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highbayrack
Member Since: 09 Jul 2008
Location: Northampton
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zook69
My advice would be if you can, wait till end of Jan or early Feb if your buying from a dealer on the basis of weather bad = not many people looking to buy, lot full of stock = costing him money, Over spent at Christmas + other bills coming in = Great deals on used vans  On a mission to find the perfect Pork Pie. Just Found it (I think)..(Yes I have)
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Dexter
Member Since: 21 Sep 2007
Location: Aberdeenshire
Posts: 682
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Quote:Have any of you got any pictures of Your disco with caravan. Just interested
 Same place - new D4. Little goon a year cheekier ............................. 
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| Tue Nov 01 2011 5:58pm |
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Curly
Member Since: 30 Sep 2011
Location: suffolk
Posts: 311
 
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Nice photo dexter, Love the colour of your disco
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| Tue Nov 01 2011 6:08pm |
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Goofy
Member Since: 07 Jun 2011
Location: Sunny Cheshire
Posts: 97
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One thing I would say about caravanning from my experience, I had a Bailey Ranger 500/5 bought new in 2009. It's a twin dinette with a centre bathroom with the option of either a double bed at the back or a double with a bunk over it. The safe weight the bunk would hold was less than my ten year old and the bunk was cramped and not suited to anyone over the age of about 5. SWMBO hated having to make the rear bed up and even more sleeping in it.
After 12 months we ended up trading the van for a 2010 Bailey Pageant Burgundy with a fixed bed. SWMBO liked it better, but still niggles about a couple of small things even after 2 years of ownership.
The moral of the story is there is always a compromise to be had re layout etc..
However the best thing to do is to find a layout you think is right for you and find a company that will hire you a trial van. (there are ones out there). Then take it for a week and give it a 'live in' test before you buy.
May cost you a few hundred quid, but that's better than a few grand in trade in losses.
Hope you find the right van and have many happy trips in the Tin Tent.
Disco 3 TDV6 SE, black, de-badged, blacked out windows, cream leather interior, never seen a dirt track in its life.
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| Tue Nov 01 2011 9:56pm |
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M3DPO
Member Since: 22 Sep 2010
Location: England
Posts: 281
 
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slow joe wrote:HI THEIR RICH.
IVE HAD HOBBY CARAVANS FOR LAST 12 YEARS 4 DIFFERENT ONES,
and would not go back to a english tourer again,
hobbys are 8ft wide high inside and very strong,
the one i have now is 25ft 720 exclusive which im now selling to get one without bunk beds as kids are grown up.
discos tow them loverly, would recconmend to anyone who wants a bit of room and comfort.
hope this helps JOE........[/list]
Hobby caravans Are like Land Rovers, once you have had one you don't want anything else.
I bought my first one 9 years ago after trying many other makes(40+ years caravaning) kept it 2 years and bought the one I have now, collected it from Hobby factory in Germany, made to my specifications. It is still as good as it came out of the factory. When it was 6years old I was notified by Hobby that some customers had reported a leaking sunroof and I was asked to take it to my nearest Hobby agent and they would examine it, the sunroof was changed, no charge (hope you are reading this Land Rover).
One of the few caravans you can use in winter without freezing up, you can walk on the roof without doing damage, it even has a built in roof rack with a ladder! A proper hot water heating system, real insulation that Hobby claim to be equivalent to a 9" brick wall!
Hobby do a big range of caravans from as small as 12'. You can understand why our Irish neighbours choose them.
From my experience the biggest mistake a beginner makes is choosing a caravan that is to big for their purpose, keep it small is my advise. It can when others can't,
It will when others won't,
It goes where others don't.
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| Tue Jan 24 2012 7:46pm |
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Adrian T
Member Since: 03 Nov 2011
Location: Suffolk
Posts: 25
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We have had 7 vans over the last 20 plus years three of which have been Baileys including our current Senator Wyoming S6, we have had very few problems with these and they have served us well over many years and many thousands of miles, I would agree the bigger the better as this gives you so much more room to move about without feeling cramped or even claustrophobic at worst, there are the two of us, our twenty-five year old daughter (still at home) and our three Border Collies and find the fixed bed and long front seat layout of the Wyoming very easy to live with, dealers are a good place to look round as they will have many layouts to get a feel of what suits you best. Take the whole family when you look as you will get a much more realistic feel of the space/layout. Will try and add a photo of our setup if I can work how to paste photos on here!
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| Tue Jan 24 2012 10:11pm |
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rnlisg
Member Since: 07 Aug 2010
Location: kent
Posts: 197
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hi rich
take your time on this,we all have our likes and dislikes.the best advice i can give is go to a dealership or two,spend a LOT of time with the family in different vans to see if the layout works for you ,ie space,facilities,what its got,what its not got.narrow it down to 3 or 4.it also depends on your budget,if poss buy from a dealer where you should get a damp check(MOST IMPORTANT)then have a haggle for any extras it needs,poss awning,battery,cable etc.
cheers
sandy s/steel side tubes,door trims with bright inlay,front and rear light guards,half chrome mirror caps,mud flaps,chrome finishers on boot and rear bumper step,chrome finishers round gear shift and cup holders,chrome door handle covers.d/4 grille conversion,chrome foglamp bezzells,parrot bluetooth.***sadly missed**********
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| Sun Jan 29 2012 6:31pm |
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al cope
Member Since: 08 Nov 2005
Location: Oldbury, WM
Posts: 5074
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mines for sale at less than 8 grand
see for sale section
Al TDV6 XS Auto - Lugano Teal with Almond Leather, 20" Stormers, Shiny Tailpipes, DVD/TV, BAS Electrickery - and obligatory D3 sticker
Old - TDV6 S - Tonga with Ebony, 20" Stormers, satnav & DVD
If you think you are too small to make a difference - you've never shared a bedroom with a mosquito
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| Sun Jan 29 2012 7:32pm |
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rnlisg
Member Since: 07 Aug 2010
Location: kent
Posts: 197
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blimey
thats the cheapest price for a d3 ive seen yet  
sandy s/steel side tubes,door trims with bright inlay,front and rear light guards,half chrome mirror caps,mud flaps,chrome finishers on boot and rear bumper step,chrome finishers round gear shift and cup holders,chrome door handle covers.d/4 grille conversion,chrome foglamp bezzells,parrot bluetooth.***sadly missed**********
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| Sun Jan 29 2012 8:04pm |
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bambi
Member Since: 10 Apr 2009
Location: south yorkshire
Posts: 1505
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Hi there, as said on here take your time , go to as many dealers as possible look at as many caravans as you can,
Uk caravans are bailey, swift, lunar, coachman,there are a couple more, but they tend to be produced by one of these 4 big company's
most have the same layout just different fabrics.
Last year we bought a hymer caravan, door on the wrong side, 85kg nose weight when empty = quite high , 100kg on the hitch when loaded ( most normal cars cant carry this load, and 1700kg, Its fit and finish are excellent, its a 2001 but is a match for any modern uk van.
I cannot see my ever going back to a uk van.
Look at adrias, very good pricing and very solid.
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| Sun Jan 29 2012 10:45pm |
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