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Hi, we have the Fleetwood Sonata Symphony 2007 model that is the same caravan as the Adria, it is badged Adria on the weight plate.  The only difference between the Fleetwood and Adria is that the Fleetwood has a different interior, shock absorbers,  alloy wheels, drop in carpets etc.

We have owned ours for 4 years , well built, no trim has fallen off or broken yet and we have 3 young kids.  The only things that have gone wrong with our van is the gas burner on the Thetford fridge rusted out and needed replacing, Truma bulkhead regulator blocked/failed and Matador tyres failure (both of the these last faults are common place on any caravan).

Husband says towing is easy but then we do tow with a VW T5.  Sometimes we struggle to get enough nose weight even with two 7kg calor gas bottles in front locker.  Longer a frame is good for climbing on to clean front of the van.   The caravan is plated at MTPLM 1700kg but the MIRO is only 1290kg so you have loads of habitation weight to fill it up with!

We love our fixed bed. When the kids go to bed we either sit in the awning or lay on our bed to watch TV. 

We do a lot of rallying and always manage to shower and use the toilet with no problem, even if the compartment is relatively small.

All in all, this is the best caravan we have ever owned and would certainly buy another if we needed to.

Hi Bigbrood, we have never experienced snaking with our van, but then we don't go over 60 mph, always check nose weight and are loaded evenly throughout the van, I am not saying it could not happen but we have never experienced it.  I think the longer drawer bar helps with stability.

The only thing I would say is we are a very long outfit and when you pull in the services we have a longer train length than some artics.

The other good thing about buying an Adria is that you are not frowned upon going on a commercial site as some will not allow vans with doors on the other side!  I think we have best of both worlds, a decent built non british van but without the reputation of being foreign travellers!