Very Expensive Motorhomes

Posted on 16/02/2021 10:41 by

May be true for some but  I dont think I am alone in reserving the large car for towing and getting about whilst away. For shopping and short distances  we have small second car and  thankfully commuting is but a distant memory

Posted on 16/02/2021 10:55 by LLM

Road Fund Licence on those over 3.5t and classed as PHGV is only £165 .  

Posted on 16/02/2021 10:49 by Tinwheeler

On the contrary. They hold their price very well and even p/ex'ing at a dealer can bring an almost pleasant surprise.

Our insurance is no more than for our last Shogun towcar, maybe even less. There is no separate caravan insurance policy to fund either. Road tax is less than that for many a decent grunty towcar - about £260 from memory. Mechanical servicing and repairs tend to be about the same as a car and hab servicing (something I don't bother with) about the same as caravan servicing.

As for MPG, our MH does roughly twice as many miles to the gallon than the 16mpg from the Shogun when towing.

So, Nav, I'm going to have to heartily disagree with you on that one.

Posted on 16/02/2021 11:03 by Cornersteady

I think it's true for a lot while both are still working. Different for retired folk. We had/have two cars, one was the tow car and when we working both were used every day. Now the OH used the tow car while the small car gets used at weekends only.

Posted on 16/02/2021 11:48 by

Same here David. This last 12 months each car has been refuelled once.

Posted on 16/02/2021 11:42 by

Have never owned one but do remember casually looking at SH MHs whilst at a dealers for something  else and was amazed at the high price of some really quite old and in some cases quite dirty and nasty examples with £25k+ tickets on them. 

Posted on 16/02/2021 12:51 by DavidKlyne

Like most vehicles motorhomes take an initial hit on their new price but this quickly slows down the older they get. I have a copy of Motorhome Monthly Magazine in front of me and they feature a Horizons Van Conversion. It was built in 2005 based on a Ford Transit body shell. It has done 72,000 miles and has a price tag of £17995, apparently in superb condition. I somehow doubt the purchase price new  was double what it is now for sale for so depreciation past a certain point is very low. I don't suppose many would contemplate buying a 15 year car but many will see such a model as an economic route into motorhoming. Being a van conversion there is unlikely to be a water ingress problem so provided the interior has been looked after, as seems the case with this model, it is a very economical way into motorhoming. Being built on such a common base vehicle spares are unlikely to be a problem. It's not unusual to see 20 plus year old motorhomes around, even on Club sites, many of them from Elddis.

David

Posted on 16/02/2021 11:48 by

Same here David. This last 12 months each car has been refuelled once.

Posted on 16/02/2021 11:48 by

Same here David. This last 12 months each car has been refuelled once.