Bigger vans

[Jimmylondon07]

If you really want want one why not buy secondhand, spoke to the owner of a motorhome dealer in Shrewsbury the other week and he said the trade is very nervy of them (not sure why)

But one thing for sure loads are sitting unsold for over 6 months, if you get one of them and it's not for you, you don't lose a bundle?

I did have a look at ex-demonstrators but am not seeing particularly big savings, there are some which are maybe 2-3k less than the one I’ve configured through DTD but that’s about all. Quite a few 2020 vans are still hovering around the £70k mark which is surprising.

 

[Barry Chuckle]

I did have a look at ex-demonstrators but am not seeing particularly big savings, there are some which are maybe 2-3k less than the one I’ve configured through DTD but that’s about all.

You'd probably get a better deal if you were prepared to go a little older. Also most dealers expect to be knocked down on their demonstrators.

As a matter of interest, did you get a part-ex price on your Cali, has Bellowgate affected your trade in value?

 

[Jimmylondon07]

You'd probably get a better deal if you were prepared to go a little older. Also most dealers expect to be knocked down on their demonstrators.

As a matter of interest, did you get a part-ex price on your Cali, has Bellowgate affected your trade in value?

I did, will lose about 5k on it (it’ll be about a year old by then) but the dealer’s happy for me to try and sell it privately between now and when I collect the GC. Am optimistic I can limit my losses once the order book closes

 

[Mr T]

On the verge of swapping my Ocean for a GC600 before the order books close on Tuesday. Likely we won’t be able to change the spec once the order’s in so tonight will be spent trying to get it right. Pressure, pushin’ down on me…

Shout if you need any first hand experience, and opinion from an owner. spec’d mine from new and ticked lots of boxes. Had it 2 years this coming June. No regreats.
Good luck!

 

[JuanVecino2023]

On the verge of swapping my Ocean for a GC600 before the order books close on Tuesday. Likely we won’t be able to change the spec once the order’s in so tonight will be spent trying to get it right. Pressure, pushin’ down on me…

Talk me through your wheels.

I’m thinking of ordering a 4 Motion Cali tomorrow

 

[Jimmylondon07]

Shout if you need any first hand experience, and opinion from an owner. spec’d mine from new and ticked lots of boxes. Had it 2 years this coming June. No regreats.
Good luck!

Biggest dilemma right now is the colour, am not particularly taken with any of the options in truth. We’re thinking of going for white and saving the 3k on a two tone but it’s definitely got ‘hire vehicle’ vibes…maybe some decals will liven it up lol.

 

[Jimmylondon07]

Talk me through your wheels.

I’m thinking of ordering a 4 Motion Cali tomorrow

What would you like to know?

 

[Corradobrit]

Biggest dilemma right now is the colour, am not particularly taken with any of the options in truth. We’re thinking of going for white and saving the 3k on a two tone but it’s definitely got ‘hire vehicle’ vibes…maybe some decals will liven it up lol.

View attachment 121993

Get some stickers. Or wrap sections. There have been some effective ways to camouflage the neanderthalness too.

 

[JuanVecino2023]

What would you like to know?

What you are doing with them after all the effort you put in!

 

[JuanVecino2023]

Biggest dilemma right now is the colour, am not particularly taken with any of the options in truth. We’re thinking of going for white and saving the 3k on a two tone but it’s definitely got ‘hire vehicle’ vibes…maybe some decals will liven it up lol.

View attachment 121993

Go white. I don’t think they lend themselves to two tone. Pocket the £. A few thoughtful decals (my floral specialist can assist), will work wonders to personalise it.

 

[Corradobrit]

My personal fav. You'll be in with the Swampers from the get go.

 

[Mr T]

Biggest dilemma right now is the colour, am not particularly taken with any of the options in truth. We’re thinking of going for white and saving the 3k on a two tone but it’s definitely got ‘hire vehicle’ vibes…maybe some decals will liven it up lol.

View attachment 121993

White can be a good base. This is a fellow GC owners white van.

 

[Mr T]

Go white. I don’t think they lend themselves to two tone. Pocket the £. A few thoughtful decals (my floral specialist can assist), will work wonders to personalise it.

Love my 2Tone

 

[Jimmylondon07]

If we went two tone it’d be white and red, but not sure I’m totally sold for 3k.

 

[JuanVecino2023]

Save your money for bronze wheels.

I love two tone as a vintage look. I’m not sure they work as well in the modern vans.

Just my red cents.

 

[wildslammer22]

My personal fav. You'll be in with the Swampers from the get go.View attachment 121994

That I could live with. I just can’t get past the beluga whale roofline on the GC600. Aesthetically the 800 is much nicer to my eye, that doesn’t help when parking it though!


Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

 

[wildslammer22]

If we went two tone it’d be white and red, but not sure I’m totally sold for 3k.

View attachment 121998

View attachment 121999

Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

 

[Jimmylondon07]

Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

White it is.

 

[Jimmylondon07]

What you are doing with them after all the effort you put in!

It was a labour of love The p/ex price I have doesn’t include them so I may end up selling them seperately at some stage…preference would be to sell them with the van in a private sale though. They’ve got my active TPMS sensors in them and I’d need to get them out and back in to the Woodstocks, which I foresee as faff.

 

[Boomer]

Has anyone seen the Swift Trekker in the flesh at one of dealerships they seem to be doing the rounds at. I know there was mention of this van a few pages ago, and there are some videos of it on YouTube, but interested if anyone has first hand knowledge of the quality? If £70k can ever be considered good value, then it seems good value.

 

[Jimmylondon07]

Has anyone seen the Swift Trekker in the flesh at one of dealerships they seem to be doing the rounds at. I know there was mention of this van a few pages ago, and there are some videos of it on YouTube, but interested if anyone has first hand knowledge of the quality? If £70k can ever be considered good value, then it seems good value.

I went to see one. The quality‘s reasonable if unspectacular and they’ll sell well I’m sure. It wasn’t for us but mainly due to our circumstances, a tall van with a 2m ladder up to the poptop doesn’t really work when travelling with very young kids. As ugly as the GC600’s forehead is, being able to throw tired kids in to the overcab bed from ground level is a godsend.

If the kids were a fair bit older I’d probably have considered the 5.5m Trekker, as the videos say it just feels that bit more spacious than the 6m version.

 

[Boomer]

I went to see one. The quality‘s reasonable if unspectacular and they’ll sell well I’m sure. It wasn’t for us but mainly due to our circumstances, a tall van with a 2m ladder up to the poptop doesn’t really work when travelling with very young kids. As ugly as the GC600’s forehead is, being able to throw tired kids in to the overcab bed from ground level is a godsend.

If the kids were a fair bit older I’d probably have considered the 5.5m Trekker, as the videos say it just feels that bit more spacious than the 6m version.

That's really helpful. Thanks. There's a dealer not too far away who has them on site this weekend coming so thought I'd bob over if they seemed ok. The 5.5m world probably be the one we'd be the most interested in. Having recently viewed a GC, it would be good to compare. Thanks again.

 

[mr pg]

Quite like our 2 tone.

 

[Jimmylondon07]

That's really helpful. Thanks. There's a dealer not too far away who has them on site this weekend coming so thought I'd bob over if they seemed ok. The 5.5m world probably be the one we'd be the most interested in. Having recently viewed a GC, it would be good to compare. Thanks again.

For sure. I also found it a tiny bit dark inside to be honest but let me know what you think once you’ve had a look.

 

[Boomer]

For those of you interested, we had a good look around the Trekker and Trekker X at Spinney Flintshire this afternoon. Quality is actually not too bad. You can see where they have made some savings (no reversing camera on a 6m van??), seat coverings were not the greatest quality although they were comfortable, and no diesel heater (gas/electric only).

The beds were very comfortable albeit I was surprised how high the pop top bed was - definitely one to be tackled sober!

As mentioned previously, the shorter one actually feels more open, but the lower bed is a wider on there X and of course you get that extra storage. The lightning inside was very good though and lots of power sockets and USB ports.

I think it compares favourably to the Grand California which felt more cramped, and I think it had a bit more personality as I feel that the GC can be a little stark.

Ultimately it's a no go as the potential trade in on our 2022 Coast was garbage - £42k. So whilst we could get more privately, there's a hassle factor I can't be bothered with at the moment! But the Trekker at the Bailey B64 seems like good options at the "cheaper" end of the 6m 4 berth van market.