Any Morelo Owners??

Stewartwebr
Stewartwebr Forum Participant Posts: 171
edited March 2018 in Motorhomes #1

We have recently traded our N&B Flair for a Morelo Palace. The Flair is an excellent motorhome and we enjoyed ownership of it, only issue we had was with the dreaded Thetford Oven which has never worked in 2.5 years and numerous attempts to repair. main criteria of new van was nothing from Thetford installed. The reason for change was after a trip to Europe were I did not tow the car behind the motorhome and it was an absolute pleasure, no stress or worries. So on our return I bought the Morelo so I can stick a Smart Car in the back and no longer tow.

I would be interested to hear from anyone else on here who is also a Morelo owner. I know they are not yet that popular in the UK but would be great to discuss the van if anyone does have one.

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  • young thomas
    young thomas Forum Participant Posts: 11,356
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    edited September 2017 #2

    Stewart, very few N+B owners that i can think of on this forum, let alone Flair owners.....so, having traded up to a Morelo I'd be surprised for you to get many takers.....again, especially the Palace.

    youre in pretty exalted territory.....tried any Geman forums....?

    AFAIK, there is a section on MHFUN....but not really peeped in there


    lovely van, we had a look at it at the uk premier a few NECs ago...

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  • Stewartwebr
    Stewartwebr Forum Participant Posts: 171
    edited September 2017 #4

    I have never had a problem and we tour Europe and the UK quite a bit. The Flair was 9.3m and Morelo is 9.4m so not a huge increase in size. The one thing that does cause issues is height and this will be a problem for most people as the trend seems to be all motorhomes are growing upwards. A good set of extendable pruning shears is always a valuable tool.

    The one place size is an issue is with the Caravan and Motorhome Club. The size as you roll up tends to set some Wardens into a complete meltdown. However, I have never not fitted onto a pitch.

  • EJB986
    EJB986 Forum Participant Posts: 1,153
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    edited September 2017 #5

    I did see a new one on a really flash site in Germany, so there is definitely one about!winksealed

  • S Watson
    S Watson Forum Participant Posts: 1
    edited March 2018 #6

    Hello Stewart ,I'm the very proud owner of a morelo palace and am sorry its taken so long to cross paths with you .Ours is the 88LBX so just a large garage not enough for a car ,we are only 9m long !

    Would love to hear more from a like-minded owner ,we are North East England .

  • cyberyacht
    cyberyacht Forum Participant Posts: 10,218
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    edited March 2018 #7

    The only morello I've seen has been in a cocktail glass. wink

  • Aspenshaw
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    edited March 2018 #8

    There was one pitched up at CMC Clumber Park in early February. Looked a class act. It's external build quality stood out. I think it towed a Smart car. 

  • ATDel
    ATDel Forum Participant Posts: 335
    edited March 2018 #9

    As a warden you have access to the arrivals with size of outfits if the member has filled the information in. Managing the site is part of the job so if a 9m Motorhome was coming to our site I’d have a suitable pitch allocated for said unit, of course the member doesn’t have to use that pitch if they would prefer another and could fit with keeping the fire regulations with not damaging the area

    At Treamble last year we had a 9m off roader and we only had grass pitches available, it was very wet and soggy so suggested that they park on the dead end roadway blocking the storage yard for the one night and plug into the adjacent grass pitch. The member was well chuffed

    Kev

  • triky auto
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    edited March 2018 #10

    wink Hi Stewart.My "Concorde Charisma 2" has the 'Smart' in the garage too.Brilliant to continue touring any locations ,once the motor home is parked up.Not had a problem finding site spaces yet,but a few low tree's do tend to be a nuisance !! Love the space inside ,and the functional layout.Had a look at the 'Morelo' in the factory last year when attending the "Concorde" meet in May.The factory is just down the road .My preference is for the natural veneer's finish ,although the new models ,as with 'Morelo',have gone for lighter reflective materials .Enjoy ,have fun,,,,me too !!cool.

  • Mr Wak
    Mr Wak Forum Participant Posts: 2
    edited September 2018 #11

     Hi, seriously considering buying a Morelo, classy piece of kit..... how are you finding yours after a decent period of ownership ?, not test driven yet but very much looking forward to it, thinking full air suspension should be good.... any thoughts ?, Thanks

     

  • Mr Wak
    Mr Wak Forum Participant Posts: 2
    edited September 2018 #12

    Hi, seriously considering buying a Morelo, classy piece of kit..... how are you finding yours after a decent period of ownership ?, not test driven yet but very much looking forward to it, thinking full air suspension should be good.... any thoughts ?, Thanks

  • eurortraveller
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    edited September 2018 #13

    Should I look at the budget £150,000 model or the better ones?  I can sell my Caravan for £9000 and put that towards it. Can I do crowd funding on here for the balance? 

  • Just Left
    Just Left Forum Participant Posts: 1
    edited January 2019 #14

    Hi Stewart,

     

    As you know I've now had Jim create a Morelo section (under Continental Models) on Motorhome Fun which is amazingly useful as the number of owners grows and I also have my own site (which has been a  little neglected of late) called Ourmorelolife.com which we plan to develop into a full Morelo owners club eventually (and when we are likely to get more than 20 UK owners there)!.

    Enjoy your new toy!

    Regards and safe travels

    Peter

  • cyberyacht
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    edited January 2019 #15

    That'll be the cherry on the cake then. wink

  • rayjsj
    rayjsj Forum Participant Posts: 930
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    edited January 2019 #16

    For a second i thought they meant 'Murvi Morello'  then the single 'L'  penny dropped.....totally ddifferent beast.

  • JVB66
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    edited January 2019 #17

    Is that cherry picking?cool

  • BEAGLE 2
    BEAGLE 2 Forum Participant Posts: 1
    edited January 2019 #18

    Hi we have had our Palace 90m  for just over 1 year, we are very pleased with it and have not had any real trouble getting on sites in the UK, you just need to do some forward planning. We also tow a Smart for four on a trailer.

  • stuandjan
    stuandjan Forum Participant Posts: 3
    edited June 2022 #19

    Hi! We have a Morelo Home 82L, absolutely love it!  We have never had a problem with pitch sizes, but i think its the height that frightens the wardens! We do look on Google earth sometimes if the roads look a bit small. Be great to compare notes on where people with similar size vans have been. Found a lovely CL in Anglesey this year. Haven't yet been to Europe but hope to go to the Morelo open next year.

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