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mookaloid - 1/1/08 at 05:20 PM

any caravan sales people on here?

I am looking at getting a new caravan and would appreciate some advice on getting a good deal.

TIA

Cheers

Mark

caber - 1/1/08 at 05:30 PM

If you MUST have a caravan how about one of these!


Caber

mookaloid - 1/1/08 at 05:42 PM

Mmmmmmmmmmmm

They are great caravans - however just like that picture - they are HUGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Cheers

Mark

caber - 1/1/08 at 05:56 PM

What do you expect from America! They do mke lots of different sizes and are IMHO the most beutiful things that ever were called caravans, all the rest of moden ones look like badly designed shoeboxes and have about the same level of structural integrity. I think best thing to do with them is donate them to Top Gear, they know what to do wit them!

Caber

speedyxjs - 1/1/08 at 06:01 PM

Sod getting a caravan. Sell your house and buy one of those mobile home type thins that they had on top gear with room underneath for the locost

Guinness - 1/1/08 at 06:22 PM

I like the Airstream Basecamp.

http://www.airstream.com/products/2008-fleet/travel-trailers/basecamp/index.html

Although it doesn't have a dunny.



Mike

mookaloid - 1/1/08 at 06:53 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Guinness
I like the Airstream Basecamp.

http://www.airstream.com/products/2008-fleet/travel-trailers/basecamp/index.html

Although it doesn't have a dunny.



Mike


Looks good but as you say short on facilities. Also would need a pretty big car (it would need to weigh 2 tonnes) to pull even the basecamp.

The smallest Airstream which you can actually use as a caravan needs a Range Rover at least to pull it.

not really an option then - guess I'll have to go along with the one SWMBO wants then

Cheers

Mark

Edit: oh yes forgot to mention - they are also about 4 times the price of one of 'our 'vans - so they should be good really

[Edited on 1/1/08 by mookaloid]

RichardK - 1/1/08 at 07:03 PM

You've not knackered your dads again have you

Take care

Rich

mookaloid - 1/1/08 at 07:07 PM

quote:
Originally posted by RichardK
You've not knackered your dads again have you

Take care

Rich


I prefer not to mention the time the Indy was on the trailer - then it tipped backwards, fell off the back and shot the trailer forwards putting the towing hitch straight through the side wall of my Dads caravan thanks Rich

[Edited on 1/1/08 by mookaloid]

Guinness - 1/1/08 at 07:22 PM

quote:
Originally posted by mookaloid


I prefer not to mention the time the Indy was on the trailer - then it tipped backwards, fell off the back and shot the trailer forwards putting the towing hitch straight through the side wall of my Dads caravan thanks Rich

[Edited on 1/1/08 by mookaloid]


Yeah, I can see why you'd want to keep that sort of thing under your hat!

Cheers

Mike

Peteff - 1/1/08 at 07:41 PM

My niece got a good deal on one from Glossop caravans last year. No problems with them since for warranty work either.

mookaloid - 1/1/08 at 08:06 PM

Thanks Pete - looks like a good place.

andy_mullin - 1/1/08 at 09:44 PM

Mark,

Wait for one of the shows, they always have good offers/incentives for buyers. That said it's winter so you may get a good deal on a 2007 model. The main thing is to decide how many births and what layout, also look at what you'll be towing it with the weight of the tow car will determine what you can tow.

Also look at the foreign vans, well built and some good layouts.

Cheers,
Andy

caber - 1/1/08 at 11:55 PM

quote:

The main thing is to decide how many births . . . .


I thought caravans were more suitable for the activity at the other end of pregnancy

What's wrong with a Rangie as a tow car? Classics are cheap and very suitable for LPG to make them affordable to run. You would then have one design classic towing another

Caber