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Big is good ?


Had a bit of time to kill and was looking on Caravan sales , and started looking at motor homes as fancied one at one point . Then out of curiousity looked at buses / coaches. some of these are 40' in length. I'm not sure why people buy these , sure they have a bit more room than a 25' van . But they are a hell of a beast to drive and manoeuvre , especially if towing a vehicle. I'd be scared to go down any back road or anything that had a damp dirt surface in case I got stuck there. It seems to me , and its only my observation , they seem to be a hard vehicle to sell unless they are a bargain .If theres any GN out there driving one of these , I'm curious what made your mind up to buy such a vehicle . Don't get me wrong I'm not knocking them , I'd just like to know and if you would do it different if you had your time over .



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Big motorhomes, up to 40ft, were popular a few years ago but the GFC changed things in that regard. The main market now is the smaller c class motorhomes driveable on a car licence.
Back then many GN's bought old busses and spent a lot of time and money converting them, but not so much today.
There is still a limited market there for larger (up to 31ft) motorhomes but not too many buyers.


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Spoke recently to a couple who had bought a large American 5th wheeler just over 18 months ago. They've been trying to sell it for the past 9 months on all the usual sites but no interest whatsoever.

Unfortunately they are down to the ''make us an offer'' stage. Why anyone would want a massive rig is beyond me. How much room do two little old retirees need even if they're living permanently in it?

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The bigger it is the more dust collectors you hoard, your dead right DD.


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Had a look at a couple of cheaper busses, around $60,000

Found that they had plenty of stuff in them, and was nearly tempted to buy one

For me, I have no place to park a bus up, at home base

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perhaps if you all considered living in your vans instead of holidaying, you might find your home a bit cramped.
But of course, we all have both, dont we?
What was wrong with the swag?

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