STAR USED BUYS
The Motorhome of the Year awards that this magazine runs always attract a huge amount of attention. After all, testing motorhomes is really our raison d’être (although we do like a good travel piece, too, of course), so there’s a lot of interest in which of the models that makes our annual shortlist will take the overall trophy.
Not everyone can afford a new ’van, though – and you might decide that you’d prefer to buy used anyway. Motorhomes don’t depreciate in value as quickly as cars – but they do still depreciate. So it can make sense to buy them when they are just that bit older.
Time should prove a fine test of how good these models are – how well they have survived those years in the market, and whether they remain so popular that they are still produced.
To help you judge, we’re looking at the past 10 years of our coveted award, and why these models proved to be overall winners.
We find out if the same ’vans are being manufactured now, and what you can expect to pay for a model of the year in which it won the award now that it’s on the used market.
2020 Winner
ELDDIS AUTOQUEST/COMPASS AVANTGARDE CV60
■ USED PRICE NOW £40,234
■ NEW PRICE THEN £42,099
■ BERTHS 2
■ BELTS 2
■ BASE VEHICLE Fiat Ducato
■ ENGINE 2.3-litre, 120bhp turbodiesel
■ L/W/H 5.99/2.50/2.67m
■ MTPLM 3500kg
■ PAYLOAD 654kg
Erwin Hymer UK,
