Hi everyone- considering buying a motor home

Hi Peter. It looks like your intro was subject to the delayed approval system but welcome now.

It's probably best if you post specific questions or points of interest in the appropriate sections of the forum. There’s a lot of info to be had here.

Nearly a month🤷🏻‍♂️, I wonder if he thought he’d wasted his time☹️

He won’t be alone. I see there were other month old posts approved today. It’s no wonder some newbies are never seen again 🤨

 you could start by reading the Club's buying guide

Peedee

Certainly you will need very uber large stockings if you are going to ask Santa   !!

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I wonder if they even see the replies?

peedee

As Deleted User User has said, mobility whilst on a site is probably the biggest issue with a motorhome. Using a motorhome is different to a caravan. Stays tend to be shorter with visits to places often become part of the journey. Might be worth renting, both to see whether it appeals and also to see if the type of motorhome is really the one you want. Many make the mistake of buying one that's too big for what they really need. https://www.motorhomefun.co.uk would be worth a read. 

It's possible, if needed to hire a car or tow a car so there are many variations on a theme. 

 

 

 

Agree with David and CY....first thing to realise is that (unless you tow a small car) your MH will be your only vehicle which has to provide all the functions covered by a car and caravan.

getting you to site and further afield, contains your accommodation, has to carry all your kit that is often done by a large tow car.

assuming you don't want to tow, a good all round MH has to be large enough for you/partner to be comfortable in, small (crucially slim) enough to drive easily in more remote places, you mention Scotland....has to have decent bed(s) (possibly fixed if that's what you're used to) and decent storage like a garage for kit, ebikes etc...

where you tour may well influence the decision...touring in a MH in Europe is easy...every town has MH parking and probably overnighting, often free, giving easy access to places to visit and touring that is more linear than your current style with a caravan....park for a period and head out and back in a car.

turn to the uk and parking becomes more difficult placing more emphasis on the vehicle size, exacerbated by narrow roads.

many do manage in VW type vans but if touring is for longer periods, consider the lack of toilet/shower facilities and the dependence on sites..

no simple answer, far more compromises to consider...however, once across the water with pretty much total freedoms to head where you like and to stop almost anywhere without booking etc, the MH is king for a reason.

if most of your touring is in the uk then think very carefully about what you'd miss of you lost the car...and the size of your caravan...

Good luck.