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The lack of front locker was one thing that put us off. Overall the Orion is not a bad van for the money but the areas that we didn't like on the one we saw were:

Poor finish on the display model at our local dealer. No front locker. The hot water tank is only 7 litres (very small when compared with other vans and could be an issue for us as we use our own shower sometimes). Lack of internal cupboards / workspace. Unsure of the whale underfloor heating system (some people say its not great for non EHU sites as even on gas it will require the battery). No free standing table that you could put out in the awning.

The plus sides for us were the lightness of the van, 10 year ingress warranty and some of the other extras like a microwave and built in radio. In the end we opted for a 4 year old ranger and saved 5k which will do us for a few years by which time we should have a bigger tow car and aren't so limited on tow weight!

Quote: Originally posted by dazzer252 on 25/9/2011

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The hot water tank is only 7 litres (very small when compared with other vans and could be an issue for us as we use our own shower sometimes). Lack of internal cupboards / workspace. Unsure of the whale underfloor heating system (some people say its not great for non EHU sites as even on gas it will require the battery). No free standing table that you could put out in the awning.

The plus sides for us were the lightness of the van, 10 year ingress warranty and some of the other extras like a microwave and built in radio. In the end we opted for a 4 year old ranger and saved 5k which will do us for a few years by which time we should have a bigger tow car and aren't so limited on tow weight!

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