Very Expensive Motorhomes
One to watch. A new three part series on Britain’s most expensive motorhomes. Starts Sunday 21st February. Channel 5 @ 8pm. Must be worth watching even if it is just to drool 
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Does Britain make really expensive motorhomes? The really pricey stuff is all foreign.
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Define "really expensive".
It seems to me that UK built MHs at around £70k are pretty darn expensive.
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£70k may be expensive for a UK built motorhome, but I hardly think that it would be worth a three part series on TV. I would have thought that they will be looking at motorhomes starting at at least twice that price. I think the most expensive regular production motorhome at present is Marchi Mobile's eleMMent PALAZZO Superior, costing up to around £2 million, depending on the specification.
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I thought CY might give his view of "really expensive" seeing he raised the point in relation to UK MHs.
No matter.
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There are several regular production models (not just one-off specials) offered at over £100k.
Carthago Highliner at just over £150k
Niesmann & Bischoff Flair at £146k
Concorde Centurion at between £480k and £540, depending on spec
Morelo Empire Liner at between £351k and £405k
Vario Mobil 1200 for £660k
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All north of £100K and none of them UK built. QED
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glad to see that you think a UK MH at £70,000 is not classed as expensive in your eyes!
Te’ salud, Don Cyberyacht
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I suppose as well as the purchase price one has to factor in the cost of running and maintaining them. As they get older that is bound to increase dramatically, making the polential resale price plummet. Wait a while and one could get one for £10k or less.
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yes indeed, but I would say that is slightly different? A large tow car is also a car and can be used as such, for shopping, commute, daily use...
Where as a large £70,000 MH is an 'extra'? While one could use it for daily shopping in the local supermarket and daily commuting it is unlikely?
Nothing wrong with buying one, I wish I could justify buying one, they must be lovely to own.
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Look West, to the States........
https://www.signaturemotorhomes.com/listings/2021-thor-palazzo-33-2/
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On the contrary. They hold their price very well and even p/ex'ing at a dealer can bring an almost pleasant surprise.
Our insurance is no more than for our last Shogun towcar, maybe even less. There is no separate caravan insurance policy to fund either. Road tax is less than that for many a decent grunty towcar - about £260 from memory. Mechanical servicing and repairs tend to be about the same as a car and hab servicing (something I don't bother with) about the same as caravan servicing.
As for MPG, our MH does roughly twice as many miles to the gallon than the 16mpg from the Shogun when towing.
So, Nav, I'm going to have to heartily disagree with you on that one.
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I think it's true for a lot while both are still working. Different for retired folk. We had/have two cars, one was the tow car and when we working both were used every day. Now the OH used the tow car while the small car gets used at weekends only.
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That's true👍
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It's not surprising really given the current circumstances.
Btw, that's Corners.🙂
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Like most vehicles motorhomes take an initial hit on their new price but this quickly slows down the older they get. I have a copy of Motorhome Monthly Magazine in front of me and they feature a Horizons Van Conversion. It was built in 2005 based on a Ford Transit body shell. It has done 72,000 miles and has a price tag of £17995, apparently in superb condition. I somehow doubt the purchase price new was double what it is now for sale for so depreciation past a certain point is very low. I don't suppose many would contemplate buying a 15 year car but many will see such a model as an economic route into motorhoming. Being a van conversion there is unlikely to be a water ingress problem so provided the interior has been looked after, as seems the case with this model, it is a very economical way into motorhoming. Being built on such a common base vehicle spares are unlikely to be a problem. It's not unusual to see 20 plus year old motorhomes around, even on Club sites, many of them from Elddis.
David
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I don't know how you do it. Like most I did less mileage than normal during the last 12 months, but I still use more than a full tank every month. Even my wife's car gets a fill about every 6 weeks or so despite the fact that neither of us have any regular daily journeys.
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