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We have just come back from a week away in a motorhome we enjoyed it and are thinking about bying one as we paid 680 for 6 days hire we think we would use it need soom advise on what we should go for please we have 4 boys between us there ages are 13 12 11 4 but not always with us we have the 4 and 13 yeaer old all year the other two come and stay holidays so please any help would be most apreaciated the van we had on hire was a ci 626 (i think ) it was good but just slight cramped lookinf for used as no the funds for new !!

carl

Hi Carl & family,

My top tip is to start looking now. Go to a show if you can. Go round as many dealers as you can. You really need to go in and out of as many vans as possible to find what you think will suit you best. And then think again! We also read lots of MMM magazine's, Practical Motorhome etc, just to get a feel and of course, check out the websites.

We are new to the game also, just over a year. Our first was a 17yr old Transit campervan with a porta loo in the cupboard and no heating or hot water, but we loved it! There is only me, the OH and the dog, so space not a major issue. We went to the Northern Motorhome show at York last year in Sept. In April we were at the one in Peterborough and secured ourselves an autosleeper Nuevo  es and it has been like 5*. it is not what we first intended. A fixed bed was a must for us. A 'lounge' area was a must for me. Space is very limited to us so that was the stumbling block as all the vans we liked, were too long. We found a 6 berth van with garage for all the stuff and all the stuff to go with it for £23k at York show, had we the space and the dosh we'd have bought it on the spot, it was the space that stopped us, but it would have suited someone with kids. The Nuevo ticks all our boxes because it is just under 6m. I am not expert but this ended up as our tick list (thereabouts anyway)

*fits in parking space (can you park it? can you store it if not?

*what do you want to do in it? relax? just eat and sleep?

*storage space for your essentials

*money available (you will end up spending more (likely) so don't just look for the gadgets included. Look for reliability, sturdynes & mileage.

Most importantly - don't buy the first one you see. Once you have bought, stop looking.

Hope that helps.

Time for shuteye.

try looking at A class hymers, euramobils etc with bunks at the rear. that way you have a drop down bed at the front which folds up allowing more room for living during the day and you have the two bunks. you can also make up the dining area whenever necessary when the other two are with you.

hannah