<span class="highlight">Caravan</span> Interiors advise please

Submitted: Tuesday, Jan 21, 2014 at 10:05
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Looking at ordering small Crusader van tomorrow.He wants woodgrain & she thinks we should go with the fashionable white with some contrast.Those of you that have white interiors,would you have it again & is it reasonably easy to keep clean ?
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Reply By: Idler Chris - Tuesday, Jan 21, 2014 at 10:13

Tuesday, Jan 21, 2014 at 10:13
White everytime for me.
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Reply By: Ozhumvee - Tuesday, Jan 21, 2014 at 12:46

Tuesday, Jan 21, 2014 at 12:46
Woodgrain is good in that it is easier to mask/remove/repair marks and damage if intending to sell the van after a few years.
I'd go for white as it makes the interior lighter and is also "timeless" where the woodgrain ages.
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Reply By: Member. Rob M (QLD) - Tuesday, Jan 21, 2014 at 12:54

Tuesday, Jan 21, 2014 at 12:54
Hi Pimbi,

We have woodgrain look, not too dark, and we are still trying to get rid of the red dust from our last foray into western Qld.
God forbid it was white.

A friend just bought a new Patriot and it is all white, black and red, including the glass splash backs in the kitchen.
It certainly looks good, but I am glad I am not the one trying to keep it clean.

So if it is mainly going to be used as a caravan park, sealed road tourer, then the white does look good.
Good luck with the negotiations.
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Follow Up By: Member - Rosss - Tuesday, Jan 21, 2014 at 14:03

Tuesday, Jan 21, 2014 at 14:03
White every time, but please do some research with caravan repair shops before you order a Crusader, have a friend with a caravan repair shop and he steered us well away from them, there a lot of vans out there with better build quality.
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Follow Up By: Member - Allan H (NSW) - Tuesday, Jan 21, 2014 at 19:30

Tuesday, Jan 21, 2014 at 19:30
Practicality light woodgrain best option. White if you are looking for looks.
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Follow Up By: Member - Bruce and Di T (SA) - Wednesday, Jan 22, 2014 at 23:15

Wednesday, Jan 22, 2014 at 23:15
Ross,

Not quite on the topic, but we are Crusader owners, X-Country. The build etc. is fine. The warranty service is excellent.

We have owned 3 vans, the first a well known model everyone rubbishes and we found it excellent. The second was a supposed 'good' maker and we would never recommend them as we had to do far too much work at our own expense to get it to be a good van. No such issues with Crusader. We also went over their factory before buying; all fine.

To keep it on topic, we have the light wood and light laminex to make the van seem more open as our is the smallest X-Country Van.

Di and Bruce
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Reply By: pmacks - Tuesday, Jan 21, 2014 at 14:05

Tuesday, Jan 21, 2014 at 14:05
Hi Pimbi

white every time for us, the white is normally done with laminate and is easy to clean while the woodgrain is a paper finish and will wipe off and scuff

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Reply By: Member - Tony (ACT) - Tuesday, Jan 21, 2014 at 20:06

Tuesday, Jan 21, 2014 at 20:06
We went for white as it makes the inside look larger and lighter.


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Reply By: Peter W - Wednesday, Jan 22, 2014 at 10:48

Wednesday, Jan 22, 2014 at 10:48
Perhaps the visual comparison with our Evernew E900.
We believe in the wood grain that does not show the dust as much and in our opinion holds aging appeal. Certainly the go if you are to be off the beaten track.




Your decision of course.

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Follow Up By: braggy - Thursday, Jan 23, 2014 at 14:41

Thursday, Jan 23, 2014 at 14:41
Arn't those walls white ?
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Reply By: John E - Wednesday, Jan 22, 2014 at 23:16

Wednesday, Jan 22, 2014 at 23:16
Our new Aussie By Design has a white interior , and we love it cheers Lyn
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Reply By: Pimbi - Thursday, Jan 23, 2014 at 09:04

Thursday, Jan 23, 2014 at 09:04
Thank you .Have ordered white with dark grey woodgrain for cupboard doors.They had a demo as above .Looked good.
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