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We are going to look at this at the weekend. It is exactly the layout we have been looking for and is also, more importantly, a class leading headroom of 1.99m which will hopefully mean that my extra tall OH can stand up in the van!

However, we have some doubts and concerns that maybe some of you can help us with.

It is not NCC approved although it is fully UK compliant, i.e. fire retardent cushions, UK plugs etc. Should we be concerned that it is not NCC approved?

It will not automatically be CRIS registered. I believe that we can do this ourselves with a kit from CRIS. Has anyone done this?

It is not an established make. The Italian company's history is in motorhomes and has only recently diversified into caravans. There is only 1 UK importer. What happens if they decide to stop importing to the UK. Will our warranty still stand or become void? Are caravan parts the same for foreign and UK vans, e.g. thetford or truma?

We realise that resale values tend to be lower for an imported van. Do you think we would really struggle to sell in the future? I am concerned that the vans may not take off in the UK and they only end up being imported for a couple of years. We intend keeping the van for 10 years but circumstances change and we may need to sell at some point in the future.

Sorry to ask for so much help. We will be making a 500+ mile round trip to view the van so want to make sure it is worth our while.

I would appreciate any advice anyone has to offer!

Hi staticupvcglazing,

I read your thread but didn't link to the van we are looking at as you are looking for a UK van. Good luck with your search!

We had a cristall van.  The company went into administration and I presume any warranties went down the pan.  We were going to keep it for many years but when we were just having a look around the NEC show we saw a van we liked.  The part-exchange we were offered persuaded us to change van.  The fact it was an imported van didn't seem to affect its value much.

I notice one of their new vans comes with a satellite dome as standard and some of their vans make use of the new law allowing wider vans.

Quote: Originally posted by nands on 06/1/2011

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Thanks Petrolhead. We actually contacted you via email about your van. If the headroom is no good in the Rimor we might contact you again! The layout of the 2 vans is virtually identical - the washroom is in a different place.

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'That's reassuring Brian thank you! Can I ask where you found the info on the satellite dome? I've not seen that anywhere. Thanks!'

In the new caravan club magazine there is a show report section where it states that all Rimor Polaris 2011 caravans will have the Maxview Vudome fitted as standard.

Quote: Originally posted by Red Rangie on 08/1/2011

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I think the thing is to hammer the dealer on the purchase price from new and any part-ex you may have. That's what we did and in effect took away the likely first 3 years of depreciation at a stroke!! We bought between Christmas and New Year when the dealer was sat on his own looking cold and lonely, we knew what we wanted and what we wanted to pay for it and to my surprise we got it.

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Well we bought it. OH could stand up in van no problem at all. The beds are all a really good size including the bunks so the van will last us many years. The compromise was with the kitchen worktop space and the size of the dinette. However, we decided that we could live with these as the rest of the van is perfect! Got an excellent price for our existing van - we have only lost 1k on it over the 2 1/2 years we have owned it!

We also arranged to have some extras fitted and the dealer threw in a Avtex tv dvd combo as ours is too large.

In the end we felt that the price to change was fair and decided to go for it. Just have to wait until March before we can get our hands on it. Can't wait!