Buying first Duo Hylo 2004

[Frisby]

Hi there and thank you for letting me join. Very excited to say that I am hoping to buy my first romahome duo hylo next weekend so thought I would join a group of people who know about these things. It’s a 2004 model so hoping for tips and advice as I start this new adventure. Thank you for having me 

[Romahomepete]

Get yourself on to the small motorhome forum you will find loads of Romahome friends there

Peter

[Gadgetman]

That's a Stretch Berlingo?
I'd examine the back of it from underneath for cracks...
Also, how many miles on it?
The rear axle has a tendency to fail after 150K miles or so on a regular Berlingo. You can recon it yourself, or buy a recon unit. It's a bit of a faff to do the job, but possible even in a driveway.

[Romahomepete]

Gadgetman do you have any personal experience of Berlingo based Romahomes?

Not a stretch Berlingo at all, it is a fibreglass coachbuilt on a Berlingo platform cab.  Yours is built on an M59 chassis.  Having owned them for 16 years I can yell you they are very robust.  They do suffer from the normal Berlingo problems, some need a replacement rear axle others dont just like other things that can go wrong. Romahomes are no heavier on rear axles than other Berlingos.  I dont understand the comment about cracks at the back

Peter