New Zealand or Bust

[StillGoing]

Update on the “rattle box” been to see the nice guy at Rotorua, he put on a new battery,

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And Rotorua stinks

He told me if it was his van he’d put 2 batteries in.

Rotorua does stink!

 

[bobnick]

The more i see and read the higher NZ goes up the list.
However, we have some unfinished roads to do over the water before we get there.
Lovin it.

 

[jongood]

There are some nice looking Mitsubishi Toyota and Isuzu conversions.

We liked them too, They re very smart and fairly bulletproof. The 2 downsides we noticed was access to the cab could be quite difficult and a lot of single glazing.

 

[KiwiKampers]

Its a real shame the market is so restrictive over there. After our visit we fancied going back and doing N island properly but in a better Mh, we were going to share it with another couple, get a couple of seasons out of it and sell it at the end, but so many restrictions, had to be rhd with a lhd door and higher than Euro5 (in 2018 iirc) the market preferred Rwd and auto and then we would have to pay the really high import tax and make somebother modifications and there was no guarantee the authorities would let us import it even after that. Its a real shame because it looks like NZ Mh owners would benefit from a bit more choice.

We imported our Autotrail (please, no comments on our choice. We’ve been very happy with it) from the UK in 2016 and it was so easy my brother and brother-in-law did the same two, four and six years later. I think the biggest issue was the expense of having them steam cleaned and disinfected. We were able to import our brand new van at almost have the cost of buying one from a dealer’s yard here and that included the import duty, paperwork, conversion for NZ compliance and shipping from Southampton. In recent years NZ has allowed European motorhomes into the country with the habitation doors on the right. I’m not sure that Australia does. I don’t know why but Kiwis do prefer automatics to manuals. Manuals are much harder to on-sell.
Kiwis are very loyal to their motorhome manufacturers, believing them to be better built and able to withstand the rigours of gravel roads and more regular use than European motorhomes have. Personally, I don’t think they are that robust, especially after what I’ve been reading about the rental vans on here.
Australian motorhomes, mainly ones built by Jayco, are getting a bad press here, but the off-road caravans built in Australia are selling like hot cakes. I think it’s the macho image they conjure up that makes them popular.

 

[StillGoing]

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We imported our Autotrail (please, no comments on our choice. We’ve been very happy with it) from the UK in 2016 and it was so easy my brother and brother-in-law did the same two, four and six years later. I think the biggest issue was the expense of having them steam cleaned and disinfected. We were able to import our brand new van at almost have the cost of buying one from a dealer’s yard here and that included the import duty, paperwork, conversion for NZ compliance and shipping from Southampton. In recent years NZ has allowed European motorhomes into the country with the habitation doors on the right. I’m not sure that Australia does. I don’t know why but Kiwis do prefer automatics to manuals. Manuals are much harder to on-sell.
Kiwis are very loyal to their motorhome manufacturers, believing them to be better built and able to withstand the rigours of gravel roads and more regular use than European motorhomes have. Personally, I don’t think they are that robust, especially after what I’ve been reading about the rental vans on here.
Australian motorhomes, mainly ones built by Jayco, are getting a bad press here, but the off-road caravans built in Australia are selling like hot cakes. I think it’s the macho image they conjure up that makes them popular.

I’ve seen a lot of macho caravans here - the ones with off-road tyres, twin axle, massive suspension (brightly coloured). They don’t look like they have ever left tarmac.

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[Holly's mum]

While I'm here, can I put in a plug for the Classic Car Collection in Nelson.
I'm off to Blenheim in a week's time and will be sure to check out the Burleigh pies.

The Nelson Classic Car Museum is also on our very long list to do, at the beginning of March
I am sure you will enjoy the Burleigh pies
If you're not taking the motorhome and need accommodation for Blenheim then we can recommend The Cedar Inn, it's on Booking.com and a really lovely self contained apartment.

 

[jongood]

We imported our Autotrail (please, no comments on our choice. We’ve been very happy with it) from the UK in 2016 and it was so easy my brother and brother-in-law did the same two, four and six years later. I think the biggest issue was the expense of having them steam cleaned and disinfected. We were able to import our brand new van at almost have the cost of buying one from a dealer’s yard here and that included the import duty, paperwork, conversion for NZ compliance and shipping from Southampton. In recent years NZ has allowed European motorhomes into the country with the habitation doors on the right. I’m not sure that Australia does. I don’t know why but Kiwis do prefer automatics to manuals. Manuals are much harder to on-sell.
Kiwis are very loyal to their motorhome manufacturers, believing them to be better built and able to withstand the rigours of gravel roads and more regular use than European motorhomes have. Personally, I don’t think they are that robust, especially after what I’ve been reading about the rental vans on here.
Australian motorhomes, mainly ones built by Jayco, are getting a bad press here, but the off-road caravans built in Australia are selling like hot cakes. I think it’s the macho image they conjure up that makes them popular.

It would be funny if it wasn't so deluded, they should see whats here in Morocco.