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16/9/2014 at 6:16pm
Location: Sheffield
Outfit: Sterling Eccles Sport 636
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I have to be honest I always smile to myself when I see a motorhome towing a car.
Most of us have a car at home, insured, taxed, MOT etc etc.
Then buy a motorhome which also requires tax, insurance, MOT etc..
Oh but hang on, we're stuck onsite all the time unless we keep packing away.
Let's buy another car and insurance, tax, mot etc...
I'm puzzled why you wouldn't buy a caravan and tow it with the car you left at home?
Caravans are cheaper to insure, cheaper to service, no mot etc.. and your house won't look like the local town centre car park.
Am I missing something?
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16/9/2014 at 7:46pm
Location: East Herts
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As others have said, there is no perfect answer as it all depends on circumstances. How you use it is one thing, and of course your financial circumstances is another.
The site we recently visited near Eastbourne, a very nice site incidentally, was in my opinion quite unsuitable for anyone with a motor-home to stay more than a day or two. Unless of course they were fit and good at walking, or had alternative transport. The nearest rail station was a mile away, the nearest bus a mile in the other direction, and the nearest shops nearly two miles and with very limited parking. Certainly no parking for a large motor-home.
Also, like many people, there is no way we could afford two MOTs a year, two lots of insurance, or two lots of car tax, so it's a caravan for us. However, I realise that for others cost would not be a problem. Another issue for us would be storage. Our caravan stands outside our house, and costs us nothing when it is not being used. We could not keep anything much bigger than a VW camper or a Bongo outside our house, so if we had a large motor-home, we would need to pay to store it. If we wanted to be able to use it at a moment's notice, we would also need to keep it MOTd and taxed at all times too.
Horse for courses comes to mind. If you like to stay in one place for more than a couple of days at a time, and/or are of limited means, then a caravan wins every time. If you prefer touring and have a very healthy bank account, then maybe a motor-home would be better.
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Colin
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16/9/2014 at 8:09pm
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Ooo it's a hard decision isn't it?
We've had the caravan and car, then tried a motorhome, now we're on a campervan! Yes, we're fickle lol.
Is it just the two of you or do you have kids?
We had the caravan when our girls, now teenagers, were much younger. It was great. We didn't go abroad but had lovely holidays. It's great to site the van, set up the awning (with the odd argument) and then have the freedom to explore with the car. The whole thing was much cheaper than running the MH.
Motorhome was wonderful for touring about, but not roomy and we had to sell it as we just couldn't afford to keep it to be honest. I didn't find it as relaxing as having the caravan, but it was fantastic for day trips (though a real luxury !)
Once we sold the motorhome, we decided to go back to self-catering holidays as I've been quite unwell. However, recently we've traded the car in and bought ourselves a VW van conversion. I'm always going to need rapid access to a loo now, so we got it fitted out with a tiny toilet room, fridge and sink. We still self-cater because it's more comfortable for me but we have the freedom to roam with toilet aboard!
What you really want to think about are:
1) What kind of holidays do you want to have
2) Can you really afford it?
3) The number of people/animals you are needing to fit in
Good luck!x
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