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We went to look at some Lunar caravans at Kenmore Caravans at Mirfield today. They didn't have many there though and not the model we wanted to look at (even though their website said there was one on site).

What are peoples' experiences of 2010 Lunar caravans (or Kenmore Caravans as dealers). We were very impressed and we haven't said that about any other British built caravans over the years!

I'd appreciate any feed back from Lunar owners. Many thanks

We have a 2006 Lunar, some problems with peeling internal trimstrip, and seating is about ready for a refill, otherwise ok, but i still prefare my last caravan, a Coachman that we owned around 10 yrs ago, and we may buy another in a couple of years time

Julia

Thanks all for your replies. Kenmore would be easy for us as we use storage in Huddersfield and they say they can collect for service etc.

Does anyone know if you can buy a Lunar caravan from any dealer and have it serviced under warranty at a different dealer. I believe this is possible for Baily caravans, is it the same for other manufacturers?

Thank you all for these comments. The heating issue is a concern as we also use our caravan during the winter. We are just at the beginning of our search for a new caravan (post kids era!) and hubby is rather tempted with the Clubman SI which has Alde heating I know nothing about this system and whether it is a better than the usual gas fire system. If anyone has this and can compare the 2 systms, your comments would be appreciated.

MisterG, when you say the pipes are on the outside, i can't understand where the pipes are? On our Adria the pipes run around the side of the caravan but how can they run outside? Please don't 'beat about the bush', i want to know what issues Lunar owners have had before deciding on our next van! On this forum lots of manufacturers' problems have been discussed but when searching i couldn't find anything about Lunar - i thought this was too good to be true? If there is anything else i need to know, please don't be shy! Where have you had your service/ warranty work carried out, Preston or Derby?

We bought our Lunar secondhand from Don Amotts out at Eggington, but found them to be quite expensive when it came to having to pay for things once our 6 month warantee had ran out, So we swopped over to Robinsons of Chesterfied who are also Lunar main dealers and we have found them to be quite good, they have recently fitted our Motor mover at a much better price than quoted at many other places we tried, and dont have the red tape attitude regards fully emptying your caravan before any work can be carried out the same as Amotts did. i also quite like the fact that with Robinsons when you go back to collect it after the completion of any work, you get to speak to the guy whos worked on it, not a young girl on reception desk that hasnt got a clue whats been done and how, other than what is written on the jobsheet, resulting on several return trips to resolve the same problem.

However, I happen to know that Robinsons wont accept other Lunar caravans for warantee work that were not purchased from them, from the times i have been in their office when the phone has rang, and they have told this loud and clear to the person enquiring. Im not so sure about Derby Caravans still being a Lunar main dealer, i took a look around their yard a few weeks ago and apart from a few vans in and waiting for repair, and a few elderly secondhand ones, there wasnt any sign of any brand new stock for sale, and its certainly not the main dealership it once was when they had the showrooms out on the main London road, where i did buy 3 of my previous vans from in the past. 

Small world here mister g, my husband and his family were all Wirksworth born and bred, and we still have quite a few family members living there now!   

Julia

We are new to caravanning and bought our first caravan last October. It's a 2007 Lunar Solaris.

We love it, although we have no direct comparison, only what we have seen in the showrooms.

I will say though, the heating was a bit of a disappointment when we were away in the snow. The blowers often don't seem to blow "hot" air and there is a terrible draught from the vents under the seats and the bed (at floor level). So much so, that I had to go and buy a pair of those "bootie" slippers that are all the fashion just to keep my ankles and feet warm.

I thinjk I will have to buy the dogs "beds" with sides on rather than their usual mats for night time.

I'm not sure whether we just are not using the heating correctly, but the rest of the van is warm, just the floor area that is cold

Recently purchased a new Lunar Stellar, same spec etc as the Lexon.

Very impressed with the quality and build quality. No problems to report as yet and the heating has hardly been used on our first couple of outings.

Dave