tonyg3nwl Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 Hi Looking around dealer adverts, very few seem to give dimensions for bed sizes, or seating lengths as singles.. Where is best places to find these kind of info. Tonyg3nwl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracker Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 Probably MMM buyers guide pages - but as I have not seen a magazine for years I don't know how accurate it is or even the current format. The last time I saw it they had changed the format from listing by maker to listing by type of van and I found it a confusing pig's ear of a thing! There are other mags and I suspect that some of them might have something similar - have a look on the shelves in newsagents or WH Smith? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamw Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 Magazines don't generally carry this level of detail unless it's an actual live in test. Manufacturers brochures are the best and most reliable source. These can often be accessed/downloaded via the internet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Uzzell Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 MMM magazine's "Live-in Test" reports show bed size(s) in the data section, but I don't know if the tester measures the bed(s) or just copies the dimensions from the motorhome manufacturer's brochure (that will normally include this information). As far as I'm aware there is no general 'database' of motorhomes that would provide the bed size(s) for every model. If you are in the market for a motorhome, you need to make a shopping-list of those models likely to suit your requirements and then check each one for its bed dimensions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archiesgrandad Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 As one of the full size people I find it appalling that pretty well all the magazines and their reporters will talk about beds as if they were full size domestic beds, but they ain't. Most are shorter, most are narrower, so trust no-one and take a measuring tape whenever you go looking. AGD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Uzzell Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 Archiesgrandad - 2013-08-22 11:53 AM As one of the full size people I find it appalling that pretty well all the magazines and their reporters will talk about beds as if they were full size domestic beds, but they ain't. Most are shorter, most are narrower, so trust no-one and take a measuring tape whenever you go looking. AGD But if the bed dimensions are clearly stated within a motorhome test report (as they are in MMM magazine's "Live-in Test" reviews) why should it be necessary to comment on this elsewhere unless the dimensions are unusually small? I've read reports where it's been pointed out that, say, a 'double' bed is especially narrow, or especially short, and also when the brochure dimensions don't match those of the vehicle on test. However, it should be pretty obvious when a bed is particularly undersized just by looking at it, even if you don't know its exact dimensions. Do potential motorhome buyers read a magazine test review, like the sound of the vehicle reported on, then buy the motorhome sight-unseen? Surely nobody would be reckless enough to do that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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