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Quote: Originally posted by hookup on 21/5/2007

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Our 1990 ABI Marauder is brilliant. Nothing fancy,but
everything works as it should when it should.
Light,easy to tow,dry,warm,clean and comfortable.Plenty
of storage space too. The not much younger NR Tuscany awning that came with it goes up easily too.
NO It has not got a shower,hot water,alloy wheels, twin axles
or a built in television aerial .This means that we can arrive,pitch quickly and relax.without the Look at our outfit
IT'S BIGGER/BETTER/MORE EXPENSIVE than yours attitude which seems to be becoming the norm these days.
Enjoy yours,and all the best.

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How do you know what the 'attitude' of your fellow caravanners is, or that they want you to look at their vans?  We arrive, pitch quickly and relax - as you do.  I do look at all caravans with interest - because I am interested in ALL caravans.  I think you would only know if you had either a 'superiority' or 'inferiority' complex yourself - not whether others have them! 

ours is a 1987 avondale quantock 5 birth 14 ft with shower,zig unit ,full oven fridge etc etc.Lovely interior,we bought it four years ago off a couple who used it for years towing it abroad,during this time towing in bad weather caused some water ingress through the o/s grab handle.

The couple told us they had repaired it with fibreglass on the inside corner and removed the grab handle,as i said we have had the van four years and have never had any problem.

I think that some times when your buying a cheap caravan you should be prepaired for some damp it does,nt mean the van is going to fall to bits and you can have many years service for little outlay.

p.s we are looking to buy a bigger van and so ours will be very cheap .