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By liferichcashpoor August 24, 2014 in Motorhome Matters

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Hi everyone,

Following my post on LHD vs RHD, I would like to ask for some buying advice, as mentioned by some replies to my last post, I thought I would give more info on our requirements.

We are hoping to spend at least a year in mainland Europe, but also will be working (IT related) whilst moving around. There are two humans, one dog to fit in. I am just a little over 6ft so need a decent sized bed.

I do prefer the idea of LHD, and like a layout with a rear kitchen and a table at with comfy enough seats around it to work on a laptop.

Budget is "as little as possible" and I prefer something a bit older which has already suffered the depreciation sting; realistically a maximum would be £32k ish but would like to spend closer to £25k

We don't need a lot of space to pack the whole house into, we have been backpacking travelling before and can live on not much 'stuff'.. so we have flipped between PVC and CB

So that's the background, and objectives...

Today we did a test drive on a Knaus Sun Traveller here's the link to it:

http://www.southdownsmotorhomecentre.co.uk/used-motorhomes-for-sale/used-knaus-traveller-2800cc-motorhome-u200554.html

Now, what do you think? Is this a decent price or is it expensive?

We like the layout, and it mostly fits the bill.

A minor dislike is the layout stops the captain chairs being part of the living space

The major dislike as the MOT certificate with 8 advisories, relating to corrosion around the suspension mounts front and back, around the front steps (both sides)

Not on the advisory, but I noticed the gas bottle cupboard floor was rusting and under the main door / step there was like a spongy area, which felt 'wrong'.

I have had old cars and VW campervans for years so I'm used to rust and the difference between superficial and MOT failure, my problem with my inexperience of motorhomes, a lot is covered up, for example to see if there is rust near a seatbelt fixing, it's hard to find the metal behind all the fittings.

So, the advice I'm after is really around is this pretty fair for a 2002 vehicle? is rust on these chassis normal at this sort of age, or is it a bad one?

Also some opinions on resale, if I buy this around 20, keep it for a couple of years, would I get 18? or would a 15yr old van be hard to shift. As I'm thinking that by spending up at the top of our budget we would have something newer and something which would sell for closer to purchase price as the cost I'm considering is really just the difference between purchase and resale...

Thanks in advance!

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liferichcashpoor - 2014-08-24 5:51 PM   The major dislike as the MOT certificate with 8 advisories, relating to corrosion around the suspension mounts front and back, around the front steps (both sides) Not on the advisory, but I noticed the gas bottle cupboard floor was rusting and under the main door / step there was like a spongy area, which felt 'wrong'.  

My advice would be to walk away and find one that is not going to be a money pit.

Rust where you have described and a spongy floor would be enough to make me run a mile.

To give a comparison our 2004 Merc based Auto Trail has NO rust underneath and NO spongy floors. In fact I still wash and polish the original paint in the front wheelarches!

They are out there in good condition, you just have to be prepared to walk away if they are not.

Guest pelmetman

Blimey even being cash poor now days has gone up with inflation... 32k 8-)..............But I guess every things relative :D...................Why not spend just 10k and have 22k of beer tokens left ;-).........

Our camper is probably worth 7k yet still does the job, 5 times to Spain in the last 4 years B-).......

At least at our end of the market you can virtually guarantee getting your money back, even possibly make a few quid :D....................Buy a one/low owner vehicle with full history in the winter, and sell it in the spring once you've done your trip ;-).

Keithl - 2014-08-24 5:59 PM   To give a comparison our 2004 Merc based Auto Trail has NO rust underneath and NO spongy floors. In fact I still wash and polish the original paint in the front wheelarches!

Wot 8-)....................On a Auto Trail? :-S...................Take it back... you've been done :D...........

Guest JudgeMental

looks a pretty poor choice to be honest for someone contemplating full timing in a camper. for max 32K you should be able to find a decent 2009 - 2011 van to import. have a look on: www.mobile.de. (vans

linked to below should be available after some hard end of season negotiating in mid 20K's)

why the high top, there are only 2 of you, fuel consumption tends to be a lot worse, and height restrictions can be an issue. tolls also. As you live in Brighton, are there plans to copy london with an environmental zone..probably worth investigating, as an old van will not be compliant.

have a look here. have just picked 2009-2011 Knaus as an example, you can search for what ever brands appeal

http://tinyurl.com/nm89kuq

Once you have identified a van you like, shop around and see if any available here. dont stand for inflated UK prices though....just tell them you can get one from germany for such and such. its the end of the season now.....pay a reasonable premium for a UK registered German van though, as it will cost you between 1-2K to import and get it compliant

Thanks for the replies

pelmetman - yeah I'm cash poor after buying the van!! :) I'm happy to spend less, but it will be a full time live and work in van, so currently haven't felt confident at sub 20k, they all seem to need too much work or give me the feeling of impending failures which I don't want to be doing with.

I want to find a great balance between purchase and resale so the overall cost is the difference, and keep that as little as possible, because I'm raiding my retirement fund (raiding read using all of it!) and want to put some back after this jaunt has run it's course.

JudgeMental thanks for the info, reason for high top is we like the head room, it's makes the living space quite nice, but not strongly wedded to it. Also not super stuck on the knaus just had a nice layout and appeared to be a price I didn't go into a sweat over! :)

I'm nervous of importing, so will read up on it

importing a piece of cake with a decent supplying dealer Andy.. many on here experienced with it, and happy to hold your hand through the process...You may well find what you want here. but we are in a open market..why not take advantage of it.

lots of stuff on importing using "search" function worth reading

my last van in February. £33 easyjet flight (gatwick to Dusseldorf) £11 train journey. picked up by dealer at station. spent night locally to check van OK. then a 4/5 hr drive to calais (we turn it into a mini break and visit a few places) dealer had done all the changes ( headlights, speedo etc...). Please dont let those who really don't know frighten you off ;-)

http://www.duemo-duelmen.de/fahrzeuge/angebot/194829007/index.html

http://www.duemo-duelmen.de/fahrzeuge/angebot/198014501/index.html

http://www.duemo-duelmen.de/fahrzeuge/angebot/195881492/index.html

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liferichcashpoor - 2014-08-25 11:55 AM   Thanks for the replies   pelmetman - yeah I'm cash poor after buying the van!! :) I'm happy to spend less, but it will be a full time live and work in van, so currently haven't felt confident at sub 20k, they all seem to need too much work or give me the feeling of impending failures which I don't want to be doing with.   I want to find a great balance between purchase and resale so the overall cost is the difference, and keep that as little as possible, because I'm raiding my retirement fund (raiding read using all of it!) and want to put some back after this jaunt has run it's course.    

Which is exactly my point, choose your van wisely and you could have a years traveling for free B-).........

Just to add if your handy you could make a few quid.................Couple of years ago got chatting to a couple on the next pitch to us in Calpe, they had a nice new camper..........they paid for it by buying and doing up old campers then selling on for a profit ;-)..............

Brian Kirby

I would suggest looking at older Hymer A class vans. First, there are a lot around, both in UK and on the continent, so plenty of choice. Second, they have a widely held reputation for quality (whether or not you think that justified! :-)) which will aid price and desirability at sale time. Third, for some reason, they seem generally to be well looked after. Look for full service and repair/replacement records, and ideally, the original manuals. Owners who keep the records, and the manuals, tend to have been careful with their vans. If it has averaged less that 3,000 miles a year, try to find out why. It may have stood around for a long time due to an owner's worsening health - until they came to terms with the reality that they won't be using it again. Not necessarily a major concern, but the tyres and/or batteries may be suspect, and vans generally don't take well to long periods of inactivity.

It won't be fast, it will probably be a bit uneconomical and smelly (diesel!), it may lack power steering (drive before you buy in any case, but this can make the steering very heavy), it will be a bit agricultural and noisy, but the topside will be pretty much rust/rot immune, leaving only the chassis elements prone, and the engine bay will have remained dry while it stands around. You will need to keep a wad in your back pocket for age related failures. Just like us, older vans inevitably have things, mechaincal and non-mechanical, that wear out. But, if you select wisely you should not suddenly find you are confronted with body rot or floor rot, that are the real killers of motorhomes.

Make sure you buy either late in the year, or very early, when prices are lowest and there is a lot of wet around, and make sure to get it thoroughly damp checked before you get your wallet out!

Edit to say that you will almost certainly run into trouble accessing the growing number of cities with Low Emissions Zones around Europe. If that will cause problems for your plans, it may be better to research where these are, and their requirements, before deciding what generation of mechanicals to target when buying.

pelmetman - 2014-08-25 1:04 PM................. they had a nice new camper...............

Dave, how could you!! Wash your mouth out! :-D

Brian Kirby - 2014-08-25 3:22 PM   pelmetman - 2014-08-25 1:04 PM................. they had a nice new camper...............

Horace was virtually new when we inherited him so I know what a shiny new camper feels like Brian ;-)...........But I also know that to keep on replacing a vehicle, would have mean't losing at least £5k every time if I changed it every 3 years to keep a nice shiny new camper on the drive ;-)..............

So if I had changed Horace every 3 years as some do I'd be on my 7th camper.........and lost £35k in PX costs.........Plus the next camper is probably £10k dearer as its got the latest bling.........7 x £10k = £70k

Total £105,000 8-).............Which would of mean't I'd have to carry on working for the last 10 years instead of semi retiring 10 years ago at 46 ;-).................

Fortunately we're all different and some folk seem to want to carry on working :D.....

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(now dat's a big yawn!)

JudgeMental - 2014-08-25 4:25 PM   ZZZzzzz....zzzZZZzzz.......ZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ   (now dat's a big yawn!)

Actually thinking about it Eddie £105k is probably a underestimate ;-)............how many vans have you had now? :D

JudgeMental - 2014-08-25 4:57 PM   422

I shouldn't do the sums then Eddie 8-)..................

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Hi, Some of the Knaus Sport/Sun Traveller range is appealing to me. I like the ones which have a small 2dn diner at the rear which converts into a single bed. The overhead cabinets then drop down to form a top bunk. Does anybody have any experience with this? Is the bunk strong or is it for small kids only. Also, I have never seen a picture of this, with a barrier to stop kids falling out! I'm sure there is one though!? Thanks.  

HI PGD1 I've seen this arrangement on three vans: A hymer, a CI (171 I think) and the Knaus. Suitability varies - They Hymer was definetly for kids, the CI would've taken an adult and unforunately I didn't look closely at the Knaus. But with them all you lose cupboard storage space and with young kids I wasn't too happy with the 'falling out of bunk security'. I have a Knaus Sport Traveller - good van but mine has two permanent bunks at the rear (very popular continental configuration). Tim Edit: forgot to say - PM me if you want to know anything about my Knaus in particular  

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quote: Originally posted by vermax Salve, complimenti per la scelta. Siamo in pochi ma... buoni. Io ho un Knaus 658LG sun traveller dal 2005 e ne sono entusiasta. A mio parare rapporto prezzo qualità eccellente. Se hai anche la fortuna di comprarlo da un concessionario serio hai fatto tombola. Le cose che apprezzo del mezzo, comuni peraltro alla linea sun travaller (almeno fino al 2006) sono il rivestimento in alluminio, telaio alko, ottima coimbentazione, combi 6000 truma associata alla impagabile distribuzione del calore in qualsiasi anfratto (serbatoi e valvole comprese), box doccia comodo e a doppio scarico con pavimento bagno riscaldato, ottima qualità dei materassi e sedute, luminosissime finestre e maxi oblò, buon assemblaggio mobilio e materiale di qualità. Impianto elettrico eccellente (ben distribuito sia nel 220V che nel 12V) e centralina Ok. Molto comoda la slitta per le batterie e naturalmente impagabile il doppio pavimento. Bandelle laterali in alluminio e sportelli di pregevole fattura. Se hai coraggio osserva da sotto il mezzo e confrontalo con altri di pari prezzo. Dimenticavo giunture pareti-pareti e tetto pareti come da manuale. Le coperture sono solo estetiche.Altri i pregi ma ...scoprili da solo. Migliorabili: spessore portelloni posteriori e relative cerniere e chiusure, porta ingresso bella e robusta ma migliorabile nella tecnica d'assemblaggio, mancanza di oblo 28x28 nel bagno (io l'ho messo), scarico gas ducato più alto (vedi soluzione Arca del 2005), scarico acque grigie più rapido (ma qualcuno nel COL sta già lavorandoci sopra) Difetti: troppo poco tempo per usarlo. Saluti, Massimo. >

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Knaus Sunliner 658LG 2006

Published: October 18, 2011

Read Practical Motorhome's review of the 2006, Fiat Ducato based Knaus Sunliner 658LG, which has an L-shaped lounge and dining area

This motorhome is very easy to use and live with on extended trips. The sumptuous sleeping compartment is fantastic.

Cosy rear sleeping compartment It has a massive, easy-to-use rear garage

The rear passageway leading to the transverse fixed-bed is too narrow There are a few minor quality concerns

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Knaus provides kitchen worktop space alongside the hob and sink, but it is rather limited. You’ll have to use the dining table as a preparation area. Once you have prepared the food though, there’s a three-ring hob with plenty of space for pots and pans. In addition, the sink is deep enough to make the post-dinner washing up a simple task. To help keep the kitchen clean, there’s a hob cover that folds up to act as a splash guard. A slide-out kitchen cupboard augments the upper lockers for storage.

In the shower, you get a circular shower door made from plastic that swings round to enclose the shower cubicle, separating it from the rest of the washroom. For washroom storage, there’s a profusion of cupboards and shelves to keep all your bathroom bottles from rattling around. It also has a large washroom mirror, with a big overhead light.

Transverse rear beds have the advantage of providing great comfort and ease, as you don’t have to make up a bed every evening and pack it away again in the morning. A transverse rear bed also makes the ’van seem more homely, as it gives the rear cabins a feeling of distinct, individual sections. The Knaus’ rear bed is especially good, as the rear bed seems more like a bedroom than in some other ’vans. Little touches – such as cushions hanging from a rail that form a sort of headboard – and the layout of the lockers give a snug, cossetting sensation. The mattress is comfortable, too. There are reading lights and a skylight in the rear bed compartment, but just one window. This doesn’t detract from the Knaus’ appeal, though. There are fixed steps to ease access to the rear bed, which are easy to use. The drop-down overcab bed requires the front cab’s seats to be tilted forward, which allows the beds to extend fully into position. The Knaus has a latch system, which requires a very solid tug to unclip the bed and it comes away with quite a thud. It’s also difficult to push up and out of the way.

The large rear garage is big enough to accommodate a scooter, or pair of bicycles, with ease. There’s also a further slot inside its garage that runs under the floor, which can even store something as large as a garden table umbrella. The garage also has a low load sill, which makes it easy to load heavy goods. There’s a rail on the front wall, with a useful securing hook, too. Inside the ’van, there’s a large wardrobe and storage in the lounge and dining area is generous. It’s easy to find places to keep your maps and holiday reading, too.

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- 600 employees (Before the October Revolution of 1917, there were 4,500 employees, and 2,500 during the Soviet era)

“In Soviet times, we had no competition, but in the current market economy conditions, including competition from cheaper alternatives from Eastern Europe, we had to introduce some alterations and gradually upgrade the production, largely thanks to the state support and subsidies for the craft industry. Now we use Italian-made lines of printing machines,” said Deputy Director Vyacheslav Dolgov. “Our enterprise has a complete production cycle, except for sheep breeding.” At present, the Pavlovsky Posad shawl factory is the only textile factory in Russia that produces both the fabrics it works with and the end product.

- 1,000,000: the total number of shawls and kerchiefs produced annually (20,000,000 shawls and kerchiefs were produced in the Soviet era)


- Designers create new models every two months


- 80 percent of all sales are concentrated in Russia, 10 percent in Turkmenistan and 10 percent in other countries, including Europe.

Dolgov notes one other way the factory has embraced modernity: “We sell our products through our Internet site as well: over 200,000 people used this option to buy our shawls. There is a forum on the site, which enabled appearance of virtual communities of shawl fans: women of different ages, who constantly buy shawls, exchange the latest news and give us advice. We are especially happy to see young girls wearing our shawls. It means that we managed to conquer the prejudice that shawls are made solely for elderly women,” he said.

Pavlovsky Posad shawls are always visible on Russian Orthodox women on their way to church, and not just because they are attractive. Vasily Gryaznov is actually an Orthodox saint.

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“Vasily Gryaznov was not only a forward-looking manufacturer, but also a very charitable person,” said Dolgov. “The decision on his canonization was taken before the 1917 October Revolution but implemented only in 1999, 130 years after his death. Although the enterprise is secular, protection of this great person is felt till now. Probably, it is his presence to be thanked for the fact that our products are sold well in the Orthodox world, transmitting a magic aura of our factory to Orthodox women through our shawls.”

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1. History of Russian Scarfs and Shawls Museum

2. Pavlovsky Posad Museum of Art and History

3. Shirokov House

4. Cosmonaut Valeriy Bykovskiy Museum

5. House-Museum of V. V. Tikhonov

6. Christmas Toys Factory Iney

7. Monument to Gerasim Kurin

8. Holy Protection Vasilevsky Monastery

9. Sculptural Composition Dedicated to the Foundation of the City

10. Church of the Resurrection

11. Ascension Temple on the Town

12. church of the kazan icon of the mother of god.

13. Monument to V.I. Lenin

14. Monument to Bykovskiy

15. chasovnya v pamyat 1812 goda.

16. Game Room Bambino

17. Flamingo Kids

18. Another World VR

19. Cinema Pavlovskiy

20. fitness club max gym.

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• History of Russian Scarfs and Shawls Museum
• Christmas Toys Factory Iney
• Pavlovsky Posad Museum of Art and History
• Holy Protection Vasilevsky Monastery
• Shirokov House