Swift Challenger 645 LUX 2020 Twin Axle Caravan
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That is beautiful caravan, i absolutely love it 😎😎
Many thanks for watching Dr.T & thank you for your kind words. Sending our best wishes to you, Keith & Michele.
Absolutely gorgeous new caravan Keith and Michele. So pleased to hear the good service from Oxford Caravans. We bought our caravan from Swindon Caravans and we wouldn’t hesitate to recommend this group. Fab!!!
Many thanks Melanie, she’s a beauty & we absolutely adore her 😀 Having purchased 3 caravans from Oxford Caravans we can highly recommend them, great service 👍🏻 Best wishes, Keith & Michele.
That caravan is awesome
Many thanks Barney, She’s an absolute beauty & we love going out in her 😀 Thanks for watching, sending our best wishes, Keith & Michele.
Hi Both. Beautiful new caravan so jealous😂 you really are the best TH-cam channel around keep it up and enjoy your new home when were all aloud out. Hope to meet you both soon when n were all on our travels X
Hi Elaine, Thank you so much for your lovely words of support, we’re over the moon with our new caravan & really looking forward to getting out & about again very soon! Hopefully we’ll catch up soon 👍🏻 Sending our best wishes, Keith & Michele x
You can tell just how happy this purchase has made you guys! Made up for you both, enjoy 👍
Thank you so much for your lovely words Stevie 😀 Yes, we’re absolutely over the moon with her. Just waiting now for the go ahead to get out & about again, hopefully not too much longer🤞 Sending our best wishes, Keith & Michele.
Great caravan and a great video showing us all how it is and how happy you are with it. Not long to go and you will be out and about. Enjoy and keep us posted on your adventures.
Hi Ian, Many thanks for your lovely words, really looking forward to getting out & about very soon 😀 Sending our best wishes, Keith & Michele.
A screw lose! I have lots (6 to be precise) in the front locker. We were also did not plan to change our van as we have had a twin axle for 11 years that was fine. But the big fridge, rad heating and the island fixed bed sold us on it together with a great price. It was an unsold 2017 dealer special that we picked up in Oct 2018. We too were very excited and have loved using it for 56 days last year. On return from a cruise in January a safety recall from Swift awaited us telling us not to use the van until expected and to confirm ownership and that the inspection programme would take until July! Communication was by email or post no phone calls were entertained. We found out the problem was screws falling out of the bracket in the front locker that was part of the front bulkhead this in turn stressed the other fittings causing the locker floor to drop . Some excuse about the wrong screws being fitted during production. My inspection after much jumping up and down was the week lockdown started so we are off the road for a good while yet. The factory is closed until September and the inspection team are visiting people based near Hull. No hotels open so they cannot come south. So keep an eye on those locker screws. Also do not put too much weight on the kitchen pull out storage as the screws holding that on are miniscule. I re-engineered that when it fell of. The wardrobe rail is held on with a staple and a little glue
Hi John, Many thanks for your words of advice, we’ll definitely keep an eye out for loose screws! Hopefully Swift will get on the case & get your van sorted “swiftly” so you can get back on the road. Sending our best wishes, Keith & Michele.
We love our Conqueror 645. Beautifully laid out and finished. The 2020 model has even more storage. Swift have done away with the cupboard above your bar area. No bad thing as we’ve both bashed our heads on it!
Totally agree with your comments re towing a twin axle much more stable and smoother than a single.
Enjoy your van, we will be out again once beloved has finished her chemotherapy and has recovered sufficiently to travel. We should have been on our way to France today for a month, never mind, always
next year!
Stay safe.
Carefree Caravanning oops think you may have me mixed up with someone else but thanks for the good wishes, I’ll pass them on to Margaret.
Sorry for the confusion Andrew, please send all our love & best wishes to Margaret ❤️
Catching up and boom 💥 look what we are watching. You must be delighted. We’ve had a two Swift Challengers in the past and one of the reasons we bought our Swift Bolero. We have the same upholstery and many of the same features too. Sue and I are so impressed with your van. Hope you are able to enjoy it now lockdown is coming to a close. Safe travels 😀💕
Hi Trev & Sue, Many thanks, we’re absolutely thrilled with our new CiCi 🤗 It’s our 3rd Swift now & we just love their build quality & layouts. Hoping to get away very soon 😎 Sending all our best wishes to you both, Keith & Michele x
Love your new pride and joy. Thanks for the tour around it.
Enjoy. 👍😁
Hi Yvonne, Many thanks for your lovely words, she’s gorgeous & we’re very much looking forward to getting out in her again very soon 😀 Sending our best wishes, Keith & Michele.
Great video . I am jealous of that lovely end shower room .
Many thanks for watching, we absolutely love our new caravan 😀 Best wishes, Keith & Michele.
Hi Keith & Michele you’re new caravan is beautiful. you must be so pleased with it. Deb is so impressed with the fridge & seat covers. Happy times in your new home from home
Many thanks Paul & Deb 🤗 She’s a beauty! Sending our best wishes to you both, Keith & Michele.
You kept that one quiet! Bet you were eager to let the cat of the bag just as we were with our Motorhome. Beautiful caravan. We had Swift Challenger 625 SE and we loved that caravan. I don't think you can go far wrong with a Swift. I am so excited for you to start the new season when sites open. Can't wait to see the videos. It will be a while before I come out of Shielding but we have everything to look forward to. We are definitely aiming for the September meet up if it still goes ahead, might even be our first trip out. I'm counting down the days to have something to focus on (and for Rich to have a deadline for the house to be finished). We are Especially looking forward to meeting you guys. Congratulations and Happy Travels my lovelies and keep smiling - Lin xx
Hi Lin, You know exactly how we feel 😀 Congratulations on your new motorhome 🎉 Can’t wait for you to show her off! The reason we kept quiet about it was because we felt back in March & the months that followed, it would be insensitive considering the personal & financial difficulties the majority of people were experiencing. Hopefully now we’re moving in the right direction on the road to recovery🤞September is all looking good, we’ve been in regular contact with the site, they’ve implemented many changes to ensure everyone’s safety. We’ll be updating everyone with a video next month. We sincerely hope you & Rich will be able to attend, we’d love to meet you both, even at a distance 😀 Sending our very best wishes to you both, Happy Anniversary again 🎉 Keith & Michele xxx
We bought the 2019 same model and it’s absolutely great. Good luck with your new purchase.
Many thanks David, We’ve obviously got great taste 😀 Looking forward to getting out in her very soon🤞 Best wishes to you, Keith & Michele.
Congratulations on your new caravan it’s stunning. Twin axel is definitely the way to go and I’m glad you have purchased the 4 motors and not just two, well worth it. Our first caravan was a baily pegasis brindsi single axe but now have a new unicorn Pamplona and it just sits behind no problem, we’ve had it as far as lake garda with no problem at all. Enjoy your new home from home and have some fantastic trips in it.
Regards David Bowie.
Hi David, Many thanks for your lovely words of congratulations 😀 We’re very interested to hear more of your trip to Lake Garda as that’s a location we are hoping to visit in the future. Any chance, if you get the time, you could email us some details of your experience, recommendations & the routes you took. We’d really appreciate it 😊 info@carefreecaravanning.co.uk With Many thanks again, sending our best wishes, Keith & Michele.
Awesomesauce guys! Huge congratulations on your new ‘van, which did come as a bit of a surprise, but it looks superb and twin axle too - interested to hear how you get on with the towing on the twin... 👏🏻 ✅ 👍🏻
Loads more new adventures and memories to be had, just as soon as we can properly put this mess behind us all... 🤷🏼♂️ 🤞🏻
Take care Keith & Michele, enjoy your lovely new Swift and stay safe, cheers for now, Rog... 👍🏻 😉 🐍
Hi Rog, Many thanks for your lovely words of congratulations 😀 Really looking forward to getting out & about in our CiCi, fingers crossed it won’t be too long before we’re all back on the road. Towing was a breeze with her (only one trip so far though) haven’t towed with the Sorento yet, looking forward to it 👍🏻 Sending our best wishes to you both, Keith & Michele.
That looked such a professional video advertisement for your caravan, until, I saw the sweetie jar & pink Gin! 😂 watch videos at night? Don’t you mean DVDs! 😂 hard habit to break isn’t it! 😂
Hi Guys, Many thanks for your lovely words, can’t beat a pink gin with some sweets 😂 We’re obviously old school......still calling a dvd a video 😆 Sending our best wishes, Keith & Michele.
I see the fridge still isn't big enough for Michelle as you still have the cool box in the awning 😊 Glad you got to use it before lock down as well. Great caravan.
Hi Jonathan, Many thanks for watching, she’s an absolute beauty 😀 As Michele always says....You can never have enough storage 😂 Sending best wishes, Keith & Michele.
Your New Caravan looks great enjoy it as we’ll all be able to go out with them soon. See you in September. Stay safe you two Dave & Julie
Hi Dave & Julie, Many thanks for your kind words, really looking forward to getting out again very soon 👍🏻 Sending our best wishes, looking forward to seeing you in September, Keith & Michele.
Fantastic review and lovely caravan,hope to see you both travelling soon.
Many thanks for your kind words Jimbo Lollipop, not too long now before we’re all back to our travels 👍🏻 Best wishes to you, Keith & Michele.
My 645 lux pack Challenger arrives in 3 weeks..Taupo NZ Thanks for this video...
It’s such an exciting time for you David, it’s a beautiful caravan 👍🏻 Sending our best wishes, Keith & Michele.
Hi Guys. Very pleased your happy with your purchase. Lets hope your get out in it after the lockdown. Good to see you both well
Hi Jamie, It’s great to hear from you, many thanks for kind words. Hoping to get out again very soon 😀 Sending our best wishes to you, Keith & Michele.
Congratulations on your CC 🍾🥂. Wishing you many safe & memorable travels ahead.
Many thanks for your kind congratulations David, sending all our best wishes, Keith & Michele.
Congratulations on your new van guys, she's gorgeous.
Many thanks for your congratulations Peter 😀 We’re absolutely thrilled with her & really looking forward to getting out again next month🤞 Sending our best wishes, Keith & Michele.
Well done its lovely caravan, I agree I've only towed my twin axel once due to covid but it towed so well.
Keith & Michele,
What a lovely van, just try to make sure you load it evenly!, if in doubt go to weighbridge to check axle weights they should be as even as possible to avoid woe's.
Keep on Caravaning.
Craig, Kristen & Scooby.
Hi Craig, Kristen & Scooby, Many thanks for your advice, greatly appreciated 👍🏻 Sending our best wishes, Keith & Michele.
Lovely caravan, congratulations! Bet you can't wait to get away in her again! So, you have CC...we have GG aka Galloway Getaways 😄 Roll on the day we can all get out again. Take care... Janice
Hi Janice, Many thanks for your lovely words of congratulations 🤗 Great choice in name 😀 Sites open from 4th July so hoping to get away soon 🎉 Sending our best wishes, Keith & Michele.
Well done Keith & Michele great caravan and yes twin axle is defiantly the way to go. Had mine for 4 years and never had a stability problem while towing. Having said that, I am careful when loading up. Can't wait for the camps to open...
Hi Barry, Many thanks for your kind words of congratulations 😀 We’re absolutely delighted with our CiCi & can’t wait to get out on the road again! Sending our best wishes, Keith & Michele.
Lovely new van. Can’t wait to see it in reality in Sept. Looking forward now to my 7 week Cornwall trip then a week in Wiltshire on the way to our meet up! Just given my notice in so from end of Aug I’m freeeee😂 Gill and the Westies
Hi Gill, Well now you’re just making us all jealous 😀 What a trip you’ve got coming up! You’re certainly making up for lost lockdown time 😀 Can’t wait to see you in September, we’ll bring the sweeties you bring the booze 😆 Wishing you a great trip, sending our best wishes, Keith & Michele x
Hi guys, lovely new van, will be having a good look in September, stay safe.
Hi Pete, Many thanks for your lovely words, looking forward to seeing you in September 👍🏻 Best wishes to you, Keith & Michele.
Congrats...that's a beautiful van ,hope you have many happy and enjoyable journeys in it 👍
Many thanks for your lovely words V Dub, really looking forward to getting out & about very soon🤞 Sending our best wishes, Keith & Michele.
Hi Keith and Michele. What a coincidence we ordered a 2020 Swift Challenger 645 just two weeks ago and later the same evening we saw your TH-cam video. Likewise we wanted a bigger fridge and decided to go for a twin axel and end bathroom as our kids are all grown up now so no need to have the mid bathroom like our previous Coachman. To be honest we weren’t too sure on going for a Swift but dealer was brilliant and helped us enormously with our choice. We picked it up yesterday and brought it home. It’s absolutely beautiful and with being the GTS version has the extra lux plus pack. We are now in the process of making a few simple adjustments to our preference and have our first trip booked on the 18th July, providing there’s no adverse change to the lockdown. Anyway we thought this video, like all the others were brilliant and looking forward to the next.
Bye for now Tracey and Ty .😊
Hi Tracey & Ty, Huge congratulations on your new caravan 🎉 Great choice 😉 Wishing you many happy travels & adventures, have a great trip on 18th 👍🏻 Many thanks for watching & for your kind words. Sending our best wishes to you both, Keith & Michele.
Hi K & M, remember most insurance company ask for two locks fitted on same axle. If only one as in the Vlog the bad guys just puncture the wheel with the lock on with a spike in side wall. The lock is then useless and just drive away. Always two locks same axle when at home or storage.
Hi Stephen, Many thanks for your words of advice, greatly appreciated 👍🏻 Best wishes to you, Keith & Michele.
It’s two locks on the same side, not the same axle. If you’re using those horrible AlKo ones they are a real pain to fit. A lok n level device makes it easier but they’re very expensive for what they are. The Wraith locks are much easier to fit. I use a pair of SAS wheel clamps on the near side in storage, the offside when I’m on site.
The caravan club insurance that I use charge a tiny bit more for not using the AlKo locks.
We had the loc- & level, it was like being on a boat, made you feel sea sick, maybe TH-cam...How to steal a caravan?. Let's not get paranoid , no lock will stop them....little do likies. Have fun in the sun people's. Enjoy it when we can do it again.
@@stephenb5560 Those tinkers love stealing double axle caravans, did you get GPS fitted.?
Can't wait to meet Michele,
Nice looking caravan you won't have any problems towing it with you kia serento keth keep safe you two x
Hi Steve, Many thanks for watching, we’re really looking forward to towing the new van with the Sorento 👍🏻 Best wishes, Keith & Michele.
Phew ! all is revealed now and I can divulge my dirty secret that I saw it in March when we met up at Lincoln Park. Good review as always hope you have many enjoyable years in her. See you in September or sooner if you are down my way. Nick T.
Hi Nick, Many thanks for keeping our little secret 😊 The reason was purely because of the terrible situation the entire country was in at the time. It seemed insensitive to show our new caravan when so many people were experiencing personal & financial difficulties. Fingers crossed we’re on our way out of it now & we can start on the road to recovery🤞 Catch up soon, sending our best wishes to you & Jan, Keith & Michele.
Beautiful new caravan! We were new to caravaning last year with a 2005 swift challenger, loved it so we upgraded in December to a 2013 Sterling Eccles Quartz SE, very similar layout but single axle and under counter fridge. She's been sat on the drive ever since! Haha. Can't wait to get away in her on 4th July fingers crossed! Enjoy your stunning new van for the rest of the year, stay safe! 👍
Hi Mark, Many thanks for your lovely words, we’re absolutely thrilled with our new CiCi 😀 Our first caravan was a Sterling Eccles, they’re gorgeous caravans 👍🏻 Fingers crossed for you on 4th July, have a fantastic & long awaited trip 😀 Sending our best wishes, Keith & Michele.
Congratulations on the new caravan! It looks absolutely wonderful. Great video once again! 😊
Many thanks for your lovely congratulations Grace, Really looking forward to getting back to our travels again very soon 😀 Sending our best wishes, Keith & Michele x
Love your new caravan hope you enjoy it. Nothing better than the feeling of a new caravan .I live in Scotland and we are not getting to our caravan sites till 15th july so cant wait . Keep up the great vlogs 🥰
Hi Mags, Many thanks for your lovely words, we’re so delighted with her & like yourself, can’t wait to get out & about 😀 Not too much longer🤞 Sending our best wishes, Keith & Michele x
Many congratulations Michele and Keith it is beautiful. We are very pleased for you both. Look forward to seeing you both in September! Take care. Sue & Brianxx👍🐶🐾😀
Hi Sue & Brian, Many thanks for your lovely words 😀 We are so excited to get out & about in her! See you in September 😀 Best wishes, Keith & Michele.
I tow my Elddis Crusader Storm twin axel with my Range Rover Sport, and I have to agree, I will never go back to a single axle, so smooth and stable.
Yes, the difference is incredible Jamie. Wishing you happy travels, thanks for watching, best wishes, Keith & Michele.
Looks nice thanks for the update good luck with it.
Many thanks Brian, hopefully we’ll be back to our travels very soon🤞Best wishes to you, Keith & Michele.
WOW CONGRATULATIONS it’s beautiful looks amazing. Take care - Stay safe - hope to see you in September x
Many thanks for your congratulations Nettie 🤗 We’re absolutely delighted with her, hoping to see you in September🤞Sending all our best wishes, Keith & Michele x
me tooo
Very nice, we have a 2012 Bessacarr 645, pretty much the same. We love it. I have added an additional solar panel
Hi Dave, Many thanks, Bessecarr produce beautiful caravans, hopefully we’ll all be back on our travels soon 👍🏻 Sending our best wishes, Keith & Michele.
Carefree Caravanning Thank you. We love CL’s and have one booked late August, fingers crossed!
Lovely caravan. We have a swift Conqueror 565 very similar inside apart from bedroom layout. Enjoy 👍👍❤️❤️😊😊🏖️🏖️
Many thanks for your lovely words, looking forward to getting back out again soon 👍🏻 Best wishes to you, Keith & Michele.
Wish we hadn't watched that our swift is only 4 years old , wife wants one now ! We also bought from oxford caravans same layout but single axle , enjoy
Sorry about that Pete 😆 She’s a gorgeous caravan & Oxford Caravans were excellent as always 👍🏻 Sending our best wishes, Keith & Michele.
Stunning caravan! Congratulations,
5star hotel room. God bless you both go and enjoy life.xxxx shes wonderful.
Many thanks Gill, she’s a beauty 🤗 Sending all our best wishes, Keith & Michele x
hi keith and michele the vans lovely look forward to seeing it at your meet up in sep and i bet your sorrento will pull it no trouble stay safe see you in sep fingers crossed
Hi David, Many thanks for your kind words, can’t wait to get on the road with the Kia 😀 September looking good 👍🏻 Will update everyone soon. Best wishes to you, Keith & Michele.
Hello Keith and Michele, just joined you channel and watched your video of your new caravan we also changed our Barcelona last year ( 2019) to a brand new Coachman 675 Laser and it is identical to yours in layout we absolutely love our Coachman and as you say it is the height of luxury, we have just had conformation of our booking at the CAMH club in Looe Cornwall so in a week we will be hitting the road for the first time since Christmas as all our booking up to the end of June were cancelled. We are so excited the days can't go fast enough. We wish you well and hope you enjoy your new van as much as we do. All the best. Barry and Karen.
Hi Barry & Karen, Welcome to our channel, it’s great to have you join us 👍🏻 You’re caravan sounds gorgeous, another beauty! Delighted you’ve managed to get a site booked, hope you have a fantastic first trip out, not long now. Sending our best wishes, Keith & Michele.
We took delivery of a new Swift Challenger 560 in November 2019. Got to use it twice before country went into lockdown. We had the Truma air con added as an extra , it’s needed with the weather these days and also abroad . You will be very pleased with the Swift Challenger. You might want to consider the purchase of a Protec towing cover to keep that lovely black front in tip top condition.
Hi Tony, Many thanks for watching & your words of advice 👍🏻 Greatly appreciated, sending our best wishes, Keith & Michele.
We have a tow cover wouldnt go anywhere without it we also put a breathable cover over the caravan for winter it really helps
Great video, lovely caravan... I guess we need one to get I think 🤔👍
Many thanks Sidney, She’s a real beauty 😀 Sending best wishes to you, Keith & Michele.
Hi guys , All we can say is Fab u lussssssssssssss. fab blog very best wishes Ken and Deb
Hi Ken & Deb, She’s Gawjus Darling 😀 Many thanks for watching, Keith & Michele.
I can't beleive i missed this vidéo !!!!!!!! What à lovely caravan it's beautifull. You have very good taste. Big kisses to you both from France 😉
Many thanks Gaetan, She’s an absolute beauty. Unfortunately we haven’t been able to have many trips this year but hopefully 2021 will be different🤞 Sending all our best wishes, Keith & Michele x
Gorgeous Michelle and Keith love it ♥️👍
Hi Liz, Many thanks 🤗 We absolutely love her & very much looking forward to getting out very soon now that restrictions have been lifted & campsites are open 🎉 Sending all our best wishes, Keith & Michele x
Thanks for sharing your joy of your new van,we too have purchased a 2020 Challenger 880 X lux and are over the moon with her .Love your tips and hints as we have only been caravaning for 3 years they have been a great help to us..
Hi Steve, Congratulations on your new caravan 🎉 Wishing you many happy travels, thanks for watching, Keith & Michele.
Absolutely beautiful...just picked up my Swift Challenger SE 480...we're here in Anglesey trying it out...
Many thanks Enzo & huge congratulations on your new caravan 🎉 Have a fabulous first trip 👍🏻 Sending our best wishes, Keith & Michele.
Congratulations on your new van. She is absolutely gorgeous.
Many thanks for your lovely words of congratulations Brigid, we’re very excited to get on the road very soon🤞 Best wishes to you, Keith & Michele.
Didn’t expect a new caravan, it’s a rather expensive fridge 😂 congrats on the new van, look forward to seeing how you get on with it 👍
LOL 😂 Absolutely worth it though 😀 We love our CiCi & can’t wait to get out & about with her very soon🤞Sending our best wishes, Keith & Michele.
Hello, good to see you are both well. That's a beautiful caravan. Really looking forward to getting away again. I went to see the caravan in storage a few days ago, it's full of spiders. I am terrified of spiders lol. See you guys soon x
Hi Peter, Many thanks for watching & for your kind words. Can’t wait to get away! Think the spiders are probably more scared of you 😂 Best wishes to you, Keith & Michele.
Stunning. Hope you have many happy days in it.
Many thanks for your lovely words Carolyn, we absolutely love her 😀 Sending our best wishes, Keith & Michele.
You’re welcome. Found your channel yeSterday and binge watching. We’re looking into getting a camper van/motor home or caravan. Trying to work out which would work best for us. How easy is it getting a caravan in and out of storage? I’m thinking with a motorhome we can just jump in and drive but they are almost 4 times the cost compared to a caravan.
Hi Carolyn, It really is a personal preference deciding which leisure vehicle to go for. Each has its pros & cons. You need to spend as much time as possible at dealerships, sitting in a caravan or motorhome, picturing your day & how you will spend your time. Do lots of research! We have looked at motorhomes in the past but decided a caravan was more suitable for the type of holidays we want. Accessibility is important when looking at storage sites, as is the security measures in place. Hope this helps, best wishes, Keith & Michele.
Lovely van - we picked up our first van (coachman vip 575) last weekend & had put it straight into storage!! We are booked to go away 4th July & I hope its as well screwed together as yours!!!
Hi Barry, Huge congratulations on your new caravan 🎉🎉🎉 Only a few more weeks & you’ll be able to start your adventures, making fabulous memories 👍🏻 Make sure you let us know how you get on. Sending our best wishes, happy travels, Keith & Michele.
Excellent review and information about the twin axle
Many thanks Paul, delighted you enjoyed our video, thanks for watching, Keith & Michele.
Loving the new caravan so nice. I can't wait to get mine next year I hope.
Hi Shaun, Many thanks for your kind words, fingers crossed for you for next year. It’s a very exciting time when you get a new caravan 😀 Best wishes to you, Keith & Michele.
Fabulous van guys just so pleased for you both ❤️
Thank you so much Howard 😀 We’re absolutely thrilled with our CiCi & looking forward to being able to use her very soon 👍🏻 Sending our best wishes, Keith & Michele.
Hi Keith & Michele,
Absolutely lovely caravan. Very nice Swift caravan indeed. Good vlog 👍👍
Thank you so much for your kind words Adventure Caravanners 🤗 Sending our best wishes, Keith & Michele.
Just thought i;d add, once we done all that we actually put 2x gas bottles in the front locker & usually end up with a 70. kg - 80.00 kg nose weight, which is good for our Skoda Octavia Scout 4 x 4 ( which allows us to tow the weight!.
This suits us just fine!!, depending on tow vehicle etc!.
Currently trying to book a week away???, its a bit of a job at the moment ( LOL ).
We tend to travel at 55 -57 mph on cruise control etc, Caravan seems happy as doe's Car & we usually get approx 30.00 mpg.with the Caravan on the back.
Craig, Kristen & Scooby
Hi Craig, Kristen & Scooby, Many thanks for sharing your advice & experience 👍🏻 Greatly appreciated. Best wishes, Keith & Michele.
Beautiful new van, hopefully you can still get down to Cornwall this year 😎🥟 all the best John & Wendy
Hi John & Wendy, Many thanks for watching & your lovely words. It’s very doubtful we’ll get to Cornwall this year ☹️ Should have been there last week, but postponed until next year now. Sending our best wishes to you both, Keith & Michele.
Hi Keith & Michele, Beautiful new caravan. Bet you can't wait to get away again, this time towing with your new car. I would also have chosen the lux pack. It's better than regretting not having it once you've taken delivery. Best Regards. Rob
Hi Rob, Many thanks for your kind words, we absolutely love our CiCi & like you say, can’t wait to get away again 😀 So looking forward to it! Thanks for watching, best wishes to you, Keith & Michele.
Hi, Great video as usual. We have purchased several caravans from where you bought yours from but due to poor customer services we bought our Swift Elegance 580 from a dealer 130 miles from us in Lincolnshire. We are also pleased with our Swift it really is luxury on wheels... We bought it in 2018 and to be honest I haven't found anything that we would possibly replace it with. However if Swift do the 8 feet Elegance for 2021 I might be tempted! I'm a new subscriber and enjoy your videos very much...
Hi Mark, Welcome to our channel. So sorry to hear of your bad experience with your initial caravan dealer, personally we don’t deal with after sales as we use a mobile NCC engineer for servicing. This is purely because a round trip to get there is over 4 hours! The sales team, in our experience, always go the extra mile to help in any way they can, which is why we’ve been back 3 times to purchase 😀 Look forward to hearing if you get tempted next year 😉 Sending our best wishes, Keith & Michele.
What a lovely van I can see why you love it so much looking forward to seeing it in September fingers crossed 🤞 Anne and Ken x
Many thanks Anne & Ken 😀 Looking forward to seeing you both in September🤞Sending our best wishes, Keith & Michele x
Hi again, yes I love your new caravan 👍
Thanks Kevin, so do we , counting down the days before we can get out in her again 😀 Best wishes, Keith & Michele.
Carefree Caravanning I so looking forward to getting out with the caravan again
I saw the Thumbnail and knew you’d bought a new van. Congratulations ❤️
Hi Colin, There’s no pulling the wool over your eyes 😀 Many thanks for your congratulations, can’t wait to get out in her now! Sending our best wishes, Keith & Michele.
Looks amazing guys. Enjoy 👌👌👌
Many thanks Chris 👍🏻 Very much looking forward to getting out & about next month 😀 Sending our best wishes, Keith & Michele.
Hi Keith & Michele, congratulations on your new caravan 🎉. She is lovely (we have a 2017 swift challenger on a single axle so it was nice to see the updates swift have made). Love the big fridge. Can I please ask the additional 2 hooks you added in the bathroom, can you point us in the direction where to get them as we need 2 too!? Thanks Kaz and Pete xx
Hi Kaz & Pete, Thank you so much 😀 We absolutely love our new caravan & can’t wait to get away in her! The hooks are 3M adhesive hooks from B&Q, also available elsewhere, think many places sell them. Best wishes to you both, catch up soon 😀 Keith & Michele xxx
Love you guys.....we get our first caravan next Saturday.....I've learnt alot from you already :) would love to see a review on your awning.....keep up the hard work you're doing a great job 😊
Huge congratulations Dawn, such an exciting time for you 🎉 Many thanks for your kind words, we’re delighted you’re enjoying our videos & finding them helpful 👍🏻 Sending our best wishes, happy travels, Keith & Michele.
Hi both of you 😊
Well !.... you kept that under your hat(s) 😂
Looks fantastic - congratulations to you both it looks great
Certainly the layout that ticks all our boxes as well
More roof lights now for you to clean Keith !
Look forward to seeing it ( and you of course) in September
Keep safe and well
Regards
Howard ( & Sandra) x
PS: Have you seen New Lodge Farm website - their latest addition is an outdoor stretch tent cover for their open air café
Hi Howard & Sandra, Many thanks for watching, we absolutely love our new CiCi 😀 Hoping to get away in her next month🤞 We’ve been in regular contact with NLF, keeping updated with new safety measures, they’re doing a fantastic job! 👍🏻 Looking forward to September. Sending our best wishes to you both, Keith & Michele.
Lovely caravan..... Enjoy 🥂
Many thanks James, We’ll certainly be getting the bubbly out again when we eventually get back on the road 🍾🥂🎉😀 Sending our best wishes, Keith & Michele.
Thankyou for all your videos great tips and advice, Me and my wife have just bought our first ever caravan and can't wait to collect it in 4 weeks. It's not a new one ( 2005 Elddis advante) but is in good condition and think that will do us for now, Keep up the good video's 👌 Edit: congratulations on your new van absolutely stunning
Hi Kevin, Many thanks for your congratulations & kind words. Huge congratulations to you on your new caravan 🎉 Such an exciting time for you. Wishing you many happy travels & adventures. Sending our best wishes, Keith & Michele.
@@keithandmichele Thankyou 😁
Congratulations on the new van looks lovely.
Many thanks for your lovely words of congratulations Guys 👍🏻 We’re thrilled with her & can’t wait to get out again 😀 Sending our best wishes, Keith & Michele.
good choice, it would be nice to have the option of the blown air heating for the challenger....but you cant have every thing, have fun,
Hi Brad, TBH we don’t mind either system, we’ve had both & each has its pros & cons. Many thanks for watching, Keith & Michele.
Love the fridge! You do not say what power outlet your USB sockets are and it would be good for people to know as so many things will not charge on a low ampage. The ones iI have fitted to our caravan and previously to our American motorhome had a 1A and 2.1A outlet. Now the latest ipad pro needs 2.4 A but still chargeson 2.1A slower but some fast charge mobiles now need 4A. It would also be great to see how easy the bed pulls out and the space at the end that is available at night for the person furthest away from the bathroom. Great video presentation though :)
Hi Footloose UK, The 2 USB sockets installed in the front binnacle are 5V,1A. Hope this helps, thanks for watching, Keith & Michele.
Hello thanks for showing me round your van .. bought an older one at end of season last year and was hoping to getaway at easter.. em ... first caravan so good to see where you put stuff ...wanted to add the bike rack but mine is last year with out the rails fitted wonder if best to leave it as it is anyway love your videos x
Hi Mick, Congratulations on your caravan 🎉Hopefully you’ll be able to get out very soon now that restrictions have been lifted. In our opinion we wouldn’t want to drill holes into the back of the caravan but that’s our personal choice. You may want to have a look at A-frame bike carriers or roof rack for bikes. Hope this helps, best wishes, Keith & Michele.
Hi,
Congrats on your new purchase. We bought a 2018 Challenger 645 as our first caravan! Initially had some reservations as to size and twin axle. Tbh never looked back, we love it. Interesting to see the small changes made by Swift since our purchase. Look forward to see if you have any upgrade ideas.
Steve H
Hi Stephen, Many thanks for your lovely words of congratulations 😀 TBH, we can’t see any modifications that need doing, she’s perfect 😀 We’ve only been out once though so watch this space 😆 Best wishes to you, Keith & Michele.
Congratulations on your new caravan. Looks fantastic 😀
Thank you so much for your lovely words, we’re so looking forward to going out in her in a few weeks time🤞 Best wishes to you, Keith & Michele.
Carefree Caravanning I have just watched it again. See what you have done, now we have a savings fund for our next caravan.😀😂👍
She’s a beauty Guys 😀 Definitely worth saving the pennies 👍🏻
Beautiful looking caravan, its literally sublime with the black and white colour scheme and with the awning it looks just splendid, hoping you have plenty of good times together in this beauty.
Would love a double axle caravan but here in France the majority of sites will refuse access..............
WHY...........because all of the travelling community (thats gypsies to normal people) use them, so the camping sites do not want to let them on and then later on, have a huge problem getting them off their property with them being out of pocket !!!
Subscribed by the way, really impressed with this video
Hi Anthony, Welcome to our channel & many thanks for your lovely words regarding our new caravan, we absolutely love her. Fortunately UK campsites are more lenient with twin axle caravans. Sending our best wishes, Keith & Michele.
Great video guys.sites opening up in wales july12 well excited.
Many thanks for watching Andrew, exciting times ahead for us all 😀 Can’t wait!!! Best wishes to you, Keith & Michele.
Very, very nice!
Many thanks Man of Mystery, She’s gorgeous! Can’t wait to get out with her again.....soon we hope! Sending our best wishes, Keith & Michele.
We sell the bathroom robe/towel hooks to match the original one fitted by Swift if you are interested in matching them up.
Beautiful caravan.
Many thanks Stuart & Rebecca, can’t wait to get back on the road now 😀 Sending our best wishes, Keith & Michele.
Hi Keith and Michelle, nice looking van, did I not see a video earlier in the year where you had changed your car to a Kia. There was no mention of the new van then but you are towing with the New van with the BMW, you kept that a secret. Good on yer.
Hi David, You’re absolutely correct, we have changed the X3 for a Kia Sorento. We did this a few days after the video was filmed though, hence the Beemer in the film 😀 Thanks for watching, best wishes, Keith & Michele.
Thanks Swift still need some catching up then
Beautiful
Many thanks Helen, We absolutely love our new CiCi 😀 Thanks for watching, sending best wishes, Keith & Michele.
We’ve booked 3 nights on 6th July look forward to it
Fantastic news 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Very smart👍👍
Many thanks John, She’s a beauty 😀 Thanks for watching, best wishes to you, Keith & Michele.
nice van there guys ,we went to buy a air porch awning this time last year and came away putting down a deposit for a swift challenger sport ,been looking for this lay out for a long time and they don't come a long that often so we snatched it up, and we still haven't got the awning yet
Hi Neil, Congratulations on your caravan 😀 Our golden rule is whenever visiting a caravan dealership.....never take your credit card 😆 Sending our best wishes, Keith & Michele.
Hi carefree camping. All the way from South Africa. We are waiting for our swift caravaan. Will be delivered mayby next week. Same model but is called differently in SA Hope we will enjoy it just as much as you do.
Greatings form South Africa
Hi Helen, Congratulations on your new caravan 🎉 Wishing you many happy travels & adventures. Sending our best wishes, Keith & Michele.
Iv bin watching this chanle for about a month now and I quite like them. I wish I had a caravan and I have bin wanting one for a whike
Many thanks for your kind words Linda, delighted you’re enjoying our channel. Sending our best wishes, Keith & Michele.
Congratulations We love love love your New Caravan it’s stunning. We hope you have lots of Happy Trips away in it(After Lock Down) thank you for sharing your New Caravan with us.Can you tell me what size your Kampa Air Awning is please.Stay safe take care and keep your videos coming.
Hi Private Private, Many thanks for your kind words of congratulations 😀 We’re absolutely delighted with our CiCi & really looking forward to getting out in her again soon. Our awning is a Kampa Rally Air Pro 390, the current model has only 2 front large windows as opposed to ours which has 3 panels. Hope this helps, sending our best wishes, Keith & Michele.
@@keithandmichele Thank you Keith & Michelle x
We’ve gone the other way back to single from Twin. We prefer the single from a convience and towing point of view. With a twin we wouldn’t be able to have it at home. Nice caravan👍 if you want to find out how to fit two Alko locks to a twin there is a video on my channel... I highly recommend getting a lock n level. Cheers, Oliver.
Hi Oliver, Many thanks for the tip, we’ll check it out 👍🏻 Sending our best wishes to everyone, thanks for watching, Keith & Michele.
Great caravan guys love it , what tow car are you pulling this with ? Need to look at a new tow car
Hi @waynerook239. When we filmed this video we had a BMW X3. We now tow with a VW Tiguan which we absolutely love and is excellent as a tow car. Sending you our best wishes, Keith & Michele xxx
Class 👍👍
Thanks Martin 😀 She’s an absolute beauty! Best wishes to you, Keith & Michele.