2022 Wildax Elara S
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 24 พ.ย. 2024
- Take a look around this 2019 Auto-Trail V-Line 634se, currently for sale at Highbridge Caravans.
Stock number: 00051239
This is a 2 berth, van conversion with a fixed single bed layout.
For price and further information see our online listing here:
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Fantastic van, with excellent storage.
not all across the uk now plan ahead for LPG
I’m in love I think this is the one for me! ❤
another informative video from the mastermind of motorhomes...disappointed there was no "Halifax air" inside!!
Very nice tidy
Very nice van and those mattress look very comfortable indeed. Let's hope my number's come up.
I thought about the Elara but I wanted a 3500kg van, and this is were it all breaks down. I love mercs I have been driving them for over 20 years, and anyone who tells you that rear wheel drive is advantageous on grass or slippery surfaces simply does not know what they are talking about, or are being deliberately misleading. The second battery is not an extra it’s standard, but I would have went for lithium. The reason why wildax don’t “squeeze” in a third passenger is simply lack of payload. Without any extras it comes with a 220kg payload on a 3500kg conversion. If I did buy this van I would forget about a 35kg awning that will take your payload down to 185kg. This does not include your passenger, or water. Another thing that put me of was the LPG tank. The commentator who sells dozens of vans with mainly gas cylinders deliberately ignores the fact that getting lpg is not that simple. I live just outside Glasgow, and my nearest garage selling lpg is 12 miles away. He also states that to buy the van from Mercedes’ pre conversion would cost £50-60,000, sorry but that is simply not true. I don’t think this van is over priced, but what I would say to anyone thinking of buying a van conversion that CAN only take two people, with a tiny payload, for £85,000, is ignore the commentary, the lovely fittings etc, and look at what you are actually getting for all that money. A lovely looking van, which you cannot carry much in without overloading. You can upgrade to 3650kg for free, but even with the additional 150kg it’s still a small payload, with all of the problems this will bring when turning 70 years of age. Also exceeding the 3500kg brings other issues when driving abroad, and with the introduction of LEZ zones in the U.K. may well create issues here. Bottom line do I like mercs yes I love them, but do they they make good conversions, well sorry but no they don’t. They are overweight, to narrow at the top, and if you do buy one DONT buy RWD, they will prove useless in slippery conditions. Buy FWD or 4WD.
I just speak of my own experience of selling and using motorhomes for 20 years. I have a 5000kg fwd motorhome myself, it's completely useless on soft ground. My own experiences with rwd vans have shown them to be better on a wet campsite as rings true for the motorsport customers I've sold to over the years who invariably opt for sprinter or rwd transit based vans. However everyone's opinions and experiences are different and valid.
My own motorhome I fitted Twin refillable gas bottles to and have no pro lems refilling them though I know this varies on area.
I also had a play with the Merc configurator and yes I got it to well over 50k for the van
And I think the up plate on a Merc is to 3850kg via sv tech for those with the license and the will to do so
As I said in the video tho, it's a niche van which wouldn't suit me personally or you and like all things it has its drawbacks but for those that it suits there's nothing much else like it out there and it's a cool thing that it exists
@@Nagsheadwarrior this van should not be sold as a 3500kg van with a 220kg payload. With the awning fitted it’s down to 185kg, fill your water tank, add a passenger and your overloaded already. This should be sold as a 4250kg van to those with appropriate licence, who wish to buy such a van.
Beautiful van...💯🇿🇦❤️
Does it come with air suspension
I want one stunning
Hers and hers wardrobes 🤣🤣 too right
An £85k van and it still has a 3-way fridge!!!!!! Someone needs to tell WildAx the world has moved onto 12v compressors.
No Side windows in the bedroom from what I can see :( It's a little claustrophobic.
Everything else looks fantastic.
The problem with compressor fridges is they use your leccy when wild camping. And we have the same large fridge in our van. I dread to think how long my batteries would last with a large 12v fridge. I agree that on hook up they are better, and more reliable, but we enjoy wild camping in Scotland and I would be forever watching my batteries, particularly in winter with virtually no solar. Maybe I have been lucky but in 7 years I have never had an issue with my 3 way fridge, even on uneven ground, and in warm weather.
Rubbish. No good if battery is running down. Or solar is in a blank spot.
@@grahamcleverley1356 thats what a Dc to DC is used for. Topping up the leisure battery if you manage to get into that position
You could have cleaned it! Poor Show....
Looks like you never drove sprinters for a living saying rear wheel drive good on grass
I drive Motorhomes for a living and trust me they beat a Fiat Ducato on soft ground!
A boggy Peterborough showground 2013 with 7 stuck Ducatos and one unstuck Merc attested to that lol
@@Nagsheadwarrior I don’t just drive sprinters on show grounds I work in the sticks all over lol
@@Nagsheadwarrior possibly they were front wheel drive or 4wheel drive. Rear wheel drive is better for normal driving, but not for slippery conditions. I would rather a have FWD ducato in snow, than a rear wheel drive anytime. And I have been driving Mercs for over 20 years. Sprinters make poor conversions because of lack of payload, also to improve drag coefficient they are narrower at the top, meaning smaller cupboards. Yes the engineering in mercs is way better than Fiat, but for practical reasons, when buying a van conversion I would take any other van Ford, Peugeot, Citroen, or Fiat. I have a Ducato based A class and after 5 years I have had no issues, and it handles slippery conditions much better than my Mercedes C220 estate.
Spot on William, RWD is useless in slippery conditions, regardless of manufacturers. It’s just a fact that pulling something in slippery conditions, is much easier than pushing.
I genuinely agree with ypu both on cars and indeed in snow I've found fwd way better but trust me my customers who go off terra firma want the rwd stuff. Look at the Motorhome paddock at a moto x event and it will be fill of rwd Sprinter and Transit based Rimors, Kentuckys and Geists etc