Howdy Jenny, we were neighbours in the Burleigh Heads/Beach van park last October with a couple from Sydney who had a Euro Hobby. They were absolutely thrilled with their choice and although relative newbies to vanning told us just how easy it had been to maneuver, tow, and live in.
We thought it would be a tad tiny for us (we are sort of on the large size) but he was tallish to average and she a tad altitude impaired, but both could operate all aspects including an awning.
They were not at all worried on the M1 / Motorways either, but like Jay & Dee we do prefer our heavier dual axle rig for the same reasons as them.
However as a single traveler a larger rig may be quite difficult to maneuver and store etc.
The Euro Hobby might be a very good way to go for you.
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Cheers - Ian
I slowly realise as I get older that I am definitely NOT the fastest rat in the race.
Also the older I get the more I realise I do not know.
We've just bought a poptop after owning an Avan Cruiser for 8 years - I can confirm that the roof will be too heavy plus anyone under 5'8" will have difficulty reaching up to perform this. Otherwise the Avans are great.
Re the Euro Hobby, we looked at these before buying the poptop and reckon they would be magic for us but would be too high for our garage, so we were restricted to a poptop.
We also looked at a lot of the other European brands (2nd hand) and even examples 20 years old showed no real defects so they must be well made. At 850KG plus maybe another 200KG for "junk" the Hobby would be a breeze to tow plus open the door and it's all there.
As JayDee suggests, do your homework - search other forums and Google for the model. We were told that all Euro sourced vans fell apart on Australian roads but as usual it's just "fake news".
