What van(s) have you owned.....?

[Mikey_74]

We've only had 2 vans, around 2005 I think it was we bought a 1994 Swift Dannette Diamond, we didn't keep it long, about a year I think, I decided I didn't like it and wanted to go back to camping, oh dear, not only did that not go down well with my wife but then when we went out and bought a massive tent, all the equipment I then decided actually the caravan wasn't so bad, you can imagine how my wife took that!!! Anyway after a couple of years away from the seen completely we decided to give it another go, we hired a couple of vans for short breaks away, (these were vile!!! I don't think they'd ever been cleaned) we went out last year and bought our 2004 Avondale Argente 650-6, we love this van, bigger than what we really need but hey who cares, it's big enough very comfy, tows well and we love it

 

[ValA.]

In 1993 we bought an Elddis Shamal for £400 and spent £30.00 on new upholstery fabric which I used to recover the seats and make new curtains, £10.00 on new sockets, and we wallpapered the washroom. We kept it for a year, and took it to France once, and sold it for £400!
We then bought a new Sprite Europa Contrast (a continental model with an outside shower and barbecue point and rear bunk beds) which we kept from 1994 until 2000. We then bought our current van which is a Swift Speedbird (wrong side door, no oven, no microwave, fixed very comfortable bed) and we absolutely love it. I'd like to replace it with something which is EXACTLY the same, but has a foot longer sofas at the front, a space to hang dresses in the wardrobe, and is 11 years newer!

 

[Delt1c]

Started with a small (very small ) camper van a Fiat Amigo 900cc in1988, although small had some great times in it . traded it in and bought a static holiday home in 1990 which quicckly realised was a mistake as we were confined to 1 resort so part exchanged in 1991 for a late 70's Sprite Alpine which was very quickly traded for a Lunar Micron. At the time it felt like the ultimate luxury as it had a heater, mains electric and (cold) running water. toured all in over in it until trading it in 1996 for a Lunar Mecury 2 berth as daughter no longer came away. The Mercury was an excellent van , very well built and very comfortable.
Traded the mercury in 1n 2001 for a 2000 Lunar lexon EB as liked the idea of a fixed bed model and the wider body. Was proved correct as visited all over UK 12 months a year , was great as no bed to make up and plenty of space.
Decided in 2006 to upgrade to a 2005 Lunar delta t/a 640EW very similair layout to the Lexon but with a full width shower and toilet and higher spec, before changing though had to change the tow car for something bigger so at the same time as changing the van changed to a Jeep grand cherokee. Still have the same outfit and I am very pleased with it. Currently sitting in the van in buckinghamshire with tempretures overnight dropping to -3 but very snug and cosy in the van.Will be very dificult when it comes time to change as only van I have seen which I can see see as a replacement is the van master 640 Ocasion .