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PersonEiragray
28/10/2011 at 4:12pm
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I desperately would like to buy a new camper van with all mod cons including shower & loo to sleep four
I have never driven one and as a 66 yr old female am I too old to give it a go?
My aim is to take my dog and grandkids on weekend trips in Uk and eventually drive to the south Spain( travelled as car passenger many times)
That said I haven't a clue as to make/model or reliability of these vehicles, I do know it will need to be diesel and automatic
I think the smaller & more compact the better as something huge will certainly deter me and I want to feel confident not nervous
Basically what I'm asking here is a big HELP


Personnaebother
28/10/2011 at 4:34pm
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if you don't mind making up a bed every night you could look at either a mazda bongo or a toyota granvia. These are both a small vw sized camper but are diesel powered and, i think are automatic. As a 60 year old couple sitting in Spain at the moment we think you should go and do it and enjoy yourself.

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ukstevie
28/10/2011 at 4:44pm
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sleeping in a loo or shower is never a good idea, ive used the bath when SWMBO has made it clear im not welcome (or sober enough) to share the bed but the tap dripped,which wasnt nice


ukstevie
28/10/2011 at 4:45pm
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Jokes over

to drive to Spain you need a fair old tool with a decent engine and box, so whats your budget?


Personchook chaser
31/10/2011 at 10:49am
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You'll need forward facing seats in the back if your taking children. Just something to remember when your looking.


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Personblongs
31/10/2011 at 11:03am
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Diesel and automatic will be a limiting factor.

Mercedes base with a sprintshift gearbox. (Expensive)

Fiat Ducato base will need a 3litre diesel and comformatic gearbox. The 2.3 litre fiats (peugeots and citroens) don't have an auto option.

Renault master base, not many about but do have autos.

Ben


Personsudo
02/11/2011 at 6:21pm
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From march 2012 Fiat 130 and 150 engines are available with auto gear boxes,about time! Hope this helps.


Personrayduff
04/11/2011 at 12:52pm
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VW - but not cheap but good to drive
Fiat - crap dealers
beds - are you ok with roof beds?? for the grandchildren,
as already said - you should look for forward facing seats and proper belts for the kids,

have you managed to visit any dealers or shows, you realyy need to see, examine and test drive before you try to identify your requirement


PersonEiragray
04/11/2011 at 8:02pm
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Really appreciate everyone's input .. Think I am maybe wanting too much in my spec..
Probably will try one out as my son has a basic vw 2 berth, which I really like..
Trouble is I do have a hang up about shower & loo plus it is essential that its a diesel automatic


Personbigmoney2
04/11/2011 at 9:42pm
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What is the budget ?

And how old/big are the grandchildren?

A lot of smaller 4 berths have roof beds for the kids, our old van had these but the max weight was only 50kg, so OK for younger kids but no use for growing teens.

As for Automatic and diesel , there seem to be either bongo type vans with a similar layout to your sons VW, but with no toilet/shower, or bigger motorhomes and also a bigger price tag. Autotrader.co.uk allows you limit a search to autos and deisels etc.

http://motorhomes.autotrader.co.uk/berth/4/transmissiontype/automatic/numberofseats/4/fueltype/diesel/numberofseats/unspecified/stock-item-id/at8a60b91b2de1e4c4012de667f8c37bed/advert

http://motorhomes.autotrader.co.uk/berth/4/transmissiontype/automatic/numberofseats/4/fueltype/diesel/numberofseats/unspecified/stock-item-id/at8a630fd232007c8301322cbf32487492/advert

http://motorhomes.autotrader.co.uk/berth/4/transmissiontype/automatic/numberofseats/4/fueltype/diesel/numberofseats/unspecified/stock-item-id/at8ab3a65b32fa20dc01332700772b79c1/advert

http://motorhomes.autotrader.co.uk/berth/4/transmissiontype/automatic/numberofseats/4/fueltype/diesel/numberofseats/unspecified/stock-item-id/at8a647b6f30fefb560131284002d66d31/advert

http://motorhomes.autotrader.co.uk/berth/4/transmissiontype/automatic/numberofseats/4/fueltype/diesel/numberofseats/unspecified/stock-item-id/at8a6bb95933403c4601334aed082c6517/advert

http://motorhomes.autotrader.co.uk/berth/4/transmissiontype/automatic/numberofseats/4/fueltype/diesel/numberofseats/unspecified/stock-item-id/at8ab3a65b32678fce01326941064226e1/advert

Jules

 

 


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Personrayduff
04/11/2011 at 10:27pm
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Quote: Originally posted by Eiragray on 04/11/2011
Really appreciate everyone's input .. Think I am maybe wanting too much in my spec..
Probably will try one out as my son has a basic vw 2 berth, which I really like..
Trouble is I do have a hang up about shower & loo plus it is essential that its a diesel automatic
we've downsized over the years, from A class to present SWB VW - the loo is handy, but to be honest only ever really used shower 'room' as extra storage and it is REALLY handy as a place to hang wet gear out of the way and with ventilation.
everything is a trade, and we've opted for easy driving and parking and traded posh loo for a porta potti
suits us
do agree about diesel automatic though, hence our choice of VW, the DSG box is brilliant
good hunting



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