Posted on 24/06/2019 16:48
hello people,
thinking of purchasing a lunar arriva, has any body got or have had one, just wondering how you got on with the user payload, nose weight etc one dealer said it was ample for a small van I am not so sure and would rather learn from others experience than my own.
regards john
Posted on 24/06/2019 18:43
Done some more digging and this scam is rife, why cannot they do this to start with seems very shifty to me, the last British van I purchased was in 1980 and vowed never to that again, it seem's it will be the last British van I owned, just fancied a change, think I will stay with the foreigners.
Posted on 24/06/2019 18:59
Well we managed with one for 7 years touring here and abroad fir over 120+ nights per year without too much trouble. Even carried 2 normal sized non electric bikes in it. Hardly had a problem with it. Only reason we part exed it was due to the poor insulation and we wanted to do more winter touring in the UK.
It is a bit narrower but we are small in size. Obviously able to tow it with a 1600 Kia Cee'd.
We were happy with the Ariva and it gave us better value than some other bigger vans we've owned.
Posted on 24/06/2019 18:43 by hooker128Done some more digging and this scam is rife, why cannot they do this to start with seems very shifty to me, the last British van I purchased was in 1980 and vowed never to that again, it seem's it will be the last British van I owned, just fancied a change, think I will stay with the foreigners.
Posted on 24/06/2019 18:43 by hooker128Done some more digging and this scam is rife, why cannot they do this to start with seems very shifty to me, the last British van I purchased was in 1980 and vowed never to that again, it seem's it will be the last British van I owned, just fancied a change, think I will stay with the foreigners.
Posted on 24/06/2019 19:20
The NCC have a basic formula for calculating user payload.
Payload(kg) = 10×L+10×N+50 where L is body length and N is number of berths. Uk manufacturers use this minimum unrealistic. An upgrade is often possible up to axle load spec but might be very little. Probably one reason that I see very few two berth caravans on site.
I had an upgrade included on purchase for our 3 berth side dinette with the option of a 4th bunk so, without optional bunk I have 243kg payload but without the upgrade 143kg
Posted on 24/06/2019 19:31
So has anyone answering the Op actually owned or used a Lunar Ariva? Thought not.
Btw our current van has a payload of 183 kgs and is a 2 berth, quite a bit more than some bigger vans.
Op why are you considering an Ariva? Comparing it to a German van isn't really a comparison. Buy German if you want top grade but its a bit unfair on the Ariva to compare the two.
hooker128