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We will be buying another van at some stage in the future and it will probably have to be one thats a couple of years old.

A question for anyone who has owned both British and Foreign made vans.

Which is really best ? I fancy a German build but am I right in thinking that they or say an Adria are better built?

Your views please.

Thank you

Have owned  British vans and last year bought our first German van.

Without a doubt our Burstner is far superior in its build quality to any vans we have previously owned.

Dave

The only thing different on our Burstner to our previous Compass Magnum is that the gas oven is of Smev manufacture and is much smaller in size.

The Fridge is the latest "large" Dometic model.

The washroom is very luxurious and fitted with an electric swivel thetford loo.

The things that everyone says after seeing our van is the quality of the woodwork etc and the ambiance of the lighting at night.

Dave

Quote: Originally posted by MartyM on 24/8/2008

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I think you may find that Adria caravans for the UK market are built in the UK at the Fleetwood factory in Long Melford Suffolk.

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I believe that ther is a business "tie" with Fleetwood who are the importers of Adria vans built in Slovenia for the UK market.

Fleetwood market the Sonata a van based on the Adrias, Im not sure if they build this model in the UK or whether Adria build this van for them in Slovenia.

Dave

We quite fancied a German built van too, but they did not make one with the layout we wanted (fixed bed end bathroom).  

I would decide on the layout first, then see who has what you want.

Thanks for the comments so far. Re the Adria build - I thought that they were built in Slovenia too, but I am not 100% sure.

Re Jennifernn. We would like a fixed bed but can't make our mind up re the rest of the vans make up so we would be reasonably flexible however you make a good point re having an idea as to a required layout.

Re Ginaherd. How heavy is heavy ??

Keep your thoughts coming, I am not totally anti British .......... yet!

Weights will vary quite a bit.  The largest Hobby you could tow with a regular car/4 x 4 weighs in at 1500kg MTPLM.

Where the Hobbys fall down is in the washroom, very few have a separate shower.

To get a fixed bed with the larger bathroom you are probably looking at a large twin axle similar to what we have.

Quote: Originally posted by jennifernn on 25/8/2008

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We quite fancied a German built van too, but they did not make one with the layout we wanted (fixed bed end bathroom).  

I would decide on the layout first, then see who has what you want.

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We quite fancied a German built van too, but they did not make one with the layout we wanted (fixed bed end bathroom).  

I dont buy german stuff they bombed our chipshops,LOL

Quote: Originally posted by Davebelcanto on 24/8/2008

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Quote: Originally posted by MartyM on 24/8/2008

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I think you may find that Adria caravans for the UK market are built in the UK at the Fleetwood factory in Long Melford Suffolk.

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I believe that ther is a business "tie" with Fleetwood who are the importers of Adria vans built in Slovenia for the UK market.

Fleetwood market the Sonata a van based on the Adrias, Im not sure if they build this model in the UK or whether Adria build this van for them in Slovenia.

Dave

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Adria is the parent company of Fleetwood.

All Adria vans are built in Slovenia as are the Fleetwood Sonata range.

Dave