Buying new motorhome

[garry63]

Hi all
Whats you're opinion on buying a new mh, buy in uk or buy abroad?
Just had holls in spain and the mh seam better than UK. Are they cherper abroad and do you get better equipped mh for your money?
Whats been your experience?

 

[AndyPK]

What h out for import duty if you buy abroad…..?

 

[garry63]

I'm just wanting to compare like for like what you get for your money.
Do our fellow mhers get better than we do in uk

 

[funflair]

Most likely cheaper abroad but there are a lot of variables, don't forget that you would have to pay UK VAT and then claim back what you paid over the water, for example Germany id 19% and we are 20% so the van costs you 1% more than the screen price straight away, you will be paying in € so a lot depends on the exchange rate you can get.

 

[garry63]

Missing point are foreign mh better equipped than UK so you get better value for money excluding import

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[Carpmart]

Missing point are foreign mh better equipped than UK so you get better value for money excluding import

It’s way too general a question as it will be, as everything in life, model and manufacturer specific which determines the quality.

 

[garry63]

It just seams looking at the mh that have been on the site we are on the all seem high spec and wondering if they get better than us in uk

 

[garry63]

I was looking for someone to reply that has had experience of buying abroad

 

[Carpmart]

IMHO, the cheap end of the continental leisure vehicle market seems like VERY sparten low cost builds, designed as sleeping quarters for large family groups.

Then there are the high end continental manufacturers like Concorde, Morello etc which are high end…

It’s just a personal choice thing, as opposed to being able to say generally that continental vehicles are better and provide more VFM.

 

[BikerGraham]

It’s way too general a question as it will be, as everything in life, model and manufacturer specific which determines the quality.

you often see with some european makes when being sold in the UK that they have a "UK pack" added to them. This implies that some things UK buyers often expect to be standard, are not. I believe one typical example is an oven.

So as has been said you have to ensure you are comparing like for like.

Many people believe the German manufacturered vans are of a better quality than their UK counterparts.

It all depends on what you want in a van. I believe Lenny HB has bought his last couple of vans direct from european based dealers.

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[garry63]

you often see with some european makes when being sold in the UK that they have a "UK pack" added to them. This implies that some things UK buyers often expect to be standard, are not. I believe one typical example is an oven.

So as has been said you have to ensure you are comparing like for like.

Many people believe the German manufacturered vans are of a better quality than their UK counterparts.

It all depends on what you want in a van. I believe Lenny HB has bought his last couple of vans direct from european based dealers.

Thanks

 

[funflair]

Our van is exactly the same spec whether it is purchased in the UK or abroad, but as I intimated before the price is a variable but would usually be higher in the UK so you could argue that the spec would be lower £ for £.

 

[landscaper]

Moved from a British built to a Carado - best decision we have ever made! We had a page of faults for the first service with the British built. One item for the Carado

 

[garry63]

Thanks all for your input much appreciated bit to think about..
If you bought a mh abroad and drove into UK how do they know your importing or just visiting?

 

[Coastal Cruiser.]

Imported mine new from Germany in October 2020 and the cash saved is still paying for our trips away and will still be for another couple of years no doubt
Spec wise mine is no different than UK vans as you have to add and pay for any options you want.

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[Coastal Cruiser.]

Thanks all for your input much appreciated bit to think about..
If you bought a mh abroad and drove into UK how do they know your importing or just visiting?

Probably they would not know as you would have foreign plates but you could not insure or tax it until it’s registered with DVLA and before that you need to pay import tax

 

[Old Gibber]

Our van is exactly the same spec whether it is purchased in the UK or abroad, but as I intimated before the price is a variable but would usually be higher in the UK so you could argue that the spec would be lower £ for £.

The standard spec of my last van bought in the UK was far higher than its European equivalent, even though it was built in the EU.