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Bones

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Hi All and sorry its another one of the "what shall I buy" posts.

My wife and I are looking to move and buy a bigger motorhome in 2 years time. In the meantime we want one that fits on our dive so we are really limited to 6-6.25m

We want to go away for extended periods of time and as we both work from home and plan to work from the motorhome as well (aware of the power upgrades etc required). So the problem is we need a motorhome that fits on our drive and has a good enough lounge space to work from. We have already ruled out campervans, just not enough space for us. Also we have a budget constraint, mainly because we want to upgrade when we sell our house but also because we need a new roof (yeah perfect timing) Ideally we don't want to go above about 45k

We have see a Pilote Sensation G600 which has a drop down over the cab, meaning we can use the lounge with the bed down and it has a big lounge to work from. It was a 2016 model (Euro6 engine which is good because we live on the Isle of Wight and Portsmouth is a ULEZ area). But dont know a lot about them.

Any suggestions or thoughts on the Pilote would be gratefully received. (Having been to the NEC this year I think we will buy a Liner for 2, Dethleffs Alpha or Frankia 740P in two years.)

Thanks in advance :)
 
Bones said:
Hi All and sorry its another one of the "what shall I buy" posts.

My wife and I are looking to move and buy a bigger motorhome in 2 years time. In the meantime we want one that fits on our dive so we are really limited to 6-6.25m

We want to go away for extended periods of time and as we both work from home and plan to work from the motorhome as well (aware of the power upgrades etc required). So the problem is we need a motorhome that fits on our drive and has a good enough lounge space to work from. We have already ruled out campervans, just not enough space for us. Also we have a budget constraint, mainly because we want to upgrade when we sell our house but also because we need a new roof (yeah perfect timing) Ideally we don't want to go above about 45k

We have see a Pilote Sensation G600 which has a drop down over the cab, meaning we can use the lounge with the bed down and it has a big lounge to work from. It was a 2016 model (Euro6 engine which is good because we live on the Isle of Wight and Portsmouth is a ULEZ area). But dont know a lot about them.

Any suggestions or thoughts on the Pilote would be gratefully received. (Having been to the NEC this year I think we will buy a Liner for 2, Dethleffs Alpha or Frankia 740P in two years.)

Thanks in advance :)
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Hotrats13 on Wildcamping is selling his Pilote 700 Sensation for about £40,000. Don’t know the overall length though.
 
Any covenants or other restrictions preventing parking a motor caravan on your drive? Will it’s size antagonise neighbours?
If you’re in a high theft or risk postcode area have you done a few insurance quotes?

Could off site storage be an option as that will allow you to buy a larger vehicle from day one.
 
CriftinsCampers said:
Any covenants or other restrictions preventing parking a motor caravan on your drive? Will it’s size antagonise neighbours?
If you’re in a high theft or risk postcode area have you done a few insurance quotes?

Could off site storage be an option as that will allow you to buy a larger vehicle from day one.
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I live down a private road so we have no on road parking. Our drive is 6.25 by 6.5 and we cant over hang. We also have another car to fit on there. So realistically we are stuck with 6.25 length. As for storage, we are limited over here. We did find a local site that offered storage but they have a 6-9 month wait list.

We are deff not in a high theft area (famous last words) and yeah insurance is ok. We get on great with the neighbours they have no issue.
 
If you don't intend to travel on the IoW much, have you thought about keeping your motorhome on the mainland so you're not limited by your driveway size?
Yeah, you'd probably have to drive over, but I bet the ferry would cost less than a motorhome.
There are good and bad things about this, but then again, you're compromised with your small driveway.
 
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