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Subject Topic: Yay I got a caravan !!! Post Reply Post New Topic
28/3/2010 at 12:24pm
 Location: Nottinghamshire
 Outfit: Swift Challenger 490 5 SEL
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Well she may be an older lady (1992) but she's mine!!!

Cant believe I finally convinced my OH that vanning is the way forward. A friend of our was selling a 92 Sprite Musketeer so we took my FIL (the expert) along to have a look and he pronounced it sound so we bought it there and then. I cant wait to get away.

Got to get a tow bar fitted to OHs car first. He has a 2009 Audi A4 Avant which I'm thinking should be able to handle towing without a problem. Though he is very nervous, so short trips will need to be the order of the day for now!

We paid £1500 which I thought was a deent price, its spotlessly clean not a hint of damp and has a full awning.



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'I feel sorry for people who don't drink. When they
wake up in the morning, that's as good as they're
going to feel all day. '
~Frank Sinatra


28/3/2010 at 1:06pm
 Location: Oxford Cowley area
 Outfit: Ranger510 4 peugeot 407 sw se
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Congratulations to you. I hope you have many happy holidays in your new Van. We also own an old ABI Marauder 1992. We have loads of fun and happy holidays in it.
John

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28/3/2010 at 1:25pm
 Location: Norfolk
 Outfit: Lunar DeltaTL Sorento Khyam Rigidome
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Congratulations! You'll have to start booking up lots of breaks away now - and buying lots of extra bits of kit that catch your eye each time you're out !

Have fun!

Helen



28/3/2010 at 1:36pm
 Location: Fife
 Outfit: Gelert Lakesbury 5
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Congratulations & here's 2 many happy hols in your new caravan.

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28/3/2010 at 2:01pm
 Location: Shopshire
 Outfit: None Entered
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Congratulations on your new van and happy hols in her



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28/3/2010 at 2:38pm
 Location: Staffordshire
 Outfit: 2008 Avondale Osprey S
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Quote: Originally posted by mrshorsy on 28/3/2010

Well she may be an older lady (1992) but she's mine!!!

Cant believe I finally convinced my OH that vanning is the way forward. A friend of our was selling a 92 Sprite Musketeer so we took my FIL (the expert) along to have a look and he pronounced it sound so we bought it there and then. I cant wait to get away.

Got to get a tow bar fitted to OHs car first. He has a 2009 Audi A4 Avant which I'm thinking should be able to handle towing without a problem. Though he is very nervous, so short trips will need to be the order of the day for now!

We paid £1500 which I thought was a deent price, its spotlessly clean not a hint of damp and has a full awning.


Don't worry about her age at all, caravans are great no matter what year they're made, we bought our first one 2 years ago that was a 1991 and I loved it to bits, if it'd been a 4 berth we'd never have swapped it.

You'll have a great time.



28/3/2010 at 2:58pm
 Location: whitstable kent
 Outfit: sterling eccles sport 584 freelander 2
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Congrats and don't fret the oldies are the best we have / had a 91 bailey and adore her if she had been bigger and not a two berth we'd have kept her forever.
Have a great time in your new baby and happy caravanning :)


28/3/2010 at 3:41pm
 Location: Wrexham Wales
 Outfit:  Skoda Superb 170 DSG
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Congrats & enjoy

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Enjoying the Outdoor Life!!


28/3/2010 at 5:07pm
 Location: Nottinghamshire
 Outfit: Swift Challenger 490 5 SEL
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Thanks guys.

We've previously tented so got lots of stuff that can be put into the caravan. Cant really afford to go mad this year but after having a little trip round a local dealers/accessory shop today I can see how it could easily spiral out of control. I saw several things I wanted to put on my NEED list!!!



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'I feel sorry for people who don't drink. When they
wake up in the morning, that's as good as they're
going to feel all day. '
~Frank Sinatra


28/3/2010 at 6:47pm
 Location: here.there.everywhere
 Outfit: Bailey Valencia + Landey 2
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It's neither the age of the caravan, nor the age of the caravanners that matters, but the amount of enjoyment to be had from sitting in a field in a tin tent! Ageless!


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28/3/2010 at 6:50pm
 Location: Sunny Devon
 Outfit: Swift Conqueror 645
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Congrats - we're in our second year - picking up our newer van next Thursday - swapped our Bailey Pageant for a Twin Axel Swift - seriouly got the bug lol- enjoy enjoy enjoy

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If life passes by in a blink of an eye - SLOW DOWN !


28/3/2010 at 7:32pm
 Location: Dudley West Midlands
 Outfit: Outwell Montana 6
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Ours is an old lady too. Maud our 1989 ABI Marauder is a beautiful beautiful thing! She's on my gallery pics.

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Smoke me a kipper ............ I'll be back for breakfast!!!!!



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