new to the game Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 After crash testing our beloved Hymer which flipped over and landed upright on the A1 coming back from hols in Europe, we are on the look out for another van. Ours was B574 just under 20ft which we found advertised on E-bay gave us quite a shock as we were still a bit raw obviously thats what happens with salvage. Anyway life goes on, we have been looking at Mercs particularly automatics, any views would be appreciated. :'( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel B Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 Wow! I hope you are okay!!! Sounds like a horrible experience. Welcome to the nut house anyway ... Tiddly-wink might have been a more appropriate forum name though! ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hymer C 9. Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 Hi Elaine, sorry to hear about your ultimate test of the Hymer, glad you are alright and not been put off Motorhoming, must have been very scary for you. Have you looked through classified adds on the forum see if any leads there, we have the Hymer 584 that is also just under 6 meters so it may be another one to look at. All the best with your search. Carol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davenewellhome Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 It would be interesting to know what happened, if you can bear to recount the story. anyway, Hi and welcome to the forum. D. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Den Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 Hi Elaine Our last 2 MH's have both been merc' autos. We've also had the 5cyl manual. Both have been fabulous, with no judder as per fiat ect. Economy like all autos is not so good but a fine gearbox and smooth engine(3ltr). Really car'nt fault them. I do beleive the gearbox to be sweeter than our Bmw also with a 3ltr. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
new to the game Posted October 1, 2008 Author Share Posted October 1, 2008 We were hit drivers side by a young girl in the overtaking lane, one minute we were on the road next we felt like we were in a giant washing machine tumbling over we ended up on the verge upright that's Hymers for you. We all walked away with minor injuries the young girl actually admitted she'd took her eyes off the road for a minute we wondered if she was on the phone? The traffic police couldn't believe we walked out, but it was sad to see our home which had took us to Corsica, Sardinia Lake Garda, Austria, Germany and France for 12 weeks transported via recovery to our home then to have to look at it every day for a week in such a state. The good thing is we have lots of happy memories and plenty photographs to remind us of the good times spent in the van. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
everhopeful Posted October 1, 2008 Share Posted October 1, 2008 Crikey! We think that driving our big and heavy motorhomes would somehow make us a bit more imune from being pushed around by smaller vehicles! What on earth was the young girl driving? If you say a KA then I'm reverting to walking everywhere.... Glad you're all ok. :-D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomo3090 Posted October 1, 2008 Share Posted October 1, 2008 If she admitted that to the police they will be checking her phone records etc. If she was then at least that will help you with your insurance claim. have you had the go ahead from your insurance to start looking for a new van? If not it might be worth hanging on a bit just so you are sure just how much they are going to pay out. Just because you insure you van for an amount doesn't mean they are going to give you that amount without some sort of haggle! The main thing is that no one was seriously hurt and you walked away. Good luck for the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel B Posted October 1, 2008 Share Posted October 1, 2008 As the other driver was at fault and she admitted it, it should be her insurers that are paying out, not EM's. I hope, therefore, that you'll get a good settlement and also something extra for all the upheaval etc. Good luck with your search. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davenewellhome Posted October 1, 2008 Share Posted October 1, 2008 Thanks for the explanation EM, from your original post I misinterpreted it to mean the Hymer was the cause of the rollover. Glad you're all safe and well and good luck with finding a new motorhome. ;-) D. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
libby Posted October 1, 2008 Share Posted October 1, 2008 Our Merc with the sprintshift system is fine, coming up to 3 years old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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