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Seen some today and they look lovely, but I wonder about their longevity because of their comparative lightness - any comments?

Anne

Hi, for anyone wishing to see them,  this may help

LUNAR 2011 Caravan Collection The Lunar 2011 Caravan Collection beckons you to experience the ultimate in lightweight luxury touring  (3 subsections)

Cheers  Ratty

Yes we have a 2008 Delta which is fabulous ,the fact that Lunar vans are light doesn't necessarily mean they are flimsy. They are very well fitted out and it is more sturdy than our previous vans (Swift and Bailey). We have two young boys and it has withstood their best efforts!!!.

The new Lunar vans look better than ever and definately worth considering.

Purchased a new Stellar at the beginning of March this year.

Spent a total of 8 weeks in it since then.

Only fault to date is a faulty catch on one of the bathroom cabinet doors. Will get that sorted at the first service next year!

Delighted with all aspects of the van, our first Lunar.

Dave

Our Stellar is exactly the same spec as the Lexons.

We retired earlier this year, moved to North Devon and downsized house. We then needed a smaller van as drive not as big as previous house.

Looked at all the two berths from all manufacturers and we found the Stellar with its unique layout to be the roomiest of all.

The build quality is excellent and I for one cannot see where the weight savings are made. The internal lockers etc all have hardwood frames and I am given to believe that Lunar use a lot of lightweight hardwoods as opposed to softwoods used by a lot of the manufacturers, hence the excellent durability of the internals.

Dave

We have considered buying a new stellar ourselves, the only bit that is putting us off somewhat is the small toilet compartment with the tip up type basin. We once owned a Monza many years ago with this style and situation of toilet, and the external door was unusable whilst anyone was in the loo, as the space for your feet whilst 'sitting' was the same space as the door well, and yes we did have a couple of embarasing times when we forgot to lock the outer door and someone opened it from the outside mid-flow!

Julia  

Quote: Originally posted by romany girl on 02/11/2010

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We have considered buying a new stellar ourselves, the only bit that is putting us off somewhat is the small toilet compartment with the tip up type basin. We once owned a Monza many years ago with this style and situation of toilet, and the external door was unusable whilst anyone was in the loo, as the space for your feet whilst 'sitting' was the same space as the door well, and yes we did have a couple of embarasing times when we forgot to lock the outer door and someone opened it from the outside mid-flow!

Julia  

Julia I can assure you that while using the "loo" your feet are in the toilet compartment and with the toilet door closed the van outside door can be used normally.

There is a downside to the small toilet/shower with the tip up basin but we always use full facility sites for the showers so is not a problem for us.

The rest of the van is very very spacious and the "free" floor area is greater than the majority of vans out there of any size!

We are delighted with ours, have recently returned from Tredegar park CC site and are off to Broadway CC site second weekend in Dec\ember.

Dave

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Quote: Originally posted by Davebelcanto on 07/10/2010

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Our Stellar is exactly the same spec as the Lexons.

We retired earlier this year, moved to North Devon and downsized house. We then needed a smaller van as drive not as big as previous house.

Looked at all the two berths from all manufacturers and we found the Stellar with its unique layout to be the roomiest of all.

The build quality is excellent and I for one cannot see where the weight savings are made. The internal lockers etc all have hardwood frames and I am given to believe that Lunar use a lot of lightweight hardwoods as opposed to softwoods used by a lot of the manufacturers, hence the excellent durability of the internals.

Dave

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Alot of the ligtness is in the wood, many use heavy MDF, lunar use a hardwood thats as light as balsa wood but stronger obviously, (our dealer showed us a sample)

Any ply is poplar rather than pine to save a few grams off.. it all adds up it seems.