Motorhomes, cars and electric bikes - how we want to use them

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Now we have a motorhome, a car and two electric bikes. It feels like we have expanded our "vehicle fleet", but the plan is actually to reduce it a bit over time. By investing in the motorhome and our new bikes, we hope to be able to do without the car.

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The camper van

Our motorhome is over a decade old and has worn quite well over the years. It should also be recognised that we haven't maintained it as well as we should. When we thought about it last summer, we realised we had two choices - get a new motorhome or refurbish our trusty FREEDOM.

We chose the latter option and took out a loan to be able to take care of everything that needed to be fixed: new clutch, replacement of brake pads and clutch cylinder, new tyres, new batteries, major service, replacement of cam belt, new windows, new foiling... and a lot of other things. We don't want to be without a motorhome!

This summer we are planning a longer motorhome trip. The plans are not finalised yet, but countries that have been mentioned include Latvia, Lithuania, Germany, Czech Republic, Austria, Slovenia, Slovakia, Hungary and Romania.

The passenger car

While we don't want to be without a motorhome, it's almost a bit crazy that we have a two cars. On a day-to-day basis, we don't use either of them, and they mostly sit in the car park and cost money. Of course, we use the private car sometimesbut the plan now is to get rid of it. We think we can replace it with a combination of a motorhome, car sharing service, taxi and ... electric bikes.

Electric bikes

Yep, now we have two electric bikes! We premiered them a while ago and the other day we tested them in snow, which went super well. Fantastically smooth to get around with these! With Peter's basket we can also carry some bags or pouches.

Finding an economically viable solution

For us, it has been about finding a solution with vehicles and bikes that work in everyday life, but also about finding a financially reasonable solution. We've long felt that we were spending money on the wrong things, while the campervan just keeps on wearing out... Taking out a loan to fix the campervan felt like a good investment and we hope that these changes will lead to more well-used vehicles and lower costs for us in the future.

We only borrowed for the renovation, but of course you can also take out a mortgage. car loan for the purchase of a new car. If you are going to borrow a larger sum, it is of course good to be able to compare different loan offers and conditions. At enklare.se, you fill in the loan application, receive different offers by e-mail or text message, and when you have chosen an offer, you sign with your bank ID.

Which vehicles are in your garage?

What is the situation in your garage (or where you store your vehicles)? Are you satisfied with the vehicles you have today?

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