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Tourer tests

December 2008
Big Test: Side-dinette four-berths - Sterling Eccles Moonstone; Coachman Amara 520/4
Live-in Test: Elddis Crusader Typhoon

Awards Issue 2008
PCV Awards 2009

November 2008
Avondale Coachcraft review
Big Test: Tiny two berths - Elddis Avante Club 362; Lunar Ariva; Swift Charisma 220

Live-in test: Bailey Ranger GT60 Series 6 520/4

October 2008
'09 model previews
Big Test: Bailey Pageant Series 7 Limousin; Swift Charisma 620

September 2008

Live-in test: Sprite Quattro FB; Bailey Ranger Series 5 540/6

August 2008
Big Test: Luxury fixed-bed vans - Coachman VIP 530/4 v Hymer Nova 540 SL
Live-in test: Abbey Vogue 2 530
Review of the revamped mid-range models from Abbey, Ace, Swift and Sterling

July 2008
Big Test: Roomy family vans - Lunar Zenith Six, Xplore 546
Live-in test: Bailey Pageant Series 7 Champagne

June 2008
Big Test: Fixed-bed six-berths from Bailey, Sprite and Adria compared
Live-in Test: Baalham family test the luxurious Lunar Delta TL

May 2008
Big Test: Avondale Argente 550-4; Bailey Senator Arizona; Sterling Eccles Moonstone
Range preview: Explorer Group's budget tourers

April 2008
Big Test: Avondale Dart 380-2; Bailey Pageant Majestic; Compass Corona Club 362
Exclusive preview: Lunar Zenith

March 2008
Big Test: Coachman Amara 450/2; Elddis Avanté Club 462; Swift Charisma 230.
Live-in Test: Bailey Senator Carolina

February 2008
Big Test: Abbey Expression 550; Bailey Pageant Series 6 Bretagne; Elddis Avanté Club 556
Live-in test: Sterling Elite Seacher

January 2008
First look: Sterckeman Romance 510; Dethleffs Campy; Cavalair Venicia 520; Trigano Silver Edition 420; Dethleffs Rally Nomad 640DB; Bürstner Belcanto 500TK
Compact camping: Pennine Pathfinder; Gobur Carousel 12/4; Riva Destiny
Live-in Test: Avondale Dart 475-4

December 2007
Big Test: Avondale Argente 650-6; Bailey Senator S6 Carolina
Exclusive preview! Hymer Nova SL
Live-in Test: Fleetwood Sonata Melody

Awards Issue 2007
Live-in Test: Lunar Clubman ES
Show Previews: Bailey Senator Series 6 Carolina; Avondale Dart 475-4; Bailey Pageant Series 6 Majestic

November 2007
Live-in Test: Swift Conqueror; Fleetwood Meridien 640-EKB; Bailey Ranger 5 620/6

October 2007
Special reports: Explorer's Compass and Elddis models; Lunar's 2008 range; Coachman 2008 range; Fleetwood range
Big Test: Abbey Spectrum 540; Buccaneer Schooner; Fleetwood Heritage 640 CB
Live-in Test: Elddis Avanté Club 524

September 2007
Swift Group Special: Abbey GTS, Ace Award, Swift Challenger, Swift Conqueror
Avondale Range 2008: Dart, Argente, Avondale, Adondale Landranger
Bailey Senator Series 6: Vermont, Arizona, Indiana, Virginia, Wyoming, Louisiana
2008 Bürstner Range: Belcanto, Trecento
2008 Knaus Range: Star Class
2008 Dethleffs Range: Camper DL, Rally Nomad
Big Test: Bailey Ranger Series 5 460/4; Sprite Alpine 4
Live-in Test: 2008 Swift Challenger 530


August 2007
Big Test: Avondale Avocet; Knaus Starclass 470; Lunar Clubman 475 CK
Live-in Test: Bailey Senator Series 6 Virginia

July 2007
Review: New Bailey Senator Series 6
Big Test: Ace Jubilee Courier; Bailey Pageant Series 6 Bretagne; Fleetwood Sonata Prelude
Live-in Test: Bürstner Trecento 525 TS

June 2007
Big Test: Avondale Dart 510-5; Compass Corona 505; Sprite Major 5
Live-in Test: Bailey Pageant Series 6 Vendee

May 2007
Big Test: Adrian Adora 532 LT; Bailey Pageant Series 6 Champagne; Sterling Europa 520
Live-in Test: Coachman Amara 560/6

April 2007
Big Test: Bailey Senator Virginia; Lunar Solaris 3; Swift Challenger 560
Live-in Test: Deseo Plus

March 2007
Big Test: End washrooms - Bailey Ranger 460/2; Elddis Avanté 482; Sprite Alpine 2
Live-in Test: Avondale Dart 630/6

February 2007
Big Test: Offside fixed beds - Abbey Vogue 470, Bailey Pageant 6 Bordeaux, Compass Corona 534
Live-in Test: Fleeetwood Meridien 560-l

January 2007
Big Test: Coachman Pastiche 540-4, Elddis Crusader Aurora, Lunar Lexon CS
Live-in Test: Bailey Pageant Series 6 Provence

Awards issue 2006
Big Test: Avondale Dart 556-6; Lunar Zeniith Six; Ace Jubilee
Live-in Test: Swift Charisma 620

December 2006
Big Test: Compass 544; Lunar Zenith EB; Swift Charisma 555

New Season Caravans: Bailey and Swift
Live-in Test: Adria Altea 462 PS

November 2006
Big Test: Avondale Argente 482; Elddis Odyssey 482; Fleetwood Meridien 480-2 EB
New Season Caravans: Adria and Fleetwood
Live-in Test: Bailey Senator Virginia

October 2006
Big Test: Elddis Odyssey 524; Ace Award Morningstar; Avondale Aregente 550-4
New Season Caravans: Swift, Explorer Group, Coachman
Live-in Test: Abbey Vogue 600

September 2006
Big Test: Bailey Ranger 470/4; Swift Fairway 520; Coachman VIP 520
New Season Caravans: Avondale, Cristall Sprint & Moorea, Abbey GTS and Spectrum
Live-in Test: Avondale Avocet

August 2006
Big Test: Adria Adora 532 UK; Bailey Ranger 550/6; Sprite Major 6
Live-in Test: Elddis Crusader Super Cyclone

July 2006
Big Test: Bailey Senator Indiana; Coachman Laser 650/4; Avondale Land Ranger 6400EB L
Live-in Test: Lunar Chateau 400

June 2006
Big Test: Bailey Discovery 100; Stercheman Strlett 370CE; Lunar Zenith 4 C Swift Challenger 540

May 2006
Big Test: Cristall Moorea 530EB, Hymer Nova 530LE, Swift Challenger 510.
Live-in Test: Compass Corona 636

April 2006
Big Test: Ace Jubilee Globetrotter, Avondale Dart 545-4, Bailey Pageant Moselle, Fleetwood Sonata Rhapsody
Live-in Test: Lunar Delta 640-EW

March 2006
Big Test: Adria Adora 532LD, Elddis Avanté 505, Lunar Zenith 5, Swift Charisma 540
Sprite Relaunch '06 new models
Live-in Test: Bailey Ranger 550/6

February 2006
Big Test: Elddis Odyssey 540, Avondale Argente 540-4, Swift Challenger 550, Lunar Lexon C5
Live-in Test: Coachman VIP 460/2

January 2006
Big Test: Avondale Dart 380/2, Coachman Amara 380/2, Elddis Avanté, Lunar Ariva
Live-in Test: Fleetwood Meridien 520-4EB

Awards Issue 2005
Tourer of the Year Awards 2006
Big Test: 1999 ABI Dalesman 520 ET, 1999 Bailey Ranger 470/4, 1999 Elddis Typhoon XL, 1998 Sterling Eccles Emerald
Live-in Test: Knaus Starclass 550

December 2005
New models 2006: Adria, Fleetwood, Avondale
Big Test: Avondale Avocet, Buccaneer Elan 15, Bessacarr Cameo 495 SL, Lunar Clubman 475-2 CK
Live-in Test: Adria Action 341 Plus

November 2005
New season tourers from Lunar and Coachman
Big Test: Ace Supreme Twinstar, Compass Rayyle 634, Avondale Argente 642-4, Lunar Lexon EW
Yoyager Vector 650 - the USA's "silver bullet"
Live-in Test: Elddis Odyssey 484

October 2005
Round up of new season tourers from Swift Group, Explorer Group and Bailey of Bristol
Big Test: Avondale Dart 556-6, Bailey Pageant Bretagne, Elddis Avanté 556, Swift Charisma 570
Live-in Test: Swift Challenger

September 2005
Big Test: Adria Adiva 532 LD, Avondale Argente 530-5, Compass Omega 505, Lunar Quasar 525
Live-in Test: Eriba Troll 555 GT

August 2005
Big Test: Abbey GTS Vogue 415, Bürstner S-class 500TS, Coachman Pastiche 530/4 Geist LV555
Live-In Test: Sprite Major

July 2005
Big Test: Coachman Amara 520/4, Elddis Odyssey 524, Lunar Quasar 524, Sterling Eccles Moonstone
Live-In Test: Bailey Senator Indiana (2006)

June 2005
Big Test: Avondale Dart 556/6, Fleetwood Sonata Prelude

May 2005
Big Test: Avondale Land-Ranger 6400DDL, Swift Conqueror 640SAL

April 2005
Big Test: Cristall Moorea 530TK, Dethleffs DL520

March 2005
Big Test: Fleetwood Volanté 560-4 v Buccaneer Clipper

February 2005
Big Test: Bailey Pageant Normandie v Elddis Avanté 472
Review of foreign vans on display at Earls Court in November 2004.

January 2005
Big Test: Llunar Ariva v Coachman Amara 380/2

Awards 2004
Tourer of the Year Awards 2005

December 2004
Roundup of Avonadle, Fleetwood and Adria's new models for 2005

November 2004
Roundup of Coachman, Lunar and Geist's new models for 2005

October 2004
Roundup of Swift and the Explorer Group's new models for 2005

September 2004
The Big Test: Ace Jubilee Viceroy, Bailey Pageant Auvergne, Compass Omega 505

August 2004
The Big Test: Lunar Chateau 400, Steckerman Starlett 430 DD, Going 450

July 2004
Triple test: Adria Adora 532 LT, Bailey Ranger 470/4, Elddis Avanté 524

June 2004
Triple test: Avondale Avocet DWS, Buccaneer Elan 15, Lunar Delta 520-2

May 2004
TWIN TEST: Hymer Nova 545 DB
Burstner S500TS

April 2004
Triple test: Fleetwood Sonata, Geist LV535, Avondale Bianco 55

March 2004
Triple test: Bailey Pageant Auvergne, Elddis Odyssey 505
and Avondale Dart 510/5

February 2004
Triple test: Bailey Pageant Bordeaux, Sterling Eccles Jewel,
Compass Omega 534

January 2004
Live in life: Bailey Pageant Provence
Lunar Quasar

Awards Special Issue
Tourer of the Year
Towcar of the Year
Loo of the Year
Live-in life: Coachman VIP

December 2003
New models 2004 previeved
Bailey Ranger and Discovery

November 2003
New models 2004 previeved

October 2003
Live-in life: Swift Challenger 460
New models 2004 previeved

September 2003
Live-in life: Abbey Impression 470
TWIN TEST: Abbey Spectrum 540 v Elddis Super Sirocco

August 2003
Live-in life: Sterling Eccles Elite Wayfarer
TWIN TEST: Coachman Amara 500/5 v Fleetwood Sonata Harmony

July 2003
Live-in life: Hymer Nova 555
TWIN TEST: Abbey GTS Vogue 212 v Compass Omega 432

June 2003
Live-in life: Pop-up caravans
Carousel 10/21 & Comanche Montana
TWIN TEST: Avondale Dart v Lunar Zenith Six

May 2003
Tourer of the Year awards 2003
First look: Tab
Live-in life: Avondale Osprey
TWIN TEST: Compass Corona 534 v Lunar Chateau 470

April 2003
Live-in life: Eriba Touring GT 320 and Sterckeman Starlett 430DD
TWIN TEST: Sterling Europa 500 v Bailey Ranger
Imported vans - get the right price

March 2003
TWIN TEST: Bailey Pageant Loire & Compass Omega 524
Live-in life: Swift Charisma

February 2003
n/a

January 2003
n/a

December 2002
New model round-up 3 - new tourers for 2003

November 2002
New model round-up 2 - new tourers for 2003

October 2002
New model round-up 1 - new tourers for 2003

September 2002
Bailey Ranger

August 2002
Bessacar Cameo

July 2002
Lujar Astara 2-berth; German 4-berth TEC Weltbummler

June 2002
Two big Bürstners and the striking Ace Award Brightstar
Lunar Astara 462
TEC Weltbummler 515 TDF

May 2002
Triple test: Avondale Rialto 550/4, Bailey Pageant Champagne,
Coachman Amara 520/4
The Going range - a brand new van for £5000

April 2002
Avondale Dart 510/5, Bailey Ranger 500/5,
Lunary Chateau 500

March 2002
Triple test: Abbey GTC Vogue 418,
Bailey Senator Oklahoma, Fleetwood Colchester 560/4

Febuary 2002
Triple test: Rally vans - Avocet DW,
Lunar Clubman and Swift Corniche
Tested: Eccles Emerald 4-berth and new Abbey Impression

January 2002
Twin test: Coachman Pastiche 520/4
vs Bailey Senator Arizona
Ace Jubilee and Ace Award

December 2001
Avondale range
Bailey range
Fleetwood range

November 2001
2002 New Model Review
Tourer test: Acondale Argente 645 4T
Avondale Argente 645 4T

October 2001
n/a

September 2001
Twin test: Abbey Iona Vogue vs Lunar Ariva GTS
Bailey Pageant Monarch
Fleetwood Tropical range
Avondale Rialto

August 2001
Twin test: Compass Corona 630, Lunar Solar Eclipse 615

July 2001
Triple test: Michael Jordan Expression 470,
Abbey Aventura 315, Bailey Ranger 460/2
Hymer Swing 530 KZG

June 2001
Triple test: Family 5-berths: Lunar, Sterling and Compass

May 2001
Triple test: Fleetwood, Lunar and Swift end-bed models
Corona, Odyssey new ranges and Adria 502

April 2001
Twin test: Abbey Aventura 318 vs Elddis Avanté 524
Avondale Dart 470/2
Hymer Nova 470/2
JC Leisure 1066

March 2001
Twin test: Lunar Chateau vs Bailey Discovery

February 2001
Coachman Amara
Bailey Discovery

January 2001
Lunar Stellar 400 & ABI Brooklyn 400/2 compared

December 2000
Bailey Senator Wyoming

November 2000
Avondale Dart 556-6

October 2000
Bailey Ranger 500/5

September 2000
Abbey Spectrum 620
Abbey Spectrum 540
Hymer Nova 545DB
Elddis Crusader SuperStorm
Meridian 400 Special Edition

August 2000
Elddis Hurricane GTX
Herald Clarion 460/4

July 2000
Avondale Rialto 640-6
Bailey Pageant Champagne
Fleetwood Heritage 550ES

June 2000
Avondale Advocets
Bailey Ranger 520/4
Crown 352

May 2000
ABI Brooklyn 400/2
Carlight Commander 162 EW

April 2000
Compass Rallye GTE 460/2 L
Sterling Eccles Topaz

March 2000
Burstner Ventana 520 TL
Lunar LX2000 524
Swift challenger 520 SE

February 2000
ABI Adventurer
JNC ECO

January 2000
Avondale Eagle
Lunar Lexon EB

December 1999
Adria 462
Bailey Ranger 2000
Elddis Cyclone XL 5-berth

November 1999
Abbey County Lancaster
ABI Manhattan 510/4 (Papillon)
ABI Brooklyn 490/5
Avondale Land Ranger 6400L
Avondale Osprey
Bailey Pageant Bordeaux
Bailey Senator Vermont
Crown 475
Elddis EX2000 Typhoon
Swift Corniche 14/2

October 1999
ABI Manhattan 470/2
Elddis Hurricane XL Plus

September 1999
Abbey GTS Vogue 417
Avondale Rialto 550/4
Fleetwood Colchester 500 EB

August 1999
Compass Rallye GTE 4.6

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