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Whoo-hoo everyone!

We bravely ordered a new van today!  This is what we're getting sometime in April.  It's a Dealer Special Edition - a 'Coastline Excel 550' which is based on the Sterling Europa 550.

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Mrs U-M

Congratulations on your new van.

Quote: Originally posted by navver on 30/1/2010

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It looks lovely, bet April seems like it will never come. We collected our new one today, Ranger GT60 520/4 from Chipping Sodbury Caravans. I can't believe how they changed since our old 1999 Ranger.

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Wow i'm so envious of you both. We are planning a new van for summer 2011! and i can't wait. It must be lovely to have a completely NEW van that nobody else has used. We have loved our second hand Altea but one daughter is already not coming with us anymore and our second daughter wants to stay home next summer (when she's 16). So if all goes to plan we hope to get a fixed bed Adria Adora next summer.

Hope you enjoy your new van when you get it.

I spent most of my younger life in Yate, and went to Chipping Sodbury school!

Quote: Originally posted by SusieSu on 30/1/2010

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Hi we have a new Sterling Eccles Ruby - same layout as yours. We soooo love ours.....I'm sure you'll be very very pleased with yours !! Roll on April.

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SusieSu - we loved the Eccles Ruby and I would've bought one if Mr U-M had let me.  The sticking point for us was the weight - with the Ruby being heavier than our current van.  Also, we would have had to change two very expensive Isabella awnings - whereas they will still fit the slightly shorter Coastline!

Mrs U-M

Quote: Originally posted by Rizzo on 30/1/2010

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I feel dizzy!  Very similar to ours, we love our Sterling. Nice 'van, not sure about the colourways, shame they have put such a small heki above the bed and done away with the side window, love the fact the wardrobe is in the bedroom area, nice bathroom area but those rose petals could prove a pain!  Enjoy your new 'van!

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The colourways are quite different, but after sitting in the van for a while, I decided I really liked them. It is the same scheme as on the Eccles Elite (so must therefore be dead posh - LOL!).

I don't especially like the exterior graphics and would prefer something more subtle than the giant lettering 'Coastline', but I won't see them when I am in it!

They don't put any Heki over the fixed bed - bloomin cheapskates! So, we've negotiated to have a mini-Heki put in above the fixed bed and the clear rooflight from above the bed to be moved into the washroom (doing away with the cheap and nasty opaque washroom rooflight).

Ours won't have the rose petals and probably won't have the note saying "I love you" on the front chest of drawers either.  I think they were optional extras and anyway, David would be worried about the extra weight of unecessary items (as always).

Sandra

Congratulations - it's lovely!  I really like the colour scheme.

Great feeling to order new isn't it?  We bought our 1st van last year - 10yr old & loved her.  Never in our dreams did we think we'd be in a position to order a brand new one within a year but circumstances gave us the opportunity & we collected our Coachman Festival (dealer secial of the Amara) last weekend.  Have our 1st trip booked for next weekend.  Can't wait.

Hope you have lots of fun & happy holidays in your new van.

It looks lovely, bright and spacious, start counting the days, I bet you already are  .

 Stew