Samson
Guest
Hi everyone.
We are getting ready for our first adventure this year with my now ageing self build Ducato LWB. Off to the Lake District over the Easter weekend, and I'll spend a couple of hours fishing the beautiful Watendlath Tarn, to try and catch two fresh rainbow trout to later fry in garlic butter and a little oil. I always fry outside of the van or it smells for days. My wife loves fresh fried trout.
Well anyway, I decided to take my wife to Brownhills yesterday, purely as an interesting afternoon to look at motorhomes. We don't like the idea of fixed beds because they reduce the living area so much and ours folds up.
We happened upon a van that we both just fell in love with as soon as we stepped into it, a Fiat Rapido 7068. It had a huge circular seating area at the back with windows on each side, and we could just picture the views and comfort among the mountains somewhere, sat there with a glass of wine as the sun decended on a summers evening in the Highlands. To the front and past the kitchen and bathroom, there was a dining area with 4 seats also. So much space. 3.8 tons of motorhome, 2006 model, but with less than 6000 miles. Absolutely mint. It had a massive awning almost the length of the vehicle, with zipped sides and front addition. The salesman Joe seen our enthusiasm and offered to take a sizable chunk off the price if we bought it. We sat down with figures and we decided we wanted it but would consider carefully over the weekend.
Later upon reflection, my wife didn't like the idea of £400 a month over 10 years and asked me to keep the little campervan.
Wow, I dreamed about this van last night and I'm still not convinced which way to go. An interesting Saturday afternoon!
We are getting ready for our first adventure this year with my now ageing self build Ducato LWB. Off to the Lake District over the Easter weekend, and I'll spend a couple of hours fishing the beautiful Watendlath Tarn, to try and catch two fresh rainbow trout to later fry in garlic butter and a little oil. I always fry outside of the van or it smells for days. My wife loves fresh fried trout.
Well anyway, I decided to take my wife to Brownhills yesterday, purely as an interesting afternoon to look at motorhomes. We don't like the idea of fixed beds because they reduce the living area so much and ours folds up.
We happened upon a van that we both just fell in love with as soon as we stepped into it, a Fiat Rapido 7068. It had a huge circular seating area at the back with windows on each side, and we could just picture the views and comfort among the mountains somewhere, sat there with a glass of wine as the sun decended on a summers evening in the Highlands. To the front and past the kitchen and bathroom, there was a dining area with 4 seats also. So much space. 3.8 tons of motorhome, 2006 model, but with less than 6000 miles. Absolutely mint. It had a massive awning almost the length of the vehicle, with zipped sides and front addition. The salesman Joe seen our enthusiasm and offered to take a sizable chunk off the price if we bought it. We sat down with figures and we decided we wanted it but would consider carefully over the weekend.
Later upon reflection, my wife didn't like the idea of £400 a month over 10 years and asked me to keep the little campervan.
Wow, I dreamed about this van last night and I'm still not convinced which way to go. An interesting Saturday afternoon!
