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Well, we bought 'Bella', our beautiful '04 Rimor Superbrig 678, in April with big dreams of popping off here, there and everywhere. 

Being complete novices, we started off small and had our first 2 nights away at the motorhome show in Peterborough.  Then, the odd 1 nighter on the island a few times before setting off for a 2 week tour of the Dorset area.  Our lastest trip has been touring in Scotland for 3 weeks. We've had a ball. 

We've sorted out the dogs passports ready for heading into Europe this winter for a couple of months.  The excitement at the thought of all this freedom has been mounting since we got our little beauty.

Then, disaster.... we've had a big change in circumstances (my brother has turned up and moved in with us) and our plans have gone bang.  I can't move him out as he has nowhere else to go and my husband won't leave the house with him here.  Meanwhile, Bella sits on the drive waiting to whisk us off on our adventures.  There is going to be no short term change to our circumstances.

So, the dilemma I have is - do I keep Bella ticking over on short days out here until next year and maybe then my brother will have sorted himself out or do I put her up for sale?  Every time I think I've made my decision to let her go I sit in her again and realise I really, really don't want to.  But, then again, I don't want her going to pot.  We've only done 3 thousand miles in her since we got her and I wanted to do at least 30 thousand before letting her go.

Any suggestions to cheer me up?

Wait for brother to go out, change the locks, head off in the van.... sorted!!!

On a more serious note, maybe he will go as quickly as he arrived and if you've sold a van you really like you might not be able to find another. I think I'd be tempted to keep it. Maybe you could house him in a caravan on the drive while you're away !! He can house watch but not do any damage.

Jules

If you really cannot leave your brother (and I would not leave my brother alone in my house! ) then how about having some day trips out in the Motorhome to keep her ticking over?

I would hang on to it for the time being,things may change as quickly as he decended on you and then you can be up and off again!

Is there anywhere he could stay for a weekend whilst you went off?

If you sell her then you are giving him the signal that it is ok to stay with you long term,drop some hints that you want to be out and about in Bella not selling her.

Good luck and think about yourselves in this situation!

Val

You will lose so much money anyway that it would not make financial sense to sell it. Just run it up every week and take it for a drive round until the engine warms up

With a bit of luck he'll leave

I agree with the above post. If the motorhome is parked on your drive it isn't in anyones way so can be left where it is for a while.

You haven't given the reason why your brother has suddenly descended on you - obviously that's personal - but I would make it clear to him that he must be out again by a certain date, and stick to it. Presumably he is old enough to sort himself out, so you two should think of yourselves.

Just think how gutted you would be if, next week for instance, you sold the motorhome, then a couple of days afterwards your brother moved out again.

No contest really - keep the motorhome, get rid of the brother!

My brother is a pain in the bum and i wouldnt let him stop in our house if we were away. I would set a deadline and tell him he has to be out by then or else.