Any Benimar owners? Love to hear from you.

[Poppy Williams]

We went to view some Motorhomes yesterday and were quite taking a likening to a Benimar. I have looked on the website and I really like the look of them especially the Mileo 295 as it has the garage. We are going to Brittany on Tuesday so we will visit a few dealers there. Would love to hear from anyone that owns one already to see how you find them.
I am hoping to buy one within next 12 months. Getting very excited!

 

[Howard H]

Hi Poppy ,we have the 294 not sure they sell the 295 over here so don’t know the exact lay out but looks very similar to ours . We love the large bedroom and bathroom,the kitchen is an adequate size for us two . The lounge is a bit tight for space but we tend to sit out side if the weathers ok some will find it a bit small if the weather inclement . The build quality is pretty good in my opinion we did have a problem with a cracked shower tray but was eventually sorted under warranty . I don’t think unless we win the lotto we will change it so if you did buy it I think you will be buying a pretty good motorhome .

 

[Poppy Williams]

Thank you, good feedback, I guess we need to get inside a few. We like the garage as that would be really useful. Hopefully we can see a few more models in France next week, they seem to have a lot of dealerships. I only want to buy once so need to get it right. Would love to buy new but we shall see what happens.

 

[Poppy Williams]

Howard, do you know if it would be possible to carry a small scooter on the back of the Mileo 294?

 

[Blue Knight]

Howard, do you know if it would be possible to carry a small scooter on the back of the Mileo 294?

Poppy, the Benimar 294 has an advertised payload of 260kg (if the MTPLM is registered at 3500kg) so after a few weight adjustments and added kit then you would be lucky to have enough payload left to add a person to the front passenger seat, never mind a scooter. (Note: A 100kg scooter on most vans will consume up to
200kg of any payload once you consider a mounting system and the fulcrum effect).

Have you read Jim's outstanding guide on purchasing a motorhome as it may help you massively in terms of you determining your motorhome priorities.

The selection of a motorhome is not an easy task so don't worry if it seems tough at this early stage.

All the best,

Andrew

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[obanvanman]

We had a look at one a little while ago when back in the UK. The payload stated was less than 300kg which quite frankly is pathetic. There is no way you could put a scooter on the back of that!

 

[Blue Knight]

Hi Poppy ,we have the 294 .

Howard, what is your registered MTPLM and how did your 294 fare on a weighbridge.

Cheers,

Andrew

 

[Howard H]

Howard, do you know if it would be possible to carry a small scooter on the back of the Mileo 294?

No the garage although full width it is quite low so impossible to get a scooter in you would find it hard to get push bikes in .

 

[Howard H]

Howard, what is your registered MTPLM and how did your 294 fare on a weighbridge.

Cheers,

Andrew

3650 kg but never taken it to a weigh Bridge I suspect it will be very near the limit.

 

[Blue Knight]

3650 kg but never taken it to a weigh Bridge I suspect it will be very near the limit.

Me too, you may already be a good chunk over Howard. Good luck,

Andrew

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[Poppy Williams]

Thank you for the help. I am now looking at the Benimar 346 which has more room and we are now thinking we will put the scooter on a trailer so as not to worry about payloads. So much to consider!!!