VW at Scottish motorhome exhibition
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VW at Scottish motorhome exhibition
Had my first view of the new VW T6, not much difference from the T5 to be honest, the dash is different, and grill and bumper have been altered and not much else.
£55000 for a full camper conversion, not a lot of van for your money I'm afraid.
£55000 for a full camper conversion, not a lot of van for your money I'm afraid.
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Crikey Jim, that's serious dosh.
If I had that amount sitting around I'm not sure that's what I'd buy. Lots will, though, and fair play.
If I had that amount sitting around I'm not sure that's what I'd buy. Lots will, though, and fair play.
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We're off there tomorrow.
I'm really interested in the Wildax stand. If I won the lottery I'd buy a wildax solaris. Till then I suspect it'll be just a fantasy.
Sara
I'm really interested in the Wildax stand. If I won the lottery I'd buy a wildax solaris. Till then I suspect it'll be just a fantasy.
Sara
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Saw them at the exhibition, we also checked out this type of van conversion before we made our purchase, the are a lot better value than the VW, and generally a good few grand cheaper, the only issues we had was where the toilet/shower area was situated in the van it really narrowed the isle/walkway in the van, also at the side entrance sliding door, the kitchen covered half the entrance space. That said the beds were situated mostly at the rear giving huge storage space under the beds, also there is virtually no chance of dampness ingress, a common fault on the seams of older coach builds. There must be well over 50 models of van conversions at various stalls at the show Sara.
To be honest even viewing the coach build motorhomes that were on display only about 10% were around the 40 grand of less mark, that was with special offers and special discount for the exhibition.
Personally I did not buy anything and Elaine bought a coat, we did think about buying 2 sides and front panels for our Dometic wind out awning however at £800 on offer for exdisplay that thought was dismissed. We may go for a basic driveaway awning, which can ce left in situ rather than having to strip down and wind in every time we decide to go for a trip in the van.
To be honest even viewing the coach build motorhomes that were on display only about 10% were around the 40 grand of less mark, that was with special offers and special discount for the exhibition.
Personally I did not buy anything and Elaine bought a coat, we did think about buying 2 sides and front panels for our Dometic wind out awning however at £800 on offer for exdisplay that thought was dismissed. We may go for a basic driveaway awning, which can ce left in situ rather than having to strip down and wind in every time we decide to go for a trip in the van.
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£55,000.00
Wow, Bongo's are great.
Wow, Bongo's are great.
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Hi,
Judging by the stock levels at my local motorhome sales place, there is a boom on. I suspect a lot of it might be people cashing in their pensions to "live the dream". Somebody up the road bought a huge great 6 wheeler, it sat on his drive for a year without moving then suddenly disappeared, never to be seen again. I keep wondering how much he lost on it when selling.
55k for a Vee Wubblybus? Absolutely ridiculous!
Peter
Judging by the stock levels at my local motorhome sales place, there is a boom on. I suspect a lot of it might be people cashing in their pensions to "live the dream". Somebody up the road bought a huge great 6 wheeler, it sat on his drive for a year without moving then suddenly disappeared, never to be seen again. I keep wondering how much he lost on it when selling.
55k for a Vee Wubblybus? Absolutely ridiculous!
Peter
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£55 grand = Really good Bongo and plenty left for playtime.
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Wouldn't worry, fifty five grand will make most of us do a double take.
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Heard one of the salesmen telling a customer, order a new T6 today have it on the road fully converted early August, the demand is there even at £50k plus.
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Beware,the madness could be contagious.Jim the Box wrote:Heard one of the salesmen telling a customer, order a new T6 today have it on the road fully converted early August, the demand is there even at £50k plus.
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August ?philpdr wrote:Beware,the madness could be contagious.Jim the Box wrote:Heard one of the salesmen telling a customer, order a new T6 today have it on the road fully converted early August, the demand is there even at £50k plus.
If I was paying big £50K, that van better be ready like yesterday for this season. August indeed.
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50k buys 10 bongos, say no more.
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Well we had a good nosy, still really like the Wildax Solaris sadly don't have £48,000 to spare at the moment.
Bonus, we bumped into Mulshy and co.
Sara
Bonus, we bumped into Mulshy and co.
Sara
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If I had £55,000 to spare I would go for the new 4x4 Fiat Ducato Campervan which must be around that price. It does all that you need for wild camping with bags more room to boot with the latest Euro engine to enable you to pass through any city.
https://www.fiatcamper.com/en/product/F ... camper-van
http://www.fiatprofessionalpress.com/pr ... cle/117162
(Watch the video on the second article)
https://www.fiatcamper.com/en/product/F ... camper-van
http://www.fiatprofessionalpress.com/pr ... cle/117162
(Watch the video on the second article)
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That is one useful looking motor.