Are Suzuki Wagon Rs crap? I never paid much attention to them but now I kind of want one after realising there's enough room for a 6' by 2' single bed if you rip out the seats. I like the idea of a cheap mini-camper but if the thing is so intolerable on the motorways that you don't want to drive it anywhere, then it defeats the purpose of having a camper.
They're good. They're solid cars and there's so many of them you can get parts easily.
Most kei cars are a bit annoying on a motorway, but still capable of doing 70+ so are usable. The Wagon R's in this country are all 1.3's, I think, which is a vast improvement on most kei csrs with 660cc motors, for highway driving.
I'd say get one. There's a reason they're always driven by sensible pensioners. Your only alternatives for affordable microcampers are really kangoos or berlingos, but I would struggle to reccomended either, I simply have had too many problems with french cars in the past.
I'm probably going to do a similar thing with a Nissan Elgrand or Totota Alphard, but they are mich more costly to run and buy.
Forgot to say that the only way you'll really know how they are on a motorway is trying it. We all have different tolerances; I can quite happily sit at 75mph in a rag top sports car for hours, while others would see that as a form of hell.
My grandads kangoo did seem quite unstable at motorway speeds, but if you drove it like a van rather than a car it was fine.
>>4556 I've had a Citroën for about four years and have had no issues other than having to replace the battery, which I think was in part due to barely driving last year. That said, the new Berlingo is incredibly garish.
It might be above budget but I'd probably go for a Ford Transit Courier. A Skoda Roomster may fit the bill.
Most campers, except the very modern or high end, are rubbish on the motorway due to a realistic crusing speed of 50/60mph leaving you dicing with HGV's in the inside lane.
Most are essentially large commercial vans with the camper interior being pretty much gross vehicle weight.
As for the Wagon R, its pretty much a rebodied Suzuki Swift which is a good reliable if un remarkable car.
