Finally bought one😎

[steve69]

I have a small decal on the rear of my car - It simply says "Grumpy old Git inside". Guilty as charged.

 

[intokenny]

I have been in & around this motor & you will love it, you have a very good motorhome & wont be dissapointed. good luck on your travels.

 

[pelican]

The irony is that the graphics are on a German van!

 

[Northernraider]

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Very posh and very spacious. How much solar is that?

 

[Hoovie]

confused... Van in Post 1 is different to the van in post 12 but they both seem to be described as the OPs "new van"?

or is van in #12 just photos of a random van?

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[Dutch 68]

Very posh and very spacious. How much solar is that?

Not as much as yours I think but this has Efoy generator, automatically kicks in I believe, also Alde wet heating, a seperate diesel heating system with timer and thermostat, and heat exchange system too, big underslung LPG, so I don’t think we will be coldoh and habitation aircon

 

[Dutch 68]

confused... Van in Post 1 is different to the van in post 12 but they both seem to be described as the OPs "new van"?

or is van in #12 just photos of a random van?

Read the post lol, the vario is a random van I have seen on my travels

 

[Northernraider]

Not as much as yours I think but this has Efoy generator, automatically kicks in I believe, also Alde wet heating, a seperate diesel heating system with timer and heat exchange system too, big underslung LPG, so I don’t think we will be coldoh and habitation aircon

Sounds a very good set-up, what year of van is that then?

 

[Dutch 68]

Not as much as yours I think but this has Efoy generator, automatically kicks in I believe, also Alde wet heating, a seperate diesel heating system with timer and heat exchange system too, big underslung LPG, so I don’t think we will be coldoh and habitation aircon

 

[Dutch 68]

Sounds a very good set-up, what year of van is that then?

It’s a classic, 2003, but the drive train is 2015/16 I believe, 220bhp, twin turbo common rail, mated to a Allison auto box

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[Northernraider]

It’s a classic, 2003, but the drive train is 2015/16 I believe, 220bhp, twin turbo common rail, mated to a Allison auto box

Good stuff , will have a lot more grunt than this big slug then

 

[Dutch 68]

Good stuff , will have a lot more grunt than this big slug then

Truck based MH is very different in many ways, it has 850nm of torque I believe by very low rpm, so in combination with the Allison torque converter auto box I expect it to go up hills no problem at all

 

[Northernraider]

Truck based MH is very different in many ways, it has 850nm of torque I believe by very low rpm, so in combination with the Allison torque converter auto box I expect it to go up hills no problem at all

Aye . I think if the vario doesn't work out that would be my next move . Fed up with fragile vans with crap power , crap payload and crap ground clearance. But then it comes down to budget too I guess .

 

[Hoovie]

Read the post lol, the vario is a random van I have seen on my travels

I read the posts... why do you think I am confused?!? "Finally bought one", post two different vans ... all double-dutch (68)

 

[Dutch 68]

Aye . I think if the vario doesn't work out that would be my next move . Fed up with fragile vans with crap power , crap payload and crap ground clearance. But then it comes down to budget too I guess .

Well they are around, but you need to be lucky, but it would suit your lifestyle really well a clou liner, truck based stuff is in general so much tougher, I have driven class1 units with 1.5 million on the clock, on their original engine and gearbox, I like Merc vario, but as a living space it’s so cramped compared to a big MH, but you know that, plus if you have a dodgy knee like me, a vario clutch is very heavy, auto box rules if it is a good one, everyone does his own thing but if I was in your shoes I would sell both yours and buy a truck based MH instead

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[Northernraider]

Well they are around, but you need to be lucky, but it would suit your lifestyle really well a clou liner, truck based stuff is in general so much tougher, I have driven class1 units with 1.5 million on the clock, on their original engine and gearbox, I like Merc vario, but as a living space it’s so cramped compared to a big MH, but you know that, plus if you have a dodgy knee like me, a vario clutch is very heavy, auto box rules if it is a good one, everyone does his own thing but if I was in your shoes I would sell both yours and buy a truck based MH instead

Aye possibly. But I do like the versatility of the vario . Bigger than a sprinter ducato etc but on a truck chassis and not as wide as a motorhome. IF I can make it work I think that's my plan for now. Folk live in smaller vans it's just getting used to not carrying all this crap around with me .

Had importing from Germany still been easy and cheap I'd have gone down that route but choice is limited in the UK and I'm limited to 7.5t