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If you’re thinking of buying a motorhome it can be an equally exciting and daunting time. With such a huge range of different types of motorhomes and campervans <\/a>available it can be hard to decide which is the right one for you. We know because we’ve done it three times, and it never gets any easier. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Below we’ll go through few areas to help inform your thinking, based on our own experience and folks we\u2019ve chatted with on the road.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Who Will Use It, And Where?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Our main piece of advice would be to firstly carefully think about who will be using the motorhome. How many people will be travelling and\/or sleeping in it. Also think about where and what you’ll be using it for. Will you be mainly staying on campsites in the UK, in which case you could use their shower facilities or pick places with caravans or cabins to rent if other family members want to join you. If you think you’ll be wild camping your way across Europe think about maybe getting a left hand drive van, with onboard shower and toilet facilities. Either look for vans with off-grid motorhome equipment<\/a> installed, or budget to add your own. Establishing these basics first will help you to whittle down the vast range of layouts, sizes and weight features of the van. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

How Much Do You Have To Spend?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The amount you want to spend probably won\u2019t restrict which type of van is available to you. Panel vans, which you might imagine would be the cheapest, can be surprisingly expensive. A Class vans tend to lean towards the more expensive end of the spectrum, but we\u2019ve bought second-hand ones, which are much cheaper than new panel vans. C Class are an all-round winner in terms of cost and features, and most of the vans we see touring Europe fit into this category.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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How much do you need to spend to get the van you want though? That\u2019s a difficult question to answer, it really depends on what make, model and age of motorhome or camper you want and can afford.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the upper end of the spectrum, you\u2019ll find luxury vehicles from makers like Concorde and RS, costing over \u00a3250,000 new. At the other end creative and energetic folks are buying old panel vans and fitting them out themselves (self-builds). Sometimes they use reclaimed materials, keeping the cost of the van and the interior fit-out to below \u00a38,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the order we bought them, our vans cost us:<\/p>\n\n\n\n