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29/10/2010 at 4:06pm
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Quote: Originally posted by Petrolhead on 28/10/2010


Thanks for the replies everyone, lots to read and think about.
We rally a lot at DA sites close to home throughout the year so for wkends away would be taking pushbikes but also our small car possibly if Mr Petrolhead meets us on site when he finishes work.

We are looking at German Hymer type motorhomes so we can have the same sort of living space that we are used to in a caravan ( UK pants weather too )and main holidays would be in Europe mostly so will be getting LHD model.
Money wise we have a 3 yr old caravan bought brand new and finances dictate whatever we get for our caravan is close to what we will be spending on a motorhome so around £10-£12K as not got any more to spend as need cars for work too!
I am not anti caravans as we have had one for 10 yrs or so and would never tell anyone not to have one but as I put in my original post our circumstances have changed job wise so it will be easier for me to go away with the children on my own in a motorhome as I couldn't do that in the van as an scared of towing - I know typically girly & I have done a towing course but cannot cope with the wag of the van when anything big goes past - just me I know being silly but there you are!

Not a good time to sell the van I suppose and typically we have found our ideal motorhome now as well - gosh I am soo impatient lol!!

Mrs Petrolhead

Good luck with the change !  I'm sure all will work out in the end... 




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Quote: Originally posted by trishandtez on 28/10/2010

We have a motorhome and agree with the comments on here especially recently with all the height barriers everywhere, we are actually thinking of changing to a caravan to be able to have a car when on site, we have electric bikes but with the winter coming its not practical to go shopping and out for the evening etc on your bikes is it? and its quite cold and wet in the winter to be cycling everywhere.

This might have been an expensive decision  as we bought a new one at the nec this year and we would lose too much to change it now.

We lost loads when we changed last year but had to as we had masses of problems with it, thank god not big problems with this on eonly minor ones like the awning light and the broken bed support, and before you say it its on Tez's side and not mine and he's the skinny one!!!


You are absolutely right about the bikes. It is a bit grim cycling about in the wind and rain ! Normally we don't use the car much at all, just bike every where, except for a trip to the supermarket to stock up. But this year in Somerset in July the weather turned nasty on us so we used the car to do some touristy stuff which we would normally steer well clear of !  We discovered Minehead which was lovely and went to the Fleet Air Arm museum which was great fun ! Both would have been too far away for us on the bikes and certainly not on our agenda ! We surprised ourselves a bit really !

But when will Weston Super Mare be finished ? Is it still a building site !?

Anyway, there's lost of pros and cons for the OP to consider. Good Luck.

 



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