European versus UK MH's

Looking round at MH's it seems the European ones have a better finish and some seem to be better built for winter, is this usually the case? although I see they don't seem to have an oven

Habitation door on the other side, I can't really see an issue with this unless I am missing something obvious?

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Sorry to be taking this back to the original question !!!

I have always bought based on the layout that I (we) wanted together with price, reputation for build quality and general reliability of the particular 'van that I was after.

However it may be that many of the 'vans are only available in LHD. That actually was a plus for me as I (we) intended to do as much European touring as we could and I would personally prefer to be on the correct side while away from home. I always felt that I would be more comfortable sitting on the wrong side while driving in Ireland/UK, especially should the worst happen at least I could argue my corner in English.

In the event driving LHD here has never proved an issue at all and I still feel that for me buying LHD was the correct decision - three times.

Regarding better insulation. I believe that many European vans were better insulated than their UK cousins in the past, however I think that this is less of an issue in recent years. Frequently though you will see larger capacity fresh and waste water tanks on the European vans; with the fresh water tank almost always inboard.

I agree Cobra Rob. I would base my buying decision on the other points as discussed above with layout the primary point. It's essential to be happy on that one first.

Great posts guys, thanks