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hi all ive got a abi 1990 caravan ,i know shes old but she does us well,its got a few marks and dents ,when i pull up sometimes onto a site i get some people with new caravans look down at us .my cars only 3years old so why the look .anybody had the same happen to them

Hi Ant67 , don't worry about them looking , i look at every caravan that pulls up on site , and i'm sure they look at us when we arrive too . I find it interesting to see the type of caravan they have , the make , any mods etc , it has nothing to do with the age of the caravan as to wether i look , i certainly don't stare .
I do find the older caravans more interesting .
We had a Sprite Musketeer 1990 caravan a few years back , and i never saw people  looking down at us , wouldn't care even if they did .

atb

Wizard

have a look here 128 replies to the same question...!

Loving my 94 Elddis....  and 7 year old citroen, anybody who thinks the age of your car or caravan is an issue is probably best avoided.. 

I have a 1984 Gobur Carousel and I get plenty of people interested in it when I pull up on site they are interested in it not looking down at us

John

hi there i have a 87 mardon and a white transit van with missis and 4 kids !! gypo springs to mind lol but our transit is a minibus we still get funny looks lol

oh ps by the way we arnt gypos

Quote: Originally posted by Bob™57 on 03/8/2007

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The only people I notice looking down on me are those taller than me...and I look up to them

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Im quite tall so I find myself lookind down on other people and they find themseves lookin up to me

now where have I seen a sketch about this  was it the  two ronnies ?

anyway I have a 1985 swift corvette that we have extensivly renovated due to damp and lots of people who have seen my website want to have a look at it for real, we get a sence of pride when we hear their comments,

my advice is just enjoy the caravan you have.

Hi, I wouldn't let it bother you, I've a 1986 ABI, may look dated, but what the hell!.It does everything I want from it.

Anyway, I'm much older than the van anyway, MUCH older, nobody looks down on me!?!

Regards, Norman.

Dont let it worry you, we are all on the same field! We have never had a van younger than 10 years old and have never felt deprived.

I do know what you mean though, I have encountered this myself but me and my wife just laugh at them, they soon scuttle off and hide behind their closed awning curtains.

iv got a 82 castleton (which looks about 72 check em out on ebay) and a 96 passat who cares how old my outfit is it does what it needed and its paid for with cold hard cash unlike a  £19K van and financed 4x4 if they've got a problem  they could always pack up and go home (some times i hate the caravan snobery)