Experience of moving from van to motorhome?

I notice both Noggin and Rose have the older Nuevo which is narrower in body than ours.  We have the Mk2 which is noticeably wider and makes a difference on the road. 

I have got to the Nuevo via  a VW T25 and a large Transit. They were both self builds so it is nice to have something manufactured. The VW is still the one with a place in our hearts but the Nuevo has become special too.

We try not to do narrow lanes so if that is your habitat then a panel van may be better for you. For us the extra space makes longer holidays far more appealing and wins over missing the narrower roads.

Today I just set the cruise to 90kph and watched it average 37mpg (until we got to Budapest when the figure dropped).

Dbroada. best to get rid of the soot. Can't have soot near my van.

We changed from a van conversion with an end lounge to an AS Devon with a central lounge.
The layout is the same as a Nuevo I believe. The extra space is a relevation and my wife is much happier to spend more time away now. As for the extra width it has only been a problem once, going through Broughton in Furness, cost me an indicator lens on the door mirror
The switch took us from a FIAT base to a Sprinter which is far more pleasant to drive and much more manoeuverable which helped tremendously to cope with the extra width.
What does alarm me is the body flex when I go over speed bumps and very uneven roads.

Our Lancashire is a Euro V engine on a 2011 body. It is an EK with 3 storage cupboards above the cab and a wet lockdr in the nearside skirt. We refused the 2012 body which lacked both of those. A/S restored both in 2013 and removed the gas locker in favour of an underfloor tank. That gives a lot more space in the offside bed locker. However, the overcab locker is smaller than ours. We can store our TV, duvet, 4 pillows and the Internal silver screens in our large one across the van, while the offside one holds 4 sets of towels and duvet covers etc. The wet locker holds ramps, bucket, EHU cable, outside doormat, Elsanol, a box of oddments such as hold down straps for the awning, pegs, mallet, warning triangles and a few other things so I would not have coped without that.
Because the Nuevo is on the short wheelbase it has a remarkably small turning circle and is very easy to drive, particularly with Cruise Control. I have driven it for over 450 miles in a day (mostly motorway) and got out nearly as fresh as in the morning!
I cruise at around 88 to 90kph but I very seldom get more than 26mpg according go the trip computer which is itself slightly optimistic. 31mpg is but a dream! I have just under 25k on the clock. Hilly roads cane the mpg.
Hope that helps.