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I agree with this, I used our T5 LWB camper as my everyday vehicle, never a problem.The ubiquitous VW T5 (or T6) campervans are a good compromise between car & camper
However as you are used to a more 'home from home' motorhome, may I suggest you hire a small campervan first to check it's suitability (sorry if I'm trying to teach you to suck eggs)
As soon as I decided to upgrade from a T5 to a bigger van, the T5 suddenly became the Smallest van in the World
Hi Spidey - good to see you posting again Do like the idea of having a car that can accommodate the odd overnight stop - these seem to be very popular plug in option https://campal.co.uk/ here & overseas from £1350 (plus £80 UK delivery) for two bed in various designs for a wide range of cars & can be made to order too :
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Hi Spidey - good to see you posting again Do like the idea of having a car that can accommodate the odd overnight stop - these seem to be very popular plug in option https://campal.co.uk/ here & overseas from £1350 (plus £80 UK delivery) for two bed in various designs for a wide range of cars & can be made to order too :
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We have just bought a Citroën Berlingo complete with Amdro boot jump. We had a Autosleeper Symbol before but needed extra seats, an everyday vehicle and one to transport large items. We have this in this vehicle. Obviously we have to get used to there being no standing room, but for three vehicles in one, there has to be some compromise.Hi Spidey - good to see you posting again Do like the idea of having a car that can accommodate the odd overnight stop - these seem to be very popular plug in option https://campal.co.uk/ here & overseas from £1350 (plus £80 UK delivery) for two bed in various designs for a wide range of cars & can be made to order too :
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Hi.
We have had both a Hymer Tramp (6.5m fixed bed ) and a pop top Toyota Granvia for a few years now. Pop top goes all around UK and shopping (2.1m tall) and once to southern Spain for the winter. Hymer goes to beer festivals and Spain a few times. Fantastic combination.
Cheers Andrew
If the height is not a problem you will find a VW T5 of ours advertised in the Classifieds on this forum. Broken Link Removed
We use our camper as everyday transport and where we live height of vehicle to access all of the town's services that we need is never a problem but I do understand that some towns are not like that.
I agree with this, I used our T5 LWB camper as my everyday vehicle, never a problem.
Watch out for height barriers with any pop-ups though. Something to consider if going down the "campervan-as-car " route.The ubiquitous VW T5 (or T6) campervans are a good compromise between car & camper
However as you are used to a more 'home from home' motorhome, may I suggest you hire a small campervan first to check it's suitability (sorry if I'm trying to teach you to suck eggs)
As soon as I decided to upgrade from a T5 to a bigger van, the T5 suddenly became the Smallest van in the World
Yes, they're appearing everywhere now, I think it's to stop 'travellers'Watch out for height barriers with any pop-ups though. Something to consider if going down the "campervan-as-car " route.
This seems to be a common theme ... @Blueknight no longer posts here but he bought a Summit and was deeply disappointed. It was a shame as the Globecars and Pössl vans that come out of the other factory are highly regarded. A 5.4m would be an excellent choice bar the fact it will have the height problem for car parks (though, in reality I use very few car parks with height barrier in my car).Hi all,
We went to view our new Globecar summit prime 540 at SMC. We were very disappointed with the build, nothing like the standard of the Roadscout! Although they are both Globecars, they are made at two different factories. They were so, so different in build standard that one could be mistaken that the two factories are completely different companies.
The good news was that we could amend our agreement, so we bought the Roadscout R 540 Elegance instead. Pick it up on Friday
Hopeless ... or hapless!Hi Grianan
We now realise that one group of Globecars are under the D-Line brand and the other is H-Line. The Summit Prime is part of the H-Line. Our Roadscout is a D-Line. I guess the D may stand for Dethleff, as it is they who build them. The H stands for ?
Hi Grianan
We now realise that one group of Globecars are under the D-Line brand and the other is H-Line. The Summit Prime is part of the H-Line. Our Roadscout is a D-Line. I guess the D may stand for Dethleff, as it is they who build them. The H stands for ?
We have a Hymer Ayers Rock and absolutely love it, it has a metal roof not a pop top, it’s only 5.4 metres long can park it easily on our drive, and enough head room to stand. Something like a VW Transporter you need to consider just how much of a compromise they are particularly if your down sizing.We have a lovely hymer motorhome which we want to keep and is perfect for our holidays. It is now just the two of us and we thought about exchanging our everyday car for a small camper. This we could use as a day out camper or a quick weekend away etc. Looking at the Toyota Alphard hybrid. Does anyone have a bigger motorhome and a small camper? Can't see any pitfalls as it is the size of a car and will still have 4 belted seats. I love the idea of a car not just being a car. We are both just retired early so will get to use both loads.