New owner in Cornwall

KernowBeach · Wednesday at 3:12 PM

Merry Christmas to all!

Picking up a bright yellow Beach - hopefully on the 30th.
As it's really just as a day van for us, the Beach version seemed the better option.
Now we're retired we'll have more time to discover the hidden gems of the South West, which is not always practical in our bigger Motorhome.
Our kids [in their 30's] will be going on the insurance, so looking forward to the occasional meet-up with them and the grandchildren too.

Hope you all enjoy the festivities, and a wishing you all a Happy New Year for '26

Dell · Wednesday at 3:19 PM

Merry Christmas to you too, enjoy you time in the new year

Meoncoast · Wednesday at 4:20 PM

Welcome to Cali ownership.

colintfcolintf · Wednesday at 5:43 PM

Fantastic and welcome. Picking up on 30th that’ll be expensive road tax for just 30th and 31st.

KernowBeach · Wednesday at 6:18 PM

Indeed! Actually, I should have said it's being delivered - for that very reason {£35 of tax for 2 days} and the hassle of the two car shuffle, fuel and time.
It can sit on the drive for a couple of days, that will give me some time to work through all the clever stuff!

colintfcolintf · Wednesday at 6:36 PM

Whereabouts in Cornwall if you don’t mind me asking? I’m back down Porthleven way over New Year.

chockswahay · Wednesday at 6:54 PM

KernowBeach said:
Merry Christmas to all!

Picking up a bright yellow Beach - hopefully on the 30th.
As it's really just as a day van for us, the Beach version seemed the better option.
Now we're retired we'll have more time to discover the hidden gems of the South West, which is not always practical in our bigger Motorhome.
Our kids [in their 30's] will be going on the insurance, so looking forward to the occasional meet-up with them and the grandchildren too.

Hope you all enjoy the festivities, and a wishing you all a Happy New Year for '26

Awesome stuff……..its deffo a ‘Kernow thing’ :thumb

Paul Norris · Wednesday at 8:38 PM

Wecome

cpaharley2008 · Wednesday at 9:02 PM

Bright yellow Beach sounds brilliant - perfect choice for exploring those tight Cornish lanes that a bigger motorhome can't manage!

Perfectos · 2025-12-25T13:04:35+0000

KernowBeach said:
Merry Christmas to all!

Picking up a bright yellow Beach - hopefully on the 30th.
As it's really just as a day van for us, the Beach version seemed the better option.
Now we're retired we'll have more time to discover the hidden gems of the South West, which is not always practical in our bigger Motorhome.
Our kids [in their 30's] will be going on the insurance, so looking forward to the occasional meet-up with them and the grandchildren too.

Hope you all enjoy the festivities, and a wishing you all a Happy New Year for '26

Perfect vehicle for Cornwall, lanes , car parking, looking coool and enjoying the views.

Don't forget to wave (it's not so common as it used to be in Kernow for some reason)

colintfcolintf · 2025-12-25T13:14:17+0000

…and Yellow such a cool colour for these down here in Cornwall

chockswahay · 2025-12-25T17:29:46+0000

Perfectos said:
Don't forget to wave (it's not so common as it used to be in Kernow for some reason)

That’s because there are more ‘VeeDubs’ down here than you could shake a stick at……………. you’d never stop waving!

colintfcolintf · 2025-12-25T18:41:59+0000

chockswahay said:
That’s because there are more ‘VeeDubs’ down here than you could shake a stick at……………. you’d never stop waving!

That doesn’t stop us from waving at them

KernowBeach · 2025-12-25T23:32:02+0000

At our age I don’t know if it’s possible to look cool!
The wave thing seems to be less prevalent even with Motorhomers these days, and funnily enough when we’re in our Hymer, VW owners never wave - probably because they think we’re a couple of old farts (which we are)
I drove an Alfa for years, and always flashed or waved at other Alfisti’s - I was still doing that 6 months after I’d been driving a Skoda Yeti!
That must have discombobulated a few people, but old habits die hard!