Poor quality in motorhomes?

tim m154 said:
I have a Hymer S700 normally get 23-25 mpg or 19 with race car and trailer, just swapped from 14" wheels to 15", wow, what a difference, i was thinking of selling as it was a bit of a slug but now can cruise at 65-70 with trailer and car, quality for a 20 yr old van is brilliant, original cupboards and catches etc, in five years of ownership have been to europe many times with no problems, never got stuck on race fields with the twin rear wheels pulling us out when all others get stuck, in my opinion Hymers are the best available. Good hunting..
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I am off to have a look at my wheel size!!!! My S700 delivers around 23mpg in Europe and will sit on 90kph for hours on end without any stress.

Mind you, changing 6 wheels and tyres for new will not be cheap as I presume I would have to use Merc wheels!! Any ideas?
 
Covey said:
I am off to have a look at my wheel size!!!! My S700 delivers around 23mpg in Europe and will sit on 90kph for hours on end without any stress.

Mind you, changing 6 wheels and tyres for new will not be cheap as I presume I would have to use Merc wheels!! Any ideas?
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Speedo will still read 90 KPH but you will actually be travelling at 100+, Stole (sorry, Bought) my wheels and tyres from flea bay,
P.S. any one want to buy seven 14" wheel with good tyres!!!!
 
Spotted a B564 2003 Hymer in Webbs of reading they want £25,995 for it its only done just under 16,000 miles what do you think is that too expensive??
I am no good at posting but loads of pictures on their web page.:juggle:
 
Hi I would have thought you could get one for around £20,000 if you look around. Anything under 50,000 miles would be good. The one you are looking at does not appear to have much storage, no lockers on the outside. Have you thought about one with a rear bed, you will then gets lost of storage for BBQ's chairs etc.
Andy
 
Andys said:
Hi I would have thought you could get one for around £20,000 if you look around. Anything under 50,000 miles would be good. The one you are looking at does not appear to have much storage, no lockers on the outside. Have you thought about one with a rear bed, you will then gets lost of storage for BBQ's chairs etc.
Andy
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Yes I thought it was a bit expensive and I take your point regarding the storage :juggle: Thanks for your view on this:)
 
HI
We had a B574 on a 02 plate, it had a rear bed with a garage, the bed lifted so you could get everything without going outside. We had it 3 years toured all over. Used it Scotland one new year heating was fantastic. Also toured all over France even took it over the alps, loved it.
Andy
 
Thanks for that Andy I am hoping to look at some later this week all this info really helps
 
No idea about the layout preferences but that certainly appears to be tidy.

You will always pay a premium at a dealer, nothing wrong with that in itself.

Everything is negotiable, just remember to take a box of tissues for the sales person, if they are not in tears, you've payed too much. lol :)
 
If you are not taking a part exchange in you should be able to negotiate something off easily
 
mark61 said:
No idea about the layout preferences but that certainly appears to be tidy.

You will always pay a premium at a dealer, nothing wrong with that in itself.

Everything is negotiable, just remember to take a box of tissues for the sales person, if they are not in tears, you've payed too much. lol :)
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Thanks for looking I have spoken to them and asked for a quote to fit gasglow solar 130wtt system and bikerack and had a go at a:juggle: better price they are getting back to me...
Still looking too but they all seem to be around £24,000 and more miles on them so far.....
 
wendywo said:
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Thanks for looking I have spoken to them and asked for a quote to fit gasglow solar 130wtt system and bikerack and had a go at a:juggle: better price they are getting back to me...
Still looking too but they all seem to be around £24,000 and more miles on them so far.....
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Divide the mileage by the age of the van to get the average yearly mileage. Sometimes a very low mileage can be a bad thing if it has not been used much. There is such a thing as 'lazy van syndrome' which means you get lots of little niggly problems when you use it.

I believe you can also find the MOT history of a vehicle once you have the reg. number. I have forgotten the website where you can check it but somebody will post a link.
 
Yes, within reason, I wouldn't worry too much about mileage. MH's very rarely do anything near what would be considered high mileage.
 
tim m154 said:
Speedo will still read 90 KPH but you will actually be travelling at 100+, Stole (sorry, Bought) my wheels and tyres from flea bay,
P.S. any one want to buy seven 14" wheel with good tyres!!!!
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When you changed from 14" to 15" wheels did you keep the same profile tyres, or did they go from 65 to 55 ?, that's a guess at profile.
 
maingate said:
Divide the mileage by the age of the van to get the average yearly mileage. Sometimes a very low mileage can be a bad thing if it has not been used much. There is such a thing as 'lazy van syndrome' which means you get lots of little niggly problems when you use it.

I believe you can also find the MOT history of a vehicle once you have the reg. number. I have forgotten the website where you can check it but somebody will post a link.
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I think to check the MOT history you will need either a previous MOT certificate or a V5, checked mine last week and had to enter the Reg No. and the No. from the previous MOT.
 
My advice is take note of differing warranties and get at least 12 months. Also think about distance to the dealer who will be servicing/fixing any issues.

We paid over £20k for our Lunar Premier at the end of September last year & luckily it came with a 12 month warranty. Also luckily we didn't put the cover on over Christmas and so spotted a serious water ingress problem in the roof which has yet to be fixed. So far we have
  • Driven a total of 750 miles
  • Put £35 worth of fuel in a courtesy car
  • Used £60 of diesel to get the vehicle to the dealer
  • Spent £19.20 on Severn Bridge tolls
  • Taken two half days holiday to make sure we could collect it when the workshop was open
  • Paid staff to cover for my business on five separate occasions
  • Cancelled two weekend breaks
 
Sharon the Cat said:
My advice is take note of differing warranties and get at least 12 months. Also think about distance to the dealer who will be servicing/fixing any issues.

We paid over £20k for our Lunar Premier at the end of September last year & luckily it came with a 12 month warranty. Also luckily we didn't put the cover on over Christmas and so spotted a serious water ingress problem in the roof which has yet to be fixed. So far we have
  • Driven a total of 750 miles
  • Put £35 worth of fuel in a courtesy car
  • Used £60 of diesel to get the vehicle to the dealer
  • Spent £19.20 on Severn Bridge tolls
  • Taken two half days holiday to make sure we could collect it when the workshop was open
  • Paid staff to cover for my business on five separate occasions
  • Cancelled two weekend breaks
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A very good point well made. We bought ours from Viscount Motorhomes just three miles away, with a 12 month comprehensive warranty, and all minor faults were quickly and easily dealt with. However, how they will deal with a claim from Lagos this summer has yet to be explored!
John
 
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