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Is the front pull out table the same level as the table when it’s up! In our Elddis Affinity it is.

swift roof windows WILL leak or crack , bailey floors WILL get wet. Dont know what to do next. Anyway just seen swift have brought the monza name back on a camper van.

We bought it from kimberley caravans nearly £15000 and from 1st trip sink in bathroon leaking pipe not connected properly. Then unbeknown to us the underside of the tap was leaking in the kitchen sink. That was repaired on warranty but water had settled on the offside corner behind the boiler and the floor in that area had to be replaced . Then on service kimberley found water ingress on the nearside corner around the window again done on warranty. Then the straw that broke the camels back on service the found cracks on the rear panels near the awning rails . Kimberly told us that Eldiss dont warrent panels after a year old so i had to pay myself £300 before the next service i found more cracks on the rear panel in same areas . Kimberley advised me to ring Elddis direct . They were not interested and blamed pot holes on the roads but for 2 years the van was on a seasonal pitch and never moved .because aventually water would have got through the cracks we sold it on . Elddis treated us like dirt . This wasnt a one off this model of caravan had the same issues . On the caravan chat forum it was unbelievable how many people were having the same problems . One guy spent £1500 on a new panel then 18 mnths later it cracked again. If Eldiss have rectified this issue include it in the 10year water ingress policy they won't so im afraid i will not be giving Elddis Hymer my business again .

Great video Andy as always, caravan prices have been high recently, but if your looking for a bigger van new or used and you need a bigger car to tow it, your into motorhome prices, more attractive??

I had a brand new xplore caravan 6 years ago suffered with water ingress and in the end after 3 years the rear panels started to crack Eldiss didn't want to know consequently we got rid I wouldn't touch one of these caravans with a barge pole.

Good review as ever. Wandahome was an option when we bought our current Sprite but my wife hated the interior of their Ace version that year (2018). Now desperate to see the 2025 Sprite and also the Unicorn if , as you say, Bailey are about to change it - Harrogate could get expensive for me!! Just looked at GT Towing website but very little left and don't particularly want to buy in Hertfordshire. Prices do seem to be all over at the minute - was at Newark for National Motorhome Show last Saturday and even motorhomes had a lot of offers on them - however some dealers seemed optimistic - £208,000 for a Carthago and Coachman (Kabe) not much less. VW camper makers wanting over 60K in what to me is a saturated market !!!

Great video as ever Andy and thank you for the shout out once again! It is really an interesting place, our local dealer, you know is White Arches and they have very few vans in… let alone the lower end like they once used to. Keep up the good work :) Andy

There is a new swift Trekker being launched in October at the nec, end lounge. No pop tip

Interesting video Andrew, more please

Prices are now becoming more ridiculous so far as build quality is concerned. The bubble has burst with overpriced vans and if the likes of Elldis dont up their game they will be gone within the next 12-18 months. That’s my opinion of course.

Another industry that flooded the market post COVID ( like cycling, paddle boarding) seems people don't want caravans any more when they can go abroad, and the quality of stuff coming out of factories is utter dog poo, so it's maybe payback for these manufacturers whose quality is in the gutter. If the car industry had the same quality they would be going bust. Maybe manufacturers should take a long hard look at themselves.stop making expensive poncey caravans.

Good video Andrew, when entry level vans are over £20k and used prices are similar if not more than they were when new, I think people are questioning the value of touring caravans. Especially as the prices creep towards motorhome prices at the top end, whilst quality seems to have worsened. I think industry greed will kill the caravan if not careful

Just taken delivery of a new Pegasus Ancona, we got a very attractive deal with ££££ off list price. They discounted it without us even asking. Also got them to switch our mover and a new set of shocks fitted. The final piece of the jigsaw was the attractive trade in price offered on our old 2017 Pursuit. I think it was a deal both parties were happy with.

There’s another gone. 😪. Let’s hope we don’t end up with a monopoly in the world of touring vans like what happened to statics .

Thank you for this video I am in the process of buying one and this video was so much help for me and was lovely to find out the history of the company to

Great Vlog Andy, we store our motorhome in secure storage, we dont have space at home, and our insurance require it secure. Our storage is £140 per month, lot of money, but hopefully its safe. By the way my other half is Julie Gough, i know she messages you a lot. Look forward to the next one. Conrad.

I think, as you say, part of the problem are the associated costs. We had caravans for 32 years and then 5 years ago moved to a Motorhome which we find easier. But it costs £120 to fill up and we only use CL 5 van sites, but they are now £25 to £30 per night, so 7 nights could cost £330 which makes it no longer a cheap holiday. That's before you factor in the purchase price of the caravan or motorhome. I know of two people who bought MH's during covid and have now sold them and are going abroad again for holidays.

Curiously enough I drove past the Wimborne branch on Tuesday and noticed there were a good few vans with Sold signin the front windows.

Hi Andy still watching you with hubby, i do like the holiday homes, and the park homes we are still looking to buy one. Love the touring vans, any plans to take yours out before summers over? You dont have to go far just get away for a weekend 😁😁

What a pity but it happens. I hope there will be a new dealer sooner or later.

There was an Alfa sport parked outside a house on the A45 Coventry for years. Not there now I drove past the other day. I think the problem is these days the land is worth loads more than the business, great little video nice to see your little princess driving you mad enjoy every second of the time with her.

Another great summary and thank you for the shout out Andy! There’s been more on this story in the Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph. I only passed the forecourt last week and its was thinning then, having usually been a rammed site, I agree it always presented tatty as a site but the caravans were good and they had broad selection at good prices. I am hoping this is a matter of time before the market levels, but clearly lower demand is forcing some out. Have covered loads on the equivalent motorhome market too on our channel: youtube.com/@thetrackertravels - we live smack between White Arches and this site so lots of friends and neighbours already feeling the impact of these local changes. I used to live in Leicester and saw the closure of their Abbey Lane site and new showroom - which quickly closed as you say. Andrew

Look at the prices of new vans a few years ago to now !!!! During Covid everything went through the roof except wages. Prices have been artificially high for a number of years. Trends and fashions change then normality returns. Except in this case where asking prices are ridiculously high for products that are of ridiculously poor quality. So called experts just shrug at leaking issues, the manufacturers ignore problems and replace wood with plastic in frames to stop rotting. So its ok for them to leak ???? Standards in new UK caravans are about the same as in cars in the 70'S and 80's when it was the dealer who had to fix them before they were sold. I've even see you (in a review) try to open a jammed drawer on a new van and just pass it off as something that would be dealt with by the dealer. On a £20,000 bit of kit. Short term profit and greed always costs in the long run. Poor quality can not be justified at the prices asked. There will be more losses because of it.

Hardly a surprise. My theory is: Manufacturers got greedy in covid with huge price rises. Now, many new caravanners have gone back to going abroad because it suits their lifestyle better/works out cheaper/sounds better to their friends and colleagues. I'd imagine new vans aren't selling because there's a good supply of very lightly used preowned vans for long term caravanners, and with the advent of airbnb and the likes of it's much easier for dog owners to find alternatives and go on holiday with their dog. Offers and discounts have been very forthcoming which goes to show supply exceeds demand. It's a shame, especially for those losing jobs, but we'll find normality restores itself soon enough. Especially now everyone gets B+E on their driving licence, which must have put quite a lot off starting out with a caravan in the past.

you mentioned geist . seen one on a site this week,not seen one for ages. never new they were part of LMC. I do have a liking for the german caravans.

Had a look around Adventure leisure vehicles at Tebay services recently.They have some used Airstreams Nice vans but very expensive at almost 80k for a 2021

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Hi Andy, different little Vlog this time, yeah be interesting to see what way caravan prices are going. Doesn't sound good that Knaus caravans are being discounted so much for the 2023 vans. You got some very nice shots of Shap Abbey and I like the sound of the river and the birds singing. Looking forward to that Lithuanian video that's coming up. Never know what you might come up with, we'll done as always.

Not been to Shap Abbey - looks a lovely spot , I will have to visit! Regarding prices, I'm going to Warner's National Motorhome Show in Newark next weekend - should be interesting to see how many offers are available. I get the feeling the camper van market in particular, is reaching saturation.

A lovely place down there. Aye, all us locals think Shap Chippy is ruddy expensive!!!

Not everyone wants to sit in a goldfish bowl on site. The smaller windows and voile curtains are great especially for cramped sites abroad.

Hi Andy, nice caravan park. Ah you're right when you go out for the day no time restraints 😂😂. Good to hear you were popular with people on site and they were happy to chat about their caravans. Enjoyed that vlog Andy, some nice shots in it too.

We have had a problem with a neighbour in 2020 we bought a 2009 Bailey Ranger 460/4 for £9000 we had saved up for 5 years the caravan was full service history it was one owner like new the caravan stood in my yard for 16 day then on the Sunday Afternoon the neighbour slashed the tyres smashed two windows scored the back and one side the estimate for the repair was £6000 the caravan was a insurance right off so i replaced the windows and tyres and worked on the side and back which made the caravan not a right off then the insurance repaired the back and side. we have CCTV watching the caravan the neighbour was Vandalising the caravan for about an hour three months later the police arrested him he comes from a money family he had a top solicitor that said on the CCTV you can,t see the tip of the barbecue fork touching the caravan but you can see him clearly vandalizing the caravan for about an hour the CCTV is full HD crystal clear. Thanks Andrew.

When life was simple and not materialistic Andy. My Mum and Dad bought the only one ever built 10' 6' tourer in 1967, it was used in a wind tunnel to test aerodynamics. It was was ony £375.00 from the back of a garage in Allestree, Derby. Mum and Dad towed it with a Maroon Morris 1100 Traveller and later on a new 1969 Green Morros 1300 traveller and then a new SAAB 95 V4 estate in Red, they swapped it in 1976 for a new Ace Pioneer from Spondon Caravans in Derby. The Ace was £1158.00 or £1258.00, they got £600.00 for the Silverline in part/ex.

As a big Classic car fan, it’s equally lovely to see a classic caravan, and to see Fiona’s passion for her little home from home on wheels. I do remember seeing them on sites in the 80s and 90s 😀

I say Mr Jenkinson, there is nothing wrong with Model Railways, Fiona quite likes them too especially if she spots a model caravan on a layout when visiting shows !

My husband and I had the great pleasure of meeting up with Fiona and her partner a few months ago. We stayed at the Wheel caravan park in Falkirk for a couple of nights and I can confirm that there is plenty of room for four adults to sit round the table in this little caravan! Great wee video and I love the original song too.

the wood on the panels looks like Bardolino Oak to me - very nice

Baby caravan is a much loved and cherished family member. Weve had some fun over the years in this beauty. Lovely to see it getting the airtime it deserves. Fiona loves this caravan... as do we, we foster it and used it recently for a trip to loch lomond.. ❤ great video, thankyou for sharing

great vid again. keep em coming. thankyou

Hiya Andy as usual a Crackin little video. What a nice original little van,I bet it gets loads of interest when out and about, listening to Fiona it looks like it’s going to be cherished for many years to come. You mentioned the damp issues on some of them, not much has changed 40 years later I watch loads of caravan stuff and most vans have some kind of damp issue. This day and age with all the modern bonding agents and sealers you would think this would be a thing of the past. But it seams not much improvement than all those years ago.

Andy I am having trouble with next door as you said I keep going away they can’t. We have a shared drive and my Coachman takes up my half so to get in I have to stand on their side and as I motormove van out have to swing round and van rear goes over their half. As they only rent private they contacted letting agent who sent me latter saying I can’t do that and if I did they would prosecute me to which my reply was NUTS and just carry on. So does the disagreement.

Nice little video again Andy, you must be old as you was telling us you are even older than the trees😀 Unfortunately we don’t have the room to store our van at home, if I had neighbours like you he would be spending a good deal of time on his arse. We pay £480 a year to store our van, not cheep be very secure, a free wash bay too which is very handy.

Local outdoor storage area is about £385/year, you can choose between gravel (costs more though) or grass and if your vehicle (they store anything, not just leisure vehicles) is long there's an additional cost. This includes two electric gates, a motorised ramp and mobile phone authentication for each gate before you can enter the storage area. Downside is the mice, it doesn't matter where you're located - you will get them so all you can do is make your interior as inhospitable as possible to ask them not to stay long. Upside is all the staff and owners are very friendly and accomodating. A number of our neighbours have caravans/motorhomes on the drive/in their garage so they couldn't really object to ours.

I'm paying £620 storage fees for outside on a single axle van. Twin axle vans are even more £700 plus.. Good points are that it's only 5 minutes away, and access is really easy.

I’d say it’s definitely jealousy with your neighbours, and they’ve probably got nothing else to do with there time. I’ve had my van 3 years now and keep it in storage which costs me £340 per annum and it’s inside which I think is reasonable really because I’ve heard people say it’s costing them around £500 to store outside. Keep the vlogs coming mate 👍🏻

Such a shame Lunar went pop. So nearly bought a Venus as our first van, it just didn’t quite match up to the Pursuit with a hand pump toilet and no sunroof. It just felt a bit too budget, despite being a brilliant van in other ways. I think Lunar sold it short. Their other vans seemed to fall just short too at the various price points. Which is a shame because the basic van was a lovely thing.

Another great video Andy. Looks like you got the weather too. We are just back from a very wet weekend in the Lake District !!! Nigel

Aw, I really enjoyed this video and hope you didn't get into too much bother! I had a look at those Swift Alpine 4's. A nice layout, would be a good newer version of my Elddis 475 if the fixed bed was a diner for 3 instead! 🙂

You always get our name wrong! 😀 nice to catch up again