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no pics but in need of some work

Helen wrote:A unique awning on this one

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Helen wrote:A unique awning on this one

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Was looking at Designers but this Dart is nearby, looks ok and much cheaper than the Designer in Stoke. Insulated or not? I've got confused by the discussion. Got a heater. A project maybe? Any thoughts?

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Fiona

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Not seen one like that before it's in Riva (mid blue) colours but it's a bathroom model on a built highside base i.e. not the later longer fibreglass base.
How many highside (built bodied) destinys have you seen in mid blue?
Now if Mike and Helen say they have found the bathroom fitted Destinys cramped then this one must be desperately so.
Perhaps Riva did an extra length built body as an experiment before launching the fibreglass ones?
Either that or the table must be barely suitable for four?

Though why look at the negatives? For a single person or a couple who really want a loo compartment this is far more easily managed than a glassfibre bodied Destiny 81cm longer.

I'm unsure though as while the seats look shorter they look longer than they would be if you took 80cm off for the toilet compartment.
It does look good with the newer Riva upholsery and cupboards.

I wonder what weight suspension it is on. The bathroom would knock a bit off your packing if its only 750Kg.



Just heard from a very nice lady from Bolton. Well as nice as you can get with the provision that you're from Bolton.

Gail read my comments and had got her tape measure out and it appears the Destiny is 346cm along the body.

The good lady is junking the Dandy because of her kids growing up and not needing the space also her back is pretty shot and she is no longer enjoying unfolding the Destiny. That said when she says gas struts, there are gas struts on the walls and on the the beds.

The drawbar is rated to 1000Kg so I would guess at a 1000Kg axle as well.

Phoned the lady back to confirm another measurement ( the specs on Riva's site show an unusually long drawbar length on older Destinys)no the length is as usual about 103cm.

I forgot to ask about the skirts. One as shown in the picture or two?
I will remind you that though I've not exercised the option TVS were quoting me around £350 for turning a sun canopy into a lightweight awning. There is more fabric required for this than the Delta I was looking at but it should be significantly cheaper than the £1,000 that they charged for the full awning for a Destiny that I featured a few months back.

Now in the back of her mind Gail seems to remember a quote about the number of these that were made, (Not many) but as she is unsure she didn't want this passing on. She had forgot all about the rarity as she had been to Riva recently and it had not been mentioned.

So there you have it a Destiny only 9cm shorter than a glassfibre bodied Destiny. Effectively probably longer as the gas bottle store is separate on these. If your looking to keep for a long time it has a standard dandy body which we know can be re-skinned easily as against fibreglass repairs.

Only sorry to be losing Gail as a member before we even gained her she sounded a lovely lady.
I wish them all the best with their sale.

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Tow Itch wrote:

Tow Itch wrote:

mike wrote:[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]

Not seen one like that before it's in Riva (mid blue) colours but it's a bathroom model on a built highside base i.e. not the later longer fibreglass base.
How many highside (built bodied) destinys have you seen in mid blue?
Now if Mike and Helen say they have found the bathroom fitted Destinys cramped then this one must be desperately so.
Perhaps Riva did an extra length built body as an experiment before launching the fibreglass ones?
Either that or the table must be barely suitable for four?

Though why look at the negatives? For a single person or a couple who really want a loo compartment this is far more easily managed than a glassfibre bodied Destiny 81cm longer.

I'm unsure though as while the seats look shorter they look longer than they would be if you took 80cm off for the toilet compartment.
It does look good with the newer Riva upholsery and cupboards.

I wonder what weight suspension it is on. The bathroom would knock a bit off your packing if its only 750Kg.



Just heard from a very nice lady from Bolton. Well as nice as you can get with the provision that you're from Bolton.

Gail read my comments and had got her tape measure out and it appears the Destiny is 346cm along the body.

The good lady is junking the Dandy because of her kids growing up and not needing the space also her back is pretty shot and she is no longer enjoying unfolding the Destiny. That said when she says gas struts, there are gas struts on the walls and on the the beds.

The drawbar is rated to 1000Kg so I would guess at a 1000Kg axle as well.

Phoned the lady back to confirm another measurement ( the specs on Riva's site show an unusually long drawbar length on older Destinys)no the length is as usual about 103cm.

I forgot to ask about the skirts. One as shown in the picture or two?
I will remind you that though I've not exercised the option TVS were quoting me around £350 for turning a sun canopy into a lightweight awning. There is more fabric required for this than the Delta I was looking at but it should be significantly cheaper than the £1,000 that they charged for the full awning for a Destiny that I featured a few months back.

Now in the back of her mind Gail seems to remember a quote about the number of these that were made, (Not many) but as she is unsure she didn't want this passing on. She had forgot all about the rarity as she had been to Riva recently and it had not been mentioned.

So there you have it a Destiny only 9cm shorter than a glassfibre bodied Destiny. Effectively probably longer as the gas bottle store is separate on these. If your looking to keep for a long time it has a standard dandy body which we know can be re-skinned easily as against fibreglass repairs.

Only sorry to be losing Gail as a member before we even gained her she sounded a lovely lady.
I wish them all the best with their sale.

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First of all a bump for Gail who is selling the above and was really lovely when she got in touch.
Now her Destiny is pretty rare being a non glasfibre base with a bathroom.

Now have a look at this on Preloved:

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This is a Destiny. Spot what is different?
Look at the corners. A square cornered highside Destiny must be very early 1993.
Anyone seen one of these? May well need a new lamp set on the nearside?

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Tow Itch wrote: 2007 Destiny. Acrylic awning, bathroom, motor mover one of the last ones made.

Bids starting at £6,000 I would imagine at this price you would be buying from Riva.

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Tow Itch wrote: Er, look at the back wall, then look at the front wall??????????

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Never seen anything like picture 3.

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fenhel1 wrote:Hi, a new comer to to this site and dandy but my husband had one years ago. so we have just bought the dandy you showed a link for, the £500 one on ebay. Cant wait, weekends away, weeks away

fenhel1 wrote:Hi, a new comer to to this site and dandy but my husband had one years ago. so we have just bought the dandy you showed a link for, the £500 one on ebay. Cant wait, weekends away, weeks away

fenhel1 wrote:Hi, a new comer to to this site and dandy but my husband had one years ago. so we have just bought the dandy you showed a link for, the £500 one on ebay. Cant wait, weekends away, weeks away