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Horses for courses I guess.  I have never fancied a motorhome and then I get on site abroad and Im intrigued and impressed by them.  Us being a family of 4, yes we like to get out and go exploring but we also make our pitch our home, with storage units in the awning, cadac out, table and chairs plus a smattering of the kids toys and inflatables so to have to shove all that inside to go out would be a bit of nightmare.  Also we would need a substantial size motorhome and I've heard of people struggling to get on to pitches and out of the site - you can't unhitch a MH and negotiate it on to the pitch.  I'm always quite impressed by those who tow a smart car behind them but I imagine this also brings its own set of problems & additional cost.  A small niggle which is probably just me but I don't like the idea of sitting in the passenger or driving seat for xxxx amount of miles and then having to live on the same seat for my holiday too.

At the moment for us we have found our perfect in caravanning but thats not to say we won't change our mind in the future.

Quote: Originally posted by ashy55 on 24/1/2011

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We have two cars at present so would trade one in (or sell one) and buy a motorhome. My car is a Hyundai Matrix 1.6 which I think would easily tow a caravan.

I will let you know what I decide to do. Thanks again for your detailed and thoughtful replies.

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Given the kerbweight it might have to be a smaller caravan. When you have seen a caravan you like check both out here www.whattowcar.com

David

The thing that swayed it for us when we were considering a motorhome was the amount of space vs cost. We would have to buy a huge prohibitively expensive motorhome to gain the same amount of space that we have in our relatively cheap 2 berth caravan.

Quote: Originally posted by Petrolhead on 25/1/2011

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We are in the process of selling our caravan to swap to a motorhome.
One of the biggest reasons is I hate towing with a passion so when we change I will be able to go away during school hols with the children without having to rely on my Husband to tow the blooming caravan!
Also when you leave site you can stop on the way home - with a caravan we never could.
The motorhome we are swapping to has as much if not more space inside as our caravan although I must admit it is a big M/H lol!

Mrs Petrolhead

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Quote: Originally posted by brianconwy on 25/1/2011

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Where does one want to stop on the way home?  Just curious. 

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Quote: Originally posted by johnks on 25/1/2011

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Quote: Originally posted by Petrolhead on 25/1/2011

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We are in the process of selling our caravan to swap to a motorhome.

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One of the biggest reasons is I hate towing with a passion so when we change I will be able to go away during school hols with the children without having to rely on my Husband to tow the blooming caravan!
Also when you leave site you can stop on the way home - with a caravan we never could.
The motorhome we are swapping to has as much if not more space inside as our caravan although I must admit it is a big M/H lol!

Mrs Petrolhead

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I really hope you have thought this one out particularly as you have children. What about the days out and the visit to the shops etc. We had a large motorhome and it was the biggest (and most expensive) bad move we have ever made. Uncomfortable, cold and damned expensive to run!!!!

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