charlysays
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Been fancying a motorhome for a while now, viewed a few and pondered it a lot.
I'm starting to get envious of people spending the whole day at the beach, going for several surf's, even when they have a child (don't have one but planning on one before we get too old).
My brother has a 1989 mercedes autotrail one which is just absolutely hanging - rusty cab and rotten frame in the rear body, so it got me looking at campers with grp/ moulded rear bodies.
I've been looking at late 80s and early 90s Talbot talismans and expresses. They often come with a turbo diesel engine (any ideas which engine exactly?) and can be found with grp moulded rear bodies which have few seams/ leak points.
Are there any major pitfalls with the moulded bodies or are they always a better bet than the traditional alu sheet and pine frame potential rot/ damp fest?
I've seen delamination issues on newer moulded body motorhomes from the late 90s onwards but not on the late 80s ones? I wonder if the older moulded ones are a more simple construction with a decent gel coat and grp outer skin.
I like the late 80s option too because it's not a million miles away from 40 yr historic status making it very cheap to have around and I could certainly convert it to run on the waste chip fat I run my daily on.
Any info much appreciated
I'm starting to get envious of people spending the whole day at the beach, going for several surf's, even when they have a child (don't have one but planning on one before we get too old).
My brother has a 1989 mercedes autotrail one which is just absolutely hanging - rusty cab and rotten frame in the rear body, so it got me looking at campers with grp/ moulded rear bodies.
I've been looking at late 80s and early 90s Talbot talismans and expresses. They often come with a turbo diesel engine (any ideas which engine exactly?) and can be found with grp moulded rear bodies which have few seams/ leak points.
Are there any major pitfalls with the moulded bodies or are they always a better bet than the traditional alu sheet and pine frame potential rot/ damp fest?
I've seen delamination issues on newer moulded body motorhomes from the late 90s onwards but not on the late 80s ones? I wonder if the older moulded ones are a more simple construction with a decent gel coat and grp outer skin.
I like the late 80s option too because it's not a million miles away from 40 yr historic status making it very cheap to have around and I could certainly convert it to run on the waste chip fat I run my daily on.
Any info much appreciated