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we have an old van too! I love it!

I couldn't justify spending thousands on a new van when our old one is perfectly sound and stylish (in its own way LOL)

I have just posted a similar sort of tale in the thread about storage of old vans and the attitude of a well known club regasrding rallys.  There is a real snobbery about some aspects of caravanning that really pees me off.  You're right it's about people not their vans.

I am without a van at the moment, and am trying to convince my new partner of the merits of 'vanning.  We are skint.  Broke. I am trying to run a business and employ staff, and am off ill with a damaged knee so cannot pay myself. I cannot afford a £6K 'van.  I am considering an older slightly marked Adria - not what I really want, but I can't afford much more at the moment. Does that make me a bad person? Does that make me a lesser person than someone in a new van. NO! nor does it you!

Ive had the £50k salary, company car, pension and house worth £400k! but I dont now.  So what, I'm happy, not in real debt, not been to prison and like to think I'm a nice person.  It's THEM hat has the prolem, not the average Joe like you and me who refuses to splash out money they cannot afford to keep up with the Joneses. I've tried that as well - it doesn't work and I'm testament to it. It cost me my marriage, house and job. Forget it, Be happy and enjoy your van. Sorry rant over.

woody 

PS welcome to the forum!!!!!

wody

so far it seems  to me that on this forum there is no snobbery just  fellow vaners /campers who are always willing  to help.

Just a shame that  it is not like  that in the outside world , i have just started an have already  learnt about  apsects  of snobbery  on van age .

I dont care if people do judge us by our van, ours isnt 'that' old its a 1992 model but its in good condition and although yes I read the caravan magazines and lust after a lovely new one with shiny new surfaces and the latest this or that  it doesnt mean I dont love our van!

It used to belong to my parents and we found a dummy the other day, under the fridge, clearly shoved in there approx 7-`9 years ago by one or other of your youngest kids... fond memories of visiting my olds and borrowing the van when it was pretty shiny and new to them too!

As for the snobs, sod em... remember were all the same underneath...

Post last edited on 29/07/2007 23:12:49

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Quote: Originally posted by Lilmiss on 29/7/2007

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  latest this or that I dont love our van!

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UMMM. might not read quite how you meant

woody

Simon I got caught like that b4 divorce. Bought brand new Rover 400TDI for £15000.

1 year later couldn't get £9000 for it. NEVER EVER again!

Woody

I never judge anyone by how old /new their shed is !!

I just look down at all shed draggers equally !!

We spent last weekend on a nice site we hadn't visited before and thought we'd like to go back this weekend (which we did). Instead of dragging the shed home and then back to the site again we booked the whole week. I explained we'd go home and come back this weekend.

On Thursday evening I got a phone call from the wardens to check we were going back and when! I think they didn't connect me with the old wobbly sided with patches of grey van when I extended our booking and were worried we'd abandoned it

I like the facilities to cost ratio of old vans