Good luck it is hard work he is so popular there are hundreds of posts after he posted themI’ll go back and find them.![]()
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Good luck it is hard work he is so popular there are hundreds of posts after he posted themI’ll go back and find them.![]()
With thinks like the Alde it is worth it just factoring in a full service at the manufacturer , it pays of to look after things properly, solving problems when they appear is not just annoying but also more costly, maintenance is so importantRight I'm low on data and can't go over the Same bits over again so most info I have I've posted up already . That and the ebay listing gives a good idea.
Realistically I can't compare my current van with it as they're 2 very different things in every way .
But I can compare it fairly well to the euramobil I had last year that I bought for 26.5k but sold for 31.5k
If someone had offered me a swap the euramobil for the n&b I'd have ripped their arm from the socket.
It's a far superior van .
So with that in mind it is a good buy , I would like to hope that with the love I'd show it that it wouldn't depreciate drastically in the next few years . I think the pros far outweigh the cons but I'm also aware it carries an element of risk .
Looking at what else is out there for the price range I think the price is pretty spot on IF most of the equipment works. Somethings while being a shame if they don't work I could live without and would either not replace or I'd try and pick up a second hand one ...ie the roof air con or satellite dish receiver etc
The important bits , boiler, fridge , cooker, etc I'd obviously hope worked all good. The aldi being my biggest concern as they're expensive. I couldn't see fluid in the reservoir but he told me that was normal when not running , I don't know as I've only had alde heating in one other van . And it was 7 years ago .
I'm gonna go give uncle lenny a quick call to have a wee chat about it and then I'm gonna sleep on it.
Definitely not
He's a trader remember and currently things he has gold.
He doesn't care about the van you can tell by how he treats it. It's sat up there unlocked in a yard . Madness
But he obviously has money and his attitude is basically if I don't buy it someone will even if he has to wait months.
My view is they don't come up too often at my budget for the spec and layout I want. I know I'm going to have to spend money on it over and above what I'd pay for it which is fine as long as the van is worth more than that at the end of the day.
It's a completely different van from the frankia, euramobil etc you can see and feel the difference in quality of it.
There's nothing on it that can't be sorted out with a good bit tlc .
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They must be summer tyres there’s hardly any tread there.Specsavers for you lad.![]()
It’s £440.04 at Alde to get the fluid changed and checked over etc.With thinks like the Alde it is worth it just factoring in a full service at the manufacturer , it pays of to look after things properly, solving problems when they appear is not just annoying but also more costly, maintenance is so important![]()
Are you having a giraffe, I’ve never saw a stone stuck in a bald tyre.They must be summer tyres there’s hardly any tread there.
I’m talking about the important tread on the tread running side to side, they are summer tyres useless for gripAre you having a giraffe, I’ve never saw a stone stuck in a bald tyre.View attachment 929617
M&S lol .. all 6 are matching..They must be summer tyres there’s hardly any tread there.
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Did you see the date on them Tam ?M&S lol .. all 6 are matching..
Yes that is the thing , I've never been in ab N&B before and it is hard to tell from the photos but @mackeelan and I both agreed and commented to each other about how you can feel and see the quality of the interior it just feels solid and well built even down to the door rubbers, seals around the lockers , catches, hinges everything.. nothing feels flimsy or fragile. Its definitely better built than any of my previous vans . I admittedly can see why it's equivalent today is around £200k .Tam
That comment is very important and significant. I felt the same after viewing Hymers etc. and the walking into a N&B Arto.
Our Arto is just a year older than this Flair and we have spent little on repairs in 13 years.
My projection is that, once you get that Flair up to scratch, you will be spending little on it in the next 5-10 years. That low future expenditure has to be taken into the equation.
Forget the discussion on external size - you can drive anything and you do not go to campsites.
Comments about 'there will be other MHs coming along' only refer IMO to less quality, but not many N&B, unless you hang around in Germany on mobile.de for months.
[P.S N&B do still support 20+ year-old models, unlike some manufacturers.]
My last comment: 'Quality over price'
Tam, Good Luck with your decision
I couldn't as it doesn't seem to be on the outside wall . But definitely no signs of cracking etc and it was an advisory on the 2021 mot . They're a make I'm not familiar with so probably not the greatest tyres but I'm confident they were all new 3 years ago. All advisories on previous mots apart from the 2023 one look like they've had some attention paid to them at least .Did you see the date on them Tam ?
Well that's not as bad as I thought ...I figured 3 or 4 grand.A new Alde boiler for that model is £1500 so will be £2000ish fitted
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Frightened me to death seeing that. Just shows when you have no idea. You know nowt! By the way Tam did you look up on the roof?For its age chassis looks in good nick.
Yes I agree, we’ve just had our fluid changed at Alde last week expensive I thought.Well that's not as bad as I thought ...I figured 3 or 4 grand.
Of course I'd still be happier if it worked fine.
Its just surface rust on an 8/10mm thick steel chassis rail . No serious corrosion.Frightened me to death seeing that. Just shows when you have no idea. You know nowt! By the way Tam did you look up on the roof?
Carol
The one I had on the frankia kept cutting out . And it had had a previous circuit board replacement which I'd been told was expensive.Yes I agree, we’ve just had our fluid changed at Alde last week expensive I thought.
The engineer said we might need a new boiler in the next couple of years due to age(2005) and failure rate at this age, I chuffing hope not as probably the new ones, like everything else won’t be as well made at the originals.
Anyway he told me the price.
It’s difficult to know who to believe, I was always told the older Alde systems with the slider control panels like ours and yours(potentially)are bulletproof the newer ones not so much.The one I had on the frankia kept cutting out . And it had had a previous circuit board replacement which I'd been told was expensive.
I've always thought truma were easier but everyone raves on about alde
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I totally agreeHe bent my ear for ages I reckon he has talked himself into it.
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