Avida Caravans
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2foot6
Avida Caravans
Just received an email from Avida ,they are now manufacturing caravans.Some competition to Jayco and all other manufacturers.
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T1 Terry
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Re: Avida Caravans
Just what the industry needed, yet another caravan manufacturer 
Isn't that where the owner first started in the industry but went belly up?
Isn't that where the owner first started in the industry but went belly up?A person may fail many times, they only become a failure when they blame someone else John Burrows
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Greynomad
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Re: Avida Caravans
T1,
I think his first effort was a slide-on.
I think his first effort was a slide-on.
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T1 Terry
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Re: Avida Caravans
Wasn't he the manufacturer of Freeway caravans? I think they also ventured into slide ons at some stage.
A person may fail many times, they only become a failure when they blame someone else John Burrows
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dapope
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Re: Avida Caravans
I believe they did make the Freeways.
Better to do one thing well rather than two things averagely
Whats the bet Winnebago are looking to expand from the states, and avida KNOW the MH side is doomed
Better to do one thing well rather than two things averagely
Whats the bet Winnebago are looking to expand from the states, and avida KNOW the MH side is doomed
Wobblybox on wheels
Pace Arrow. La de da, property in two continents..
Pace Arrow. La de da, property in two continents..
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troublemaker
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Re: Avida Caravans
No he was the Manufacturer of slide on campers (Freeway) and then ventured into Motorhomes. There venture into caravans is a new projectT1 Terry wrote:Wasn't he the manufacturer of Freeway caravans? I think they also ventured into slide ons at some stage.
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baysidetas
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Re: Avida Caravans
Bruce Binns was a joiner who made himself a slide on and then started to get orders from other people.
He adopted the trade name of Freeway and started to also make motorhomes on the old Holden one tonner cab chassis. Eventually also used Toyota HiAces ( a real dog of a vehicle and probably the most gutless MH I have ever driven). I believe he may also have done some holden engined Bedford CFs.
Subsequently started using the Winnebago nane.
He adopted the trade name of Freeway and started to also make motorhomes on the old Holden one tonner cab chassis. Eventually also used Toyota HiAces ( a real dog of a vehicle and probably the most gutless MH I have ever driven). I believe he may also have done some holden engined Bedford CFs.
Subsequently started using the Winnebago nane.
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Dot
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Re: Avida Caravans
That was an interesting post Mr Baysidetas, thank you
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baysidetas
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Re: Avida Caravans
That's OK.
We used to operate a small MH hire and drive business for about 15 years under the banner Motor Holidays (Tas).
We quickly settled on Freeway bodies (4 birth) on automatic Holden 1 tonners and Franklin bodies on Bedford CF chassis with a holden motor for a larger 6 birth unit.. The Freeways were very similar to the Huntsman MH that Winnebago sometimes still build on Japanese 1 tonners.
We wound it up once Holden stopped making their 1 tonner and also stopped importing the Bedford CFs. Did not consider the Japanese vehicles at that time as suitable as they nad a narrow wheel base and high cabins which made for an uncomfortable unit to drive.
As you can probably guess we have owned quite a number of MHs and have defininte views as to what we deem to be a suitable unit.
We used to operate a small MH hire and drive business for about 15 years under the banner Motor Holidays (Tas).
We quickly settled on Freeway bodies (4 birth) on automatic Holden 1 tonners and Franklin bodies on Bedford CF chassis with a holden motor for a larger 6 birth unit.. The Freeways were very similar to the Huntsman MH that Winnebago sometimes still build on Japanese 1 tonners.
We wound it up once Holden stopped making their 1 tonner and also stopped importing the Bedford CFs. Did not consider the Japanese vehicles at that time as suitable as they nad a narrow wheel base and high cabins which made for an uncomfortable unit to drive.
As you can probably guess we have owned quite a number of MHs and have defininte views as to what we deem to be a suitable unit.