paulonumber9 Posted April 6, 2008 Share Posted April 6, 2008 Can anyone help us please. We are looking for some advice and help in buying a motorhome. We have seen lots of motorhomes now and have recnetly viewed a Lunar Champ H621 which we liked. We are not sure of the build quality and also are having real problems finding out its length!! ( We need it to work out whether it will fit on our drive!!). Could anyone out there help us with some advice as to whether Lunar Champs are any good and if so, how long is an H621 !!! Thanks !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel B Posted April 6, 2008 Share Posted April 6, 2008 According to this old advert, it's 23'6", arppoximately 7.2 metres http://www.onlinemotorhomes.com/used/detail.php?siteid=948 Just be aware that this is a LONG vehicle, if you haven't driven one this long make sure you have a very good test drive and that you try parking and reversing it as if you were using it normally. Ours is 7.14 metres (plus a bike rack) and even though we've had a few motorhomes from 5.53 metres to 6 metres prior to it, it still took a bit of getting used to. Size isn't everything! :-D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulonumber9 Posted April 6, 2008 Author Share Posted April 6, 2008 Thanks for replying so quickly. We did see that advert but have seen other descriptions stating that it si 22'7" and it is pretty tight! Have driven one this long before for month but that was in NZ. Not sure how easy it is to get parked and get around in over here though. How do you find it in yours which looks a very similar size?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Den Posted April 6, 2008 Share Posted April 6, 2008 WE have a mh 7.13 mtrs and have ordered a 7.95 mtr . You quickly become used to the size, and always find the extra space valuable. I'm sure it depends on personal capabilities, but you only have go to mh shows and see older people managing very well. never found problems in tescos, or parking in the seafront carpark woolacombe, and of course in france size really does not matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel B Posted April 6, 2008 Share Posted April 6, 2008 paulonumber9 - 2008-04-06 4:48 PM Thanks for replying so quickly. We did see that advert but have seen other descriptions stating that it si 22'7" and it is pretty tight! Have driven one this long before for month but that was in NZ. Not sure how easy it is to get parked and get around in over here though. How do you find it in yours which looks a very similar size?? Size - if you are seriously interested, give the dealership a call and get them to measure it for you, then if you are able to accommodate it and are still considering buying it, take your own tape measure and double check their measurement. If you do buy it and get it home and it's too big there's not a lot you can do - make sure that you allow for any accessories you might have fitted, ie an awning on the side, a bike rack etc, etc, as they can increase it from between a few inches to up a foot or more. As for the size being a problem, it depends where you want to take it! In the UK if you get somewhere early enough you can generally park without too much difficulty but some car parks are very fussy about what they will accept so you can't guarantee you can go in one or that if you can, that you'll find a spot. We don't stay in one place for more than one night as a general rule so being able to see things on our travels is a major consideration to us. We do take ours into areas where some would fear to tread ... like the little roads on the Gower Peninsula last year and some of them are VERY tight, but, with care, you can get it to most places, you just have to be realistic. Some will say that the width is as much a hindrence as the length but when you're going down wiggly and winding narrow country roads the length does come into it, especially when you meet a hedge cutter coming the other way! 8-) We find that we usually end up parking a little further out of the town to get a spot big enough and get out the bicycles for a mooch around, this has the advantage that you can cover a lot more ground and see more things by peddling to them rather than walking ... you do have to remember where you lock them up though if you leave them somewhere! :D We also use the same policy in France and last year peddled from the campsite into Paris and went round it for the day quite happily on the bikes, on foot it would've taken us at least 2 days to cover the same distance that it took us in 6 hours on bike, plus our feet were not so tired. Abroad, it is a different story, in France and Germany especially many of the special stopping places specifically for motorhomes are next to the town, village etc centre so leaving the van and having a potter around is much easier. Some say you'll pay a lot more on ferries etc but this has not been our experience to date, it's not made any difference on the standard Dover/Calais or Dover/Dunkerque ferries or the Tunnel, the price is the same, it's mainly if you go over to say the Isle of Wight (£10 supplement when we went but this was for height rather than length), and some of the longer ferry crossings and those ones for the Scottish isles etc, that sort of thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomo3090 Posted April 6, 2008 Share Posted April 6, 2008 Not had experience of a Lunar Champ myself, but I know a man who has! And he thought they were rubbish. The build quality wasn't too good and the fittings weren't that robust. It was a couple of years ago so things might have changed, but make sure you check things thoroughly first. If you can take someone who is an "uninterested 3rd party", but has experience of motorhomes, to give the van a looking at before you part with your cash, they can then give you their opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flicka Posted April 6, 2008 Share Posted April 6, 2008 paulonumber9 - 2008-04-06 4:24 PM Lunar Champs are any good and if so, how long is an H621 !!! Thanks !! Hi Paul Welcome to the forum. It would appear you need to know the year of manufacture. Looking at some of those currently advertised it appears the Lunar Champ H621 varies from 22'3" to 23' 7" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Uzzell Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 It may also be worth bearing in mind that the Lunar Champ range was built in Belgium by a company called Chateau that went bust not too long ago. This could have an impact on spares availability amongst other things. Champ build quality definitely had a reputation for being hit-or-miss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MelvynT Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 One good way of checking if a motorhome suits you is to hire it, you've already narrowed your choice down, so most of the hard thinking is done. See MMM for hire adverts, then try it out. Also remember you've got to get it down your drive, or round your estate, these areas are much trickier than the roads. :-D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Uzzell Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 For what it's worth, the March 2006 issue of Which Motorcaravan gave the dimensions of a Champ H621 as 6.90m (length), 2.27m (width) and 2.75m (height). The chassis was a 3400kg Ducato chassis-cab with 2.3litre motor as standard. Payload was said to be 495kg. Specification included 4 berths, 4 belted seats, oven and grill, 95 litre fresh-water tank and a 117 litre fridge. Price was £32,790. As there seems to be some doubt about the length, it's possible (as flicka is suggesting) that Lunar altered the model but didn't change the 'name'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulonumber9 Posted April 10, 2008 Author Share Posted April 10, 2008 Thansk to everyone above for their advice, really impressed with the forum and the trouble you have all gone to to help us. We will have a think....!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingpete Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 Try looking into the archives of the motorhomers forums and the magazines covering our hobby. There are bound to be references to Lunar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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