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  Been today.   CAmplets are just behind the pennines.    

Having seen the new new material on the pennines I am not sure that I like it.  Though the colours are nice, and I am sure the performance will be good, it looked like cheap raincoat material to me. 

 I love my older pathfinder but have decided that it I had the money I would not buy the new ones, I would rather spend my money on a caravan with a fixed bed for about the same.  (yes I know I have said a dirty word!!!)  Seriously, I could see us upgrading to a newer (by a few years) pathfinder in a few years and still enjoying, but sitting inside these new ones today I really could not see how the expense could be justified.   Older models are definitely worth the money (ours is 2003 so was still quite a cost) but the new ones, for so much more are actually almost the same, just newer, so why buy new when an older one is just as good! 

Quote: Traditionally most people have bought a FC because they were cheaper than a caravan and ....

Quote: Originally posted by PaulDG on 17/10/2010

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Quote: Traditionally most people have bought a FC because they were cheaper than a caravan and ....

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Ours wasn't cheaper than an equivalent caravan.

We bought ours because we could store it. We can't store a caravan.

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Quote: Originally posted by clbewi on 17/10/2010

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Quote: Originally posted by PaulDG on 17/10/2010

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Quote: Traditionally most people have bought a FC because they were cheaper than a caravan and ....

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Ours wasn't cheaper than an equivalent caravan.

We bought ours because we could store it. We can't store a caravan.

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Exactly the reason we're going to be buying one too. Of course there's less drag too so a bit more economical to tow, and a kingsize and double bed ready to go, no more dreading going to bed after a long day because you've got to make the bed up. Colin asked about an annexe for one and he was told they would throw one in on the Quartz 6 if he bought at the show. (Shame we didn't have the money for a brand new one or we would have bitten his hand off)

We came away with a new Chamois leather and joined practical caravan and got a free bag of auto glym (told colin he couldn't have it now as was wrapping it up as his Christmas present, lol)

Quote: Originally posted by Rivadan on 16/10/2010

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I definately feel the FC manufacturers have to be careful they don't price themselves out of the market.  Traditionally most people have bought a FC because they were cheaper than a caravan and could be towed by a smaller, cheaper vehicle - a kind of halfway house between tent and caravan.  The couples market in particular now has a huge choice of smaller lightweight caravans at not much greater cost than the top end folders. If manufacturers aren't careful, this group may choose caravans.

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 Not sure about that !!!! we decided on a combi because they give a lot more room ready made bed easy to store at home & a doddle to tow ..... nothing to do with cheap price in fact we could have bought a good second hand caravan for the price we paid for our combi ..... we've looked at lots of caravans new & second hand & I'm not even tempted they all look the same, big white boxes ..... My only dream is to buy a Holtkamper .... not a caravan, well not while I'm the right side of 70 !!!