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Been looking at a few vans like this.  The ones I have seen are the Hymer Van, Buerstner, Dethleffs, Knaus,Weinsberg (Knaus and Weinsberg 550 are virtually identical) and Rapido 703F (plus some others but this is my shorlist).  Both Knaus and Weinsberg have a good garage but I found them to be a bit short on storage space inside the van.  Buerstner and Dethleffs had a good garages but wasn't keen on internal finish.  Hymer Van seemed good all rounder and Rapido probably had best finish.  Rapido garage was a little smaller than some of the others but could still get a small scooter in.  The advantage of Knaus and Rapido was that for someone with mobility issuse they have fixed steps up to the bed most others have little ladders (Rapido bed can be lowered slightly - from memory I think it's about 20cm-  making access much easier but may make it difficult to fit a scooter in the garage when it's at it's lowest height). Hymer has the pull out steps which seem pretty stable.

For me the choice has probably come down to Rapido or Hymer. Rapido seems a little more comfortable but it's a few inches wider than the Hymer and I probably prefer the Ford over the Fiat base vehicle.

Happy hunting!

Quote: Originally posted by mac3536 on 18/11/2007

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We have recently bought Rapido 966M with 3lt Merc engine Fantastic van especially after the Swift Bolero which we kept for only 6 months. Would recommend the Rapido a. no faults on delivery b Excellent finish and for it's size and weight fairly economical. We carry a 50cc scooter in the garage with no probs. Certainly it would carry a fair sized mobility scooter. You do need some kind of ramp to safely access the garage safely with anything heavy and wheeled but take your time looking around as they can be very expensive. We eventully got one for under £60.
All the best in your hunt.

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Hiya just being nosey here LOL we have a new bolero which we love.............(it has the new cab too) we had seen a friends who recommended it to us, just wondered why you didn't like yours ? we are just about to put a bike rack on and have ordered two good power type bikes to get around on...............sorry not trying to hijack the thread.