I'm tentively looking around for possibilities for our next van.

[Pudsey Bear]

Had one an 2005, and flogged it, nice van, made good money on it.

 

[Nabsim]

I think luck comes into it a lot with the various manufacturers but not sure why. You find people with an old low cost van that have never had a problem with either hab or chassis/engine/cab then someone spends over £100k and has endless problems.

 

[YeoBlade]

Other than Bonnet respray( I wanted it to look better not worse ) I did the repairs myself, so cost are just parts. . Thinking back to the previous one, 2005 x240 chassis I can't recall any repair at all in about 30k miles 5yrs., thou the clutch thrust bearing was rattling when I bought it and still when I sold it .

 

[RSD7a]

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/motorhome-details/202507254816077

 

[Pudsey Bear]

Not a true auto, post 2021 for that.

 

[YeoBlade]

Not a true auto, post 2021 for that.

We've got a fiat 500 auto ,duologic, easiest way to describe it is it's like someone driving a car and they're just not much good at changing gear.Guess they're the same

 

[Rosehip]

Agree completely about the front dinette waste of space , not comfortable to lounge at unless you have two captains chairs that can reach it, which usually means compromise somewhere else.

I asked Chatgpt to have a go at a search, and to supply links.

2022 (72) SWIFT SELECT 122 9 SPEED AUTOMATIC, ONE OWNER, 6M, 3.5T GVW, CAB & HAB AIR CON, LONG REAR LOUNGE

SWIFT SELECT 122 9 SPEED AUTOMATIC, ONE OWNER, 6M, 3.5T GVW, CAB & HAB AIR CON, LONG REAR LOUNGE, For Sale In Bradford

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Sold but love the colour

Used 2021 Swift Select 122 for sale in Flintshire

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New Fiat Autotrail V-Line 610 Sport 140BHP Auto Motorhome for Sale | Brownhills Motorhomes Limited

New Fiat Autotrail V-Line 610 Sport 140BHP Auto motorhome for sale at Brownhills.

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select (champagne) 122 owner and driver here, our is manual because I hate automatics but apart from that it does exactly what you ask. It's much better than the newer carrera version for storage etc. Fab van. If I were rich I might got for the Warwick duo (not xl) for apparent better build quality - but then I'd have to take out the microwave and do something about it's wardrobe. - the wardrobe in the 122 makes a fab pantry

 

[Pudsey Bear]

This one seems to fulfil all our needs really, but I'd delete the overcab skylight, the TV and the Microwave.

 

[YeoBlade]

Interesting no-one wants a microwave now. Do you like cold food or have a plan B?

 

[trevskoda]

Interesting no-one wants a microwave now. Do you like cold food or have a plan B?

Fact is still many folk say you cannot cook in a m wave but only reheat food, strange that because i can cook 90% of foods in one.
I have a plastic bown with a vented lid which is fantastic at cooking spuds in there jackets, 3 good size taties 12 mins and leave standing for a few hrs to t time and all they require is a 2 min reheat and sliced in have covered in butter or cheese and eaten with a spoon out of there jackets.

 

[barryd]

Oh how I laughed in the past smugly and condescendingly at microwaves in motorhomes in the until I bought one with one in. Bloody useful as it turns out. Well when you are plugged in of course.

 

[YeoBlade]

ONLY vans with a Microwave in are UK build ones . How long can you eat salad for? I can run mine on the inverter OK, not haute cuisine I know but we had Pastie and Baked beans lunch in 3 minutes today, followed by kale smoothie as I felt guilty.

 

[barryd]

ONLY vans with a Microwave in are UK build ones . How long can you eat salad for? I can run mine on the inverter OK, not haute cuisine I know but we had Pastie and Baked beans lunch in 3 minutes today, followed by kale smoothie as I felt guilty.

One of the four rings on our cooker is even electric. If we have hookup Michelle often uses it to save gas.

 

[Pudsey Bear]

Interesting no-one wants a microwave now. Do you like cold food or have a plan B

It's about as much use as a chocolate fireguard to us, Julian, less actually, as we could eat that, we 100% wild camp, so nothing to plug it into, not enough solar or amphours to run it off an inverter either, and the cupboard space is more valuable.

 

[alcam]

Oh how I laughed in the past smugly and condescendingly at microwaves in motorhomes in the until I bought one with one in. Bloody useful as it turns out. Well when you are plugged in of course.

Last van had a microwave. Maybe used it 3-4 times in 5 years .
When cooking in pub it was as quick heating things in a pot . Trying to persuade so called chefs was difficult

 

[barryd]

Last van had a microwave. Maybe used it 3-4 times in 5 years .
When cooking in pub it was as quick heating things in a pot . Trying to persuade so called chefs was difficult

Ah but we will be heading to Devon next after France and they do some nice pasties. half an hour in the oven or 1 minute in the microwave.

 

[alcam]

Ah but we will be heading to Devon next after France and they do some nice pasties. half an hour in the oven or 1 minute in the microwave.

Microwaves turn pastry back to dough .
Put pasties , pastries in microwave for a minute then 5 minutes in oven

 

[barryd]

Microwaves turn pastry back to dough .
Put pasties , pastries in microwave for a minute then 5 minutes in oven

They used to but if you time it right they don't seem to now. No idea why. Maybe the technology change I dont know. I think people put them in too long

 

[alcam]

They used to but if you time it right they don't seem to now. No idea why. Maybe the technology change I dont know. I think people put them in too long

Soggy bottom boy

 

[Pudsey Bear]

Ours is a combo and does pastry well.