Questions , Advice and Thoughts

[Pete and Liz]

Apologies for the longish post.

I am lucky to be able to take early retirement in a few months at the spritely young age of 58 and we are looking to acquire the 3rd, and last well for a while, motorhome.

I have been doing a bit, ok a lot of research and viewings of Motorhome’s over the last 6 months and have worked out the following for likes and dislikes based on our preferences.

Dislikes:
Transverse or French beds
Proper single beds.
Manual Transmission
No garage storage
Anything over 8.5Mtrs (just won’t fit on the drive)

Likes:
Island bed
Single beds that can join
Auto gearbox (yes including Fiat robotised)
Alde heating
Double floor for on board tanks.

Unsure of:
Truma blown air heating
Tag axel’s
One door only, yes you know the brand I am talking about.

I have a budget of £70K if I must add what I want to bring it up to spec e.g. the likes of good solar, B2B, LiFePO4 batteries, Self-levelling etc. If it has most of them then around £85K.

The plan is to spend the first six months with long UK shakedown trips before heading off to the EU for long distance and time trips.

So, my questions

1.Should a Euro 6 engine be a must have going forward?
Our current MH is 2012 so we avoid any ULEZ type zones, but they are increasing and the risk of getting a fine for an inadvertent transgression is going up.

2. If the Euro 6 shouldn’t be a concern then how old is it practical to buy, based on parts and repairs?

3. Recommendations of makes models that have served you well?

Are you still awake?

 

[Bessy765]

Firstly do you have a C1 and no worries when you are 70about retaining it, self levellers eat into your payload. We have a Burstner Iexo 736 (2019) from new. It left the factory plated at 4000 kg on the Fiat heavy chassis. I had to uprate it to 4500kg. this model has the rear Island bed and is not high up like a lot of models, have added hab aircon, a sat system and 2 tv’s 700 watts of solar a Victron 12/2000/80 inverter charger and 2 x 100 Lithium. 2 underslung lpg tanks. When we are loaded up for a trip we come out at around 4350 kg. Extras no change out of 10 grand. This is i hope useful information as to what extras may cost and what they do to your payload.

 

[Pete and Liz]

Firstly do you have a C1 and no worries when you are 70about retaining it, self levellers eat into your payload. We have a Burstner Iexo 736 (2019) from new. It left the factory plated at 4000 kg on the Fiat heavy chassis. I had to uprate it to 4500kg. this model has the rear Island bed and is not high up like a lot of models, have added hab aircon, a sat system and 2 tv’s 700 watts of solar a Victron 12/2000/80 inverter charger and 2 x 100 Lithium. 2 underslung lpg tanks. When we are loaded up for a trip we come out at around 4350 kg. Extras no change out of 10 grand. This is i hope useful information as to what extras may cost and what they do to your payload.

Yes I have a C1 so no issues there. According to E&P the latest full self levelling system comes in at 50-54 Kg fitted so not as much as you would expect.

 

[Bessy765]

True but it all adds up, main thing is to enjoy your travels