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any advice about these units????? we are looking at them

From what i remember of them, they are basic lightweight caravans with a main dealer in Staffordshire who specialises in lightweight imports and also sells the 'Freedom' brand of caravan. Prices did seam to be alot cheaper than British and German makes, but it would be worth asking how these caravans are wired in relation to any hook-up, as they may have reverse polarity systems as found on the continent.

Julia

I had a 2006 model Sterckemann Starlett 390cp. Never again, at its 12 months service there was damp in the bathroom. Had that fixed under warranty and just before the 2nd year service was due I got rid of it and it was found to have 40% damp by the door. They are very basic vans and mine had mains only hot water and not heating fitted. I had to use a fan heater when on mains and no heating when not on mains. Also needed to use a generator for the hot water to shower when not on hookup. One thing that surprised me was when I emptied the van most of the panels were starting to come away inside so I had to invest in screws and a lot of new fixing brackets to screw the cupboards back to the walls and also repair the fixed bed as it kept falling apart. Seemed ok at the time but after 2 years seemed to show poor build quality.