Small(ish) motorhome.

As with all AS motor caravans there is a choice of upholstery to choose from so would be theoriginal purchasers choice

However, it’s a vast improvement on the earlier one pictured.

Back in the room..........If anyone is looking for something similar to me, check out the Wildax Pulsar. Unfortunately it would require deeper pockets than mine!

Some of the interior colour schemes on older motorhomes and caravans are a bit of an acquired taste but some of the newer ones are totally impractical, especially the ones with mainly white or light coloured fabrics. My dog would tone them down within minutes. 

having a dog is not a prerequisite of caravan or motorhome ownership

weve managed four MHs and not one dog.

we find the interior of ours perfectly practical for us humans.

Ha ha BB, I sort of agree. But then you are looking at MHs 15 plus years old, and tastes do change. Interestingly, we have never yet come across a van or MH interior that has appealed to us, but then our trick for getting what we want is to buy something a whole lot cheaper than new ( in MH terms, that’s been around £50k saving for us) and then spending a bit of time and money kitting it out to exactly how we need it. It’s why we have them for so long, they are truly ours and not a compromise😁 (We’ve done the same with our house, old, but solid, bought for a snip, refurbished gradually. We could have had a dog kennel built on a flood plain, but we had more common sense, even in our early twenties......)

The one thing I do detest is anything white or beige, ghastly. And totally impractical. It’s what sends folks off for throws, covers, etc.... anything that makes the resale value achievable. We would rather go with quality fixtures and fittings, up to a lot of wear and tear, as changing the seat covers is dead easy. We are mid way through refurbishing our caravan. The one thing that has stood the test of time is the recovered furnishings. Instant gratification sometimes carries a very big price tag, but canny investment reaps different rewards.....😁

by the same token, many owners of contemporary vans could never do cottage 'chintz'.....ghastly

I agree. Tastes differ hugely though. Much as I love Airstreams, all that leather puts me off. Contemporary, in terms of vans, MHs and indeed holiday cottages, is fairly easy to live with, clean and redecorate. But unless it’s top quality contemporary, it’s soon starts to look tacky. 

Van and MH interiors tend to follow trends, at the moment, plain, grey/White/beige are on trend. Our caravan dates back to mid 1980s. It won’t be plain, it definitely won’t be chintzy, and the Cath Kidson empire won’t be benefitting either 😁

I like them too. They offer a variety of passenger spaces and arrangements. One of the better designed new vans around.

The interiors are fairly plain so no shocks to the eyeballs! 

If you buy one a little bigger , have you thought of parking a little bit away and walking to school ?

Update. 

Once again, I appreciate all the helpful suggestions. 

Having spent many hours researching and travelling to view potential contenders, there is one van that we really like the look of and which seems to have the kit we want and is less than 5.5m long. 

The problem is that we can't find one for sale within striking distance of home so if anyone sees an Autocruise Jazz for sale within 100 miles of Manchester, I would be very grateful. 

I'm going to put a separate post which may reach a wider audience. 

Thanks again.