont owe a penny on our van or towcar only through the generocity of a late aunt. My point being, we are still the same people & I am happy to talk to anybody but I must admit that snobbery does exist in caravaning. I also admit that I look at most caravans that come onto site but purely out of interest. I have also found that this snobbery exists mainly in the two big clubs, but as members of both the two big clubs we dont let the minority spoil what is really a very enjoyable hobby.
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