Hello to one and all. I was a member before but trying to login was a problem for me
So I reregisted with a new email all good now
I am 72 yr old and I am seriously thinking of getting back to caravanning after an absence of 15 yrs me and my late wife and the kids were caravaners for 30+ years
First van a little alpine sprite , once we knew we were going to like caravanning we purchased a Eccles Amethyst 6 months old we had her for 25 years then my brother-in- law brought her great van , then a Bailey Ranger end bathroom , I sold the van when my wife passed away 15 yrs ago
I am looking at the ebria basically it’s the build quality i like are they still this good
And then it’s the right size for me
Can anyone advice on Dealers I live in the Northeast Tyne & Wear
I really don’t mind traveling to any dealership. There’s no rush at all if and when I buy I really want to keep it
Thank you all for your time reading this
Kind regards Phil

Randa thank you for the information I can go new or nearly new I think the puck is a little small . I would need a loo a shower would be nice but not a deal breaker , heating yes my car has a total towing capacity of 1675k it’s a new Toyota awd hybrid I make the comment as the all new Toyota Rav 4 towing capacity has doubled from the older Rav 4 hybrid which was 800k I think thanks again

👏👏👏👏👏 thank you ref bathroom at 72 if it’s got a loo that will do 😂 ideally it would be good to find a eriba rally and visit them
will have to see how the COVID goes and I take your point on hot water ect thanks again . My car can tow 1675k braked max
I do know min maximum weights 40 yr driving road tankers 😀 I have visited the adventure web site it’s near the M6 I believe thanks again 👍

Thanks again Randa 👏👏👏

Tom and Margaret

and good luck finding your perfect Eriba.

Hi Phil and welcome to the Forum

As you can already see the knowledge on the site is brilliant and people are only too happy to try to help.

Colin's point about the bathrooms in Eribas is a good one. Most of us just use the bathroom as a toilet and somewhere to wash hands and face and clean your teeth.

There is also lots of debate about needing a hot water system or not. Some people are quite happy to get away with using a large kettle for hot water and using the onsite facilities for everything else. Others use their hot water system constantly and wouldn't be without it.

Also if you are buying new or nearly new don't make assumptions that your van will come with certain things you need to check it out. We bought a brand new Troll in 2016 and assumed as there were heating vents for hot air to come out of , that they would be connected. They weren't.....! t was only on a cold November night in York that we realised that nothing was coming out of the vents did we realise that the vents had no tubing going to them.

i would suggest that you contact someone like Adventure Leisure Vehicles at Tebay and arrange an appointment to go and look at their range of Eriba vans. They had a lot in last time we visited. Don't be rushed sit in them all. They are very friendly but beware Mike is a good salesman. We visited Automotive Leisure at Poole twice before we bought from them and sat in all the vans several times.

Good luck with your search

MikeT

Sue and John