Brilliant!! I really enjoy watching you both as you provide an unbiased view of the vans. I posted a while ago that because of you two, I was thinking of getting a vw transporter. I pick mine up soon. Not converted but Im so excited. thank you very much for taking the time to do the videos. I also subscribe to Staycation Lifestyle. I think you both offer different takes on the same vans which makes it very interesting. thank you both very much.
Like you guys we spent a chunk of time on Tuesday looking around the show for a upgrade on our T6,1 BUT the prices into 6 figures we will forget it Did find one we liked with rear lounge and electric drop down bed on the TGE MAN Megamobil 680s but telephone number price DOH! Thanks for sharing you day with us
No worries! The EribaCar was our biggest surprise. We were expecting 90k+ for it and it was a lot less, and on a VW Crafter too. Nothing wrong with a trusty T6.1 though!!
I noticed that the NEC that on the W failure stand, there was no kepler one. Is this mainly for. the Europe now or have the stock producing it for England?
Thanks for doing this video quickly reviewing some brilliant vans with some really nice features. What it has done is confirm that ordering the Westfalia Sven Hedin "classic" 😅 for us was the right choice 👌
Great show really like the bailey B63 if that one only had a pop top so we could keep the sofa as a sofa and a pop top for sleeping in would be alwsome
Depends what bits you’re after. If it’s bits to build a van then it’s not great. If it’s awnings, camping stuff like bbqs, chairs, crockery, tvs etc etc then pretty good!
Interested to see the comments on the Eriba Car. I’d been looking at this on the Eriba website and using the configurator and struck by the value for money. Agree that it’ll sell like hot cakes, looks and design way better than the Grand California and will challenge the pricing of the other German competition.
Love the channel and really enjoyed this review of the show and the way you highlight innovative layouts. Great to see you include some options on the Fiat base too - even though I agree with Will about the Stormtrooper! 😄
Really enjoyed this. Do like the Swift Trekker and the Bailey vans with the pop tops. Planning on attending the Feb show to have a look ourselves. Thank you for creating and sharing
Great video, thanks. Am I correct in thinking that the Bailey B65 is fairly similar to the Swift Trekker X ? I do like the look of the Trekker X, but the diesel heating and clever bathroom door of the Bailey are tempting.
The B65 is a rear lounge layout like the Trekker XL (not the X, that's a rear bed). The diesel heating is a big plus - we wouldn't fancy a van with gas heating if we could help it but if you are on a lot of sites with electric hookup it would be ok. Gas systems do use quite a bit of gas if you're heating the van a lot. I remember Andrew Ditton did a video where he used a 13kg bottle in 6 days whilst using a Truma Combi gas heating system. Remember also the Bailey has a pop top and the Trekker XL doesn't, so that is where some of the price difference comes from.
@@CampervanTime I was thinking of the original Trekker X and the new B65, both rear transverse fold away beds.. I guess the XL is closer to the B62. And to complete the picture to me the B63 looks similar to a B64 without a pop up roof, and slightly different front lounge layout. Interesting stats on Gas usage, thanks for that.
Actually for the first time we have been going to the NEC shows, YES! The Westfalia Columbus 540d on the Wandahome stand is a brand new model including the new ducato base van and it had £5k off list. Last time at the show Wandahome were giving away a tracker and alarm... so yes, better discounts!
Didn't really see any there but that isn't to say there weren't - we obviously were looking at certain types of van but there was certainly a trend at this show towards bigger vans rather than smaller. Micro caravans yes though.
Hi, love the review and you’re my “go to” reviewers! I’m blaming you for hours of internet camper watching….. Were you disappointed with the 2025 Sven? I think one of the upgrades on the 2025 was the electric hook up option for the heating and I remember from one of your previous videos comments it was something you’d like to have. Do you also know if the alloys that are supplied on the 2025 are the Deltas? The Westfalia info I’ve seen is very vague and they don’t look like them in the small pic in the catalogue.
We weren't disappointed with the new edition of the Sven, it's just a bit different. We'd still have ordered one even now if we didn't have ours. The electric heating option would be nice but the diesel heater is economical so not a big issue for us. The alloys on the 2025 are the MAN 17" alloy option - Lismore is what they are called on the Crafter (in black, from the factory).
@@CampervanTime Did you ever find the cutlery drawer? You mentioned that it was labelled as a prototype build, so are we expecting minor changes? Interesting that the cabinets have the same fronts as the Columbus, but different catches, which doesn't make much sense.
We have the B62 and no you can’t hear the shower door though Bailey need to address issue we have like not being able to go off grid with out fault codes coming up and having to pull fuse but that’s another story
The new nose on Fiat vans suggests to me that Stelantis group, parent company are following the Peugeot styling rather than Fiat. After all Fiat, Peugeot and Citroën including Dodge and Vauxhall are the exact same vans.
I love seeing all the innovation (slide out, custom shower trays, polystyrene interiors, fancy skylights etc etc) but to justify these prices these vans need to have 25 year life spans so good luck trying to find parts for these vans in 20 years! My Vantage might be built like a 1990s caravan but the worse I'm facing in another 10 years is veneers that don't quite match.
I must admit the more custom electronic stuff I see in the vans the more I worry about longevity too. I like in the westfalias that they have moved to the dometic control panel rather than their own OEM panel, as this might be more serviceable in the future etc.
I think the Weinsberg also has a Cleanflex toilet - no cassette! These toilets are also available on the Knaus vans and we ordered one today at the show! No more chemicals for us! Yay!
The new Columbus looks like a step back from the previous one. No more drying rack in the washroom, no more skylight in the washroom too so steam gets trapped. Less drawer space in the kitchen and blander interior. In the top cupboards, they've moved the locking mechanism bang in the middle of the storage surface, how stupid.
The new design certainly is different. We were surprised on the Sven they have done away with the two drawer custom fridge but I can understand why when you look at the new dometic control panel they're using etc.
