{"id":28308,"date":"2006-06-23T21:11:32","date_gmt":"2006-06-23T14:11:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/should-we-buy-a-camper-van\/"},"modified":"2016-10-03T10:29:46","modified_gmt":"2016-10-03T03:29:46","slug":"should-we-buy-a-camper-van","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/should-we-buy-a-camper-van\/","title":{"rendered":"Should we buy a camper van?"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nWe have two young children and an average income at best. We are thinking of buying a cheap camper van, but my wife is unsure. Will we enjoy cheap holidays or suffer endless journeys in cramped conditions? How have other readers got on with their camper vans?Do your research I am in my 50s and have just sold my campervan after owning it for a year. I found you needed a lot of energy to keep rearranging the furniture. I did have some super holidays in it though and really enjoyed the freedom and flexibility it allowed me. Most other campers seemed to be in my age group, but my son aged 32 borrowed it and my three-year-old grand-daughter loved it, including sleeping in the bunk above the driver. Check out insurance prices though. I was heavily penalised because I had made a claim on my car insurance three years earlier, even though my no claims discount was protected on the car insurance. I bought the van for \u00a39,000 and sold it for \u00a39,100. Sue Watkins, Steeton, West Yorkshire Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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