Alexs Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 Hi all – another newbie looking for advice!! I am being made redundant next year so am planning on making the most of the break to take some time out with my wife and 3 kids (7,5 and 3) and travel Europe for 3-4 months in a MH. I plan to spend up to £60k on a MH and £20k on the trip. I passed my test before 1 Jan 1997 so the weight restrictions should not be an issue. However I do not plan on keeping the MH when I return but selling it. I have done some research but still have several questions which I hope you may be able to help me with. 1) I would like an A class MH with fixed rear bunks. I have come across the Itineo SB740 which looks perfect. I have read the load capacity of 450KG may be difficult to manage with all the kit for a family. Does anyone have anything else good or bad to say about the Itineo? 2) I cannot find any second hand Itineo SB740’s in UK (and only a few in Europe). Am I looking in the wrong place? I may therefore need to buy new (at NEC show?) but from what I have read I am likely to lose VAT+ 5/10% when I sell after 4 months which would cost me ~ £18k on the £60K purchase price which seems very steep. Given the rarity of the Itineo do you think I will lose this amount in depreciation? (I have found one for rent on French website that would cost ~ £13k so may be cheaper to rent and not take the depreciation risk??) 3) Some posts suggest big savings from buying direct from France/Germany. Given the collapse of the £ to € since brexit are these savings still viable? 4) Are there any other good A class (or coach built) options I should look at? Thanks for any advice you can give….. Alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 If it's built on the Maxi chassis (which I think it may be) then you can upgrade to GVW of around 4tonne, dependent on axle loads this may give you an extra 500kg of payload. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PJay Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 Hi and welcome to the forum As you do not intend to keep the van , I would not buy new. You loose money on a new van (VAT) so let some one else take the loss. People buy vans and sell them sometimes within a year, so a fairly new van , (where the VAT, has been paid ) a very good deal One thing to look for, make sure you can fit the child seats safely, Wish you luck on your purchase PJay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don636 Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 What about hiring - how much would that cost I wonder? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PJay Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 I thought of suggesting that, as well. Another idea is buy from a dealer, with the option of a buy back clause, which I believe some New Zealanders and Aussie's do when coming over for a long period. i would not spend K60 on the van for such a short time. If you must buy then a good second hand one much better value. You sound young enough to need to save some of your redundancy money for future use PJay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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