10/11/2021 0 Comments Peugeot Autocruise Vista Review
It wasn’t the best start for us, the water tank leaked, and no hose pipe was supplied. Pilote Galaxy Hire MotorhomeWe travelled to Berwick to pick up the van. We hired our first motorhome in 1996 from one of the few organisations hiring back then, and we hired an A Class motorhome, a Pilote Galaxy. 1996 – we hire our first vanWe decided to buy a motorhome after two very enjoyable trips in hired motorhomes.We hired a Autosleeper Vivanti V4S, which had a rear kitchen, bathroom, side dinette and side sofa which made up into a huge king size bed. Autosleeper Vivanti V4SWe travelled to Preston where one of the dealers was offering a “try before you buy”. After that we went to other club sites starting at Grantown-on-Spey, Kinlochewe, Morvich and finished the tour at Edinburgh.It was another seven years until we hired another motorhome – our cottage holidays were becoming expensive. Meanwhile, what water we put in was slowly leaking away.Katie in the VistaBy 2006 we had enjoyed some wonderful trips in the Vista but we now had two Westies. We had some great trips in the Vista including a two week in Scotland where we took it on the ferry to Orkney. It didn’t take us long to decide to buy. We came home, the very next weekend went to our local branch of the dealership where they had a two year old Vista for sale. Autocruise VistaIt was short enough to fit on our drive but spacious inside. We took our four year old Westie Katie with us and soon realised she was enjoying the trip as much as we were.Katie in the Vivanti 2003 – we buy our first vanWe came back from the trip and started looking at the motorhomes on the dealer’s forecourt and really liked a Autocruise Vista.On November 5th, 2006 we traded in the Vista for our first new motorhome. Autocruise StarfireIt had twin sofas making up into a nice big bed. 2006 – we buy our second vanThe Vista bed was getting too small for the four of us, so we went to Heart of England at Weedon and fell in love with their display model – a new Autocruise Starfire. Also, with their ill health we often could not be away from home for any length of time or distance.
Bailey Approach Compact 540We thought the drop-down bed was a great idea, allowing you to have a spacious lounge during the day and at night all you had to do was press a button and the bed would drop down. Katie and Bonnie in the Starfire 2014 – our third van and that drop down bedAt the NEC 2014 show in Birmingham we had seen a Bailey Approach Compact 540. The Starfire was kept on our drive at home, so we could take it out for day trips or stay just 5 miles away at the CMC site at Ashwell called Ashridge Farm. Swift Bolero 714SBIt seemed as if it was just waiting for us and we instantly liked it. We went to a local dealer “just for a quick look” and on the way in we saw a Swift Bolero 714SB. This encouraged us to look at longermotorhomes. Poppy in the Bailey 2015 – our fourth and current vanAt the end of 2014, we had lost both of Jenny’s parents, so we moved to a house up north, with a longer drive. Bailey replaced the motor and then the fuse blew so we became less and less confident using the bed and less happy climbing up and down the ladder.The idea of a fixed bed motorhome was getting more appealing.
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