Crafter/MAN campervan recommendations please

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Ian28

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About to put my T6 camper (& Eriba caravan) up for sale and buy a crafter/MAN TGE alternative. Going to NEC next week to look at options, will not be self building but buying something ready to go. Been checking out Westfalia’s Sven Hedin, Bespoke Leisure’s Edition, Mega Mobil 609 S Hubbett and a few other similar (?Eriba Car worth waiting for). Budget under £100K, need a fixed rear double bed option with garage space for dogs underneath.
Appreciate if anyone has ideas/advice along these lines before I get bombarded with details in Birmingham.
TIA, Ian
 
Ian28 said:
About to put my T6 camper (& Eriba caravan) up for sale and buy a crafter/MAN TGE alternative. Going to NEC next week to look at options, will not be self building but buying something ready to go. Been checking out Westfalia’s Sven Hedin, Bespoke Leisure’s Edition, Mega Mobil 609 S Hubbett and a few other similar (?Eriba Car worth waiting for). Budget under £100K, need a fixed rear double bed option with garage space for dogs underneath.
Appreciate if anyone has ideas/advice along these lines before I get bombarded with details in Birmingham.
TIA, Ian
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We have a Westfalia Sven 2021 looking to advertise it for sale at some point soon ?
just in the process of buying a 4x4 crafter that I’m going to self build
 
Jaywesty said:
We have a Westfalia Sven 2021 looking to advertise it for sale at some point soon ?
just in the process of buying a 4x4 crafter that I’m going to self build
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Will take a good look at the Sven this week, could be interested in second hand too so post a link to your sale on here when the time comes please
 
Also have a look at the Knaus Van Ti Plus low-profile coach built. We’ve just about completed on purchase of one. Fixed longitudinal beds (effectively a king size) only slightly wider than a pvc and under 7m long. Big garage,but not sure. About direct access to the garage from inside.
Another option would be the Adria (?Supreme). I know that Adria will be at NEC next week.
 
Ian28 said:
Will take a good look at the Sven this week, could be interested in second hand too so post a link to your sale on here when the time comes please
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Not advertising it until I have a bought the new 4x4 so I’ll keep you posted or if you want further information contact me on here 👍🏻
 
Scottish Scrutineer said:
Also have a look at the Knaus Van Ti Plus low-profile coach built. We’ve just about completed on purchase of one. Fixed longitudinal beds (effectively a king size) only slightly wider than a pvc and under 7m long. Big garage,but not sure. About direct access to the garage from inside.
Another option would be the Adria (?Supreme). I know that Adria will be at NEC next week.
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Great shout on the Adria thanks, hadn’t seen this, they do a MAN TGE Campervan which looks decent.
 
The Adria Super Twin was showcased last year, I believe it may arrive later this year. I am sure there will be some up to date details at the NEC.
 
TonyL said:
The Adria Super Twin was showcased last year, I believe it may arrive later this year. I am sure there will be some up to date details at the NEC.
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The Super Twin looks very spenny - the Twin Max SPD looks decent though
 
Interesting to learn that Alde now do a diesel version of their wet heating system and it may be in the Twin Max.
 
Spent a day at NEC yesterday looking at Crafter/MAN/Mercedes conversions with a rear fixed bed. Hymer Grand Canyon ruled out mainly on cost basis but also poor product knowledge of person on the stand. Eribacar wasn’t there to compare & neither was the Adria Twin Max so that ruled them out. Hillside Leisure’s Hopton 600RB had nice interior finish but the layout was odd with the bathroom/shower facing you as you went in the door and the seating/table wedged between this and the bed. All a little claustrophobic for us. Mega Mobil 609 Hubbett wasn’t there but a similar model was, good looking spec but the interior didn’t do it for us. It boiled down to the Sven Hedin (Westfalia) or Bespoke Leisure’s Edition - the former on a MAN TGE and the latter a Crafter. There were pros and (very few) cons to each with the Sven Hedin having a slicker interior but the Bespoke coming with a full 3 (rather than 2) year vehicle warranty. Ultimately we pit down a deposit and ordered a Bespoke, fully specced 177PS 8 speed automatic with all boxes ticked for us and a practical interior for us & our dogs. The salesmen knew their product inside out which was almost unique in our experience for the day! Lots of choice, horses for courses etc, Hope this helps anyone who might be going along.
 
Congratulations.
We too were at the NEC today. Lots of useful information from Oyster, Gaslow, and VB Suspension stands, which will be useful when we get our Knaus next week. It was good to see the show appearing to be well attended. There were lots of vehicles to choose from, especially PVCs. Good to see so many based on Crafter/TGE.
Having driven a Transit based Bailey at the CAMC experience, I’m still firmly of the opinion that the VW option is worth the premium.
How long do you have to wait for your new one?
 
Scottish Scrutineer said:
Congratulations.
We too were at the NEC today. Lots of useful information from Oyster, Gaslow, and VB Suspension stands, which will be useful when we get our Knaus next week. It was good to see the show appearing to be well attended. There were lots of vehicles to choose from, especially PVCs. Good to see so many based on Crafter/TGE.
Having driven a Transit based Bailey at the CAMC experience, I’m still firmly of the opinion that the VW option is worth the premium.
How long do you have to wait for your new one?
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The company fly us over to NI in May to collect the vehicle & have an induction so 🤞we can get away in it at the beginning of summer. The Sven Hedin in the colour/upholstery configuration we wanted was going to be August/September so that swayed us a little too tbh.
 
Ian28 said:
The company fly us over to NI in May to collect the vehicle & have an induction so 🤞we can get away in it at the beginning of summer. The Sven Hedin in the colour/upholstery configuration we wanted was going to be August/September so that swayed us a little too tbh.
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If you can, negotiate at least one night on a nearby site so that you can check all the systems work properly and that you remember how to use them. Any snags can then be addressed before you head for home.
 
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