Moving over
We have finally sold our Caravan and now look to buy a Motorhome, well it is not an easy task. My first choice was the Fixed bed as we had one in our Caravan .Having seen a few we found the fixed bed ones slightly compact. We did not want the over cabin bed as we are in our 60s so where do we go from there. We have seen a lovely Autocruise Stargaze and with the large lounge seating we feel this may be the one for us . If the Grandchildren come with us they can use the over cabin bed .Any help would be appreciated. We are keeping it on our drive and we cannot have anything over 20ft. The make is a Peugeot .
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We have looked and looked some of the Motorhomes in our price range are grubby and not nice this is a 2006 has lots of extras.. We travelled two hrs one way last sunday only to get there to find the Motorhome damp after my husband asked the question over the phone if the van was dry. I was not happy.This was Motorhome Depot and i would not buy from them.
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Autocruise have quite a good name - especially the ones built before Swift took them over somewhere around 2008. You don't say how old it is or what size engine it has so I can't say anything about the base vehicle.
Has it got belted seats for your grandchildren to travel in?
If it's in good nick and suits you then go for it. If in doubt, don't.
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You haven't said what size engine but I guess you've test driven it and are happy.
The law is very involved regarding carrying unbelted passengers in a motorhome and I wouldn't like to say what the facts are. Irrespective of whether it is legal to do so, do you really want your grandchildren to travel unrestrained in the MH? In the case of an accident they will be thrown around, might get thrown out of the vehicle and could become hurling missiles. I wouldn't do it but it's your choice. Have you also considered the effect on your payload if you carry extra passengers?
I see you are in your 60s and assume you have taken into account the restrictions applied to drivers over 70 regarding licences and vehicles with an all up weight over 3500kg.
I'm not trying to rain on your parade here but hope you are being realistic.
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As far as the law & Insurance is concerned I know nothing about seatbelts it's probably best researched. As already said extras reduce your payload whatever they may be. If buying from a dealer I would want to know about any warranty covering the motorhome.
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For seat belts I believe the law says if they are fitted they must be used so as you do not have any you can sit in the other seats but at your own risk. I would check with the relevant law though . So you either go on your own or use your grand children as missiles if you have to stop quickly....
For the eberspacher airtronic m d4, I hope its not as noisy as the one on a van on site in Bridlington over Christmas as that was on a complete opposite side of the site but we heard it all night even with windows shut so it must have been very loud in the van, have you heard it running yet?
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We were at Moreton-in-Marsh a couple of years ago where there was a MH with an Eberspacher quite a distance away. I agree, Michael, we could hear that all the time.
My OH went over to tell them that they'd left the lights on, on their bicycles. He knocked, waited, knocked again, waited again, then knocked very hard and they heard him. First thing they said was: sorry, the Eberspacher is really loud and so we didn't hear you knocking!
So I'd also say, be careful with that part of it.
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Totally agree about the noise of the Eberspacher we had one parked 3 pitches down and across from us in Spain, thankfully no heating was require but they put it on twice a day for the hot water. Using one of these overnight must be awful for all around and should be the same as generators off by 9pm.
When we first looked at M/H's a couple we were talking to on site told us they had a diesel heater but they didn't use it because of the noise, they heated the van with a radiator instead.
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No we have not seen it yet going tomorrow and as for the seat belts we would never take the kids without having them strapped in. As for the Erberspacher we will see what happens when he puts it on i will let you all know when we have seen the vehicle thanks for all your comments
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I had an Autocruise Starburst with an Eberspacher heater AND hot water, and IMO it was far better and more efficient than my present Truma Combi 4, wish i had it now, suggest that the silencer was faulty ?
Ony caveat you need a leisure battery in good condition as they are heavy on 12v when starting up, only reason not many converters use them is they are relatively expensive to buy.
Ours was quiet when running, to us in the van anyway.
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We saw the Motorhome today the outside of the Vehicle was good, but the inside not as good.One of the side windows was broke no mention of that on the advert, overall condition inside could of been better it needed cleaning .The privacy blinds were bad they were dirty and in bad condition.We did not buy it .
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That's a shame, before you go and see a vehicle you like the sound and look of, you get really excited (I do anyway!). Difficult sometimes to be objective, but you do need to have your feet firmly on the ground! Didn't sound good, and I'm sure you did the right thing.
It wasn't meant for you and there will be a better one waiting for you; keep us updated.
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Agree with Ina D quote” It wasn't meant for you and there will be a better one waiting for you “
If you know layout/length you want it may be worth emailing local dealers to see what they come up with. There will probably be part exchanges going in as customers get their new M'homes from last October's show or indeed the February show coming up soon. Good Luck
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Hi Everyone , happy to post we have bought a Motor home it is a 2010 Chausson flash 6. Lovely overall condition. It has a pull down bed for when we take the Grand children plus the fixed bed and a double in the lounge area lots to do before we pick it up . We need to get the best insurance at the best price. Very excited looking forward to many happy years in our Motorhome.
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