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sorry yes i do like the amara very much . i think it is a nice looking van, cheaper as well as lighter for towing. i had decided that were going to down size and they didnt have the 470 in the amara or i think that might have been our choice.  the differences are mostly cosmetic yet i wanted the 470. i dont like the vans with out draining boards ie, the baileys and swift etc. i had a compass with draining board. my favourites were  pastiche, amara or compass again, i was very sorry to see them no longer being made. ( yet in this months c&cc mag they are going to make a new model as a one off. )  this might be worth looking at.

i dont think the draining board makes less work space i still use it when colsed with  a chopping board on it. i hate the hook on plastic drainers. isnt it a good thing that we are not all the same.

i hope this helps .

We wanted indoor storage and there wasn't alot of options around here. It works ok having it stored in Huddersfield though. We bring it home and keep it on the drive for a week before we go away and when we come back. We just aren't allowed to have it here all the time. We are not able to change vans until next year but just don't know what to change it to! Hence we are having a good look around as we have plenty of time.

Thanks for taking the time to answer my questions and i'm glad you have had good service from Glossop Caravans. We do use, them for accessories as they are on our door step.

We've had our Coachman from new, a Glossop special edition and like the vast majority of Coachman owners I've spoken to we are very happy with it. Excellant build quality, stylish interior, tows like a dream, the insulation is of the same standard as Bailey alu-tec and the price and weight of ours was the same as the equivalent Lunar - not the case I realise for the bigger vans.

The special editions from Glossop are very worthwhile, I assumed it would be just cosmetic but it's not with for eg the security features a genuine upgrade from the standard Amara on which it is based.

Re servicing we have the reverse problem as we live in Yorkshire! But the way we are going about that is to get any warranty stuff done in the first year and have the first service done by them. After that we will use an approved mobile servicing firm as the warranty is with Coachman for the following 5 years.

Re Glossop I hear these rumblings about them but have never seen or heard what the issues are meant to be, we've now had two vans from them, one new and one secondhand and found them friendly and helpful, most importantly both vans were first class and good value. They do get very busy and have made the odd mistake with us but did then apologise and provided compensation for keeping us waiting for hours one time.