JellyK

I have been hoping to do the same but our Roomster has been ‘remodelled’ (not our fault). There is a disability/wheelchair site that gives internal dimensions if you Google it. From memory of my own measurings I think I’m right in saying it’s 120 cm to the edge of the boot floor/start of rear footwell (seats removed). I’m not sure about the length to the front seats as far forward as possible, but, the front passenger seat can be cranked back pretty flat to butt up to the boot floor. We have transported IKEA sofa beds that way. That was going to be where he-who-is-taller-than-me was going to sleep, with me (5’2”) on the driver’s side, with the seat fully forward. All the best

Hi Colin I’m having the same head v heart musings about a campervan. I had hoped to camp occasionally in our Roomster but it became ‘poorly’ recently due to another driver/vehicle. (What to replace it with is another matter.) If you haven’t already, you might like to see what a few YouTubers have decided to do when getting the campervan ‘twitch’: Wee Broon Van have a Toyota Proace conversion. Life is Too Short have one of those Sussex Nissans you mentioned but as they towed a fair-sized caravan for years they have been used to more space. Cali Camper Family (I think that’s right) have recently been looking at the Ford Nugget. I get my campervan ‘fix’ from these and a couple more every now and then. Wheelhome’s website (as opposed to Wheelhouse) might be worth a look, too. My original retirement heart’s desire was to tow a Go-Pod micro tourer - small enough for a garage/drive. I’ve bottled out of the hitching up part of it, if on my own, but it seemed to be good value. I hope some of that helps! Best wishes Laura

A similar predicament to Eccles: we have a cherished 07 Roomster (2 1.9 TDi) that has just been scoured down the offside (big time - we had nowhere to go) and we expect a write-off verdict. What to get instead? We had already been considering a Mk3 Fabia Estate to replace my Mk1 but keeping the Roomster for me to camp in at folk festivals - if they get going again next year, that is - but everything is now up in the air. What I like about my Mk1 Fabia (the burbling 1.4 TDi) is the ability to load a guitar hard case horizontally behind /in front of the wheel arches (depending how you look at it) thus using the full width of the boot. I think that might also be possible in the Mk3 if the caddy slot-ins are removed. It will only go in the Roomster boot on the diagonal - only a nuisance if there is lots more kit to load. We chose the Roomster in 2007 because our daughter played the cello and we could get 4 people seated in comfort with the cello case neck resting on the flipped centre rear seat. We also appreciate the totally flat floor with the seats tumbled or removed - not the case in the Yeti. Anyway, whether replacing the Roomster or early Fabia we don’t want extra width, just the impossible - a new Roomster!