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    gregg baldie1234
    gregg baldie1234 Forum Participant Posts: 1
    edited June 2019 in Caravans #1

    hi all i have a question about the caravan numbers .... what do they mean ? i have a 380/2 

    so my thinking was she is 3.8m but shipping length is 5.61m taking in to account the hitch unit 

    so measured outside from front to rear [without hitch] and its 4.5m the internal length is 3.96m so why 380? any advice would be great cheers 

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    • Navigateur
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      edited June 2019 #2

      They are just something thought up by the builders' marketing people. Sometimes they do have a meaning, often not.

    • EmilysDad
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      edited June 2019 #3

      same as BMW & Merc numbering .....absolutely meaningless.

    • Tinwheeler
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      edited June 2019 #4

      In days of yore the first number referred to the internal length at bed box height and the second to the number of berths. 

      These days, I think all you can deduce is that the bigger the number, then the longer the van. 

    • lornalou1
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      edited June 2019 #5

      I just think the model of your van is a 380 and is a 2 birth.

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    • lornalou1
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      edited June 2019 #7

      2 settee's ( as singles ) or 1 double when made up.

      https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Coachman-380-2-Amara-touring-caravan-2-berth-end-kitchen-reduced/143280386351?hash=item215c2d312f:g:CbwAAOSwLUlc9Wf0

    • Tinwheeler
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      edited June 2019 #8

      😀

    • Wildwood
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      edited June 2019 #9

      Some mean something and others are just numbers. The only thing that seems to be constant is the higher the number the more it costs.

    • Oneputt
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      edited June 2019 #10

      But bmw numbers used to mean something I.e. 318 was a 3 series model with 1.8ltr engine unless I’m totally off track

    • Tinwheeler
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      edited June 2019 #11

      And a Merc Sprinter 316 is a series 3 with a 160 horse engine. 

    • Cornersteady
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      edited June 2019 #12

      I've often wondered why single axle caravans start with a 4 or 5, while double axle vans start with a 6? There is sometimes only about 50cm difference in length between the two, personally I just look at the layout/axle I want and work from there rather the than numbers

    • Tinwheeler
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      edited June 2019 #13

      Just to put a spanner in the works, Corners, we had two T/A vans - a Lunar 520/2 and a Bessacarr 550. 😀

    • Navigateur
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      edited June 2019 #14

      So a Boeing 737 is 7 meters long and has 37 seats . . . . ?

       

       

    • lornalou1
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      edited June 2019 #15

      BMW 3 Series 2.0 318d M Sport 4dr 141bhp

      BMW 3 Series 1.5 318i SE Touring Auto (s/s) 5dr 136bhp

      BMW 3 Series 2.0 320i SE 2dr 170bhp

      BMW 3 Series 2.0 316d Sport (s/s) 4dr 116bhp

      they don't do a 1.8 just a lower bhp on the 320

      and all depends on the year produced.

    • Cornersteady
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      edited June 2019 #16

      fair pointsmile

    • QFour
      QFour Forum Participant Posts: 442
      edited June 2019 #17

      Thats an old one sir the ALL NEW 380/3 is out now cool

    • cyberyacht
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      edited June 2019 #18

      My Majestic is a 125. Probably made from ex InterCity rolling stock.

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