Research acquiring assets, specifically rental properties. There are always undervalued properties that need a little work. Do the work yourself and use the equity to get a second one. And so on and so on. Hire a property manager and after a matter of time , you'll be shocked at the passive income that you can generate. This is exactly how a large percentage of people are able to afford a luxury motorhome and a luxury lifestyle👍🏾
I've got a problem with this layout. If you're in the bedroom and you want something from the kitchen, I guess you just have wait for the person in the toilet to finish.
Exactly. I dont want this publisher to feel bad but if he's not lying it is 650k. Could we confirm that this wheel house although beautiful is collosal Financial screw up...?
Michael Hudson - ...which is why Americans are so fat. (On cruise ships, it’s only the Americans who demand to be fed four times a day. The rest of the world is satisfied with three.)
Arthur Pewtie - I’ve traveled extensively. During a 6-week visit to Taiwan, for example, I saw only one really fat person, and people were gawking and pointing at her. Even in Italy, where I lived for one year, I saw overweight people, but nowhere near the number of obese people you’ll find in the U.S.
I watch the aquaholics channel as well and I always wonder the same thing, if I had £650,000 to spend why on earth would I buy a big bus rather than a boat? I mean where could you actually take that monstrous thing? Some dreary rainy camp site rather than cruising down the coast in your motor yacht with the wind in your hair!!
It's not perfect but traveling in this you are probably more tahn 2 people, so 2 are sleeping in the bedroom and 2 in the lounge area, that way both parties have acces to the bathroom without having to wake the other room up.
@@Luckysquirrel1256 If you’re spending over 10 times what most earn in a year on a motorhome, you’d likely rather not have to deal with frequent inconveniences like that. But yea it isn’t life or death, and the people buying probably don’t mind since they wouldn’t buy otherwise
But 4 slides, £650,000 and they have still managed to make it cramped in EVERY part, cramped lounge area, cramped kitchen, cramped shower even! At least it has a black tank rather than a cassette toilet. Even awning is small. I mean the garage is nice but that’s what a trailer is for. I’m assuming I missed the AC.
Love that living room! American designers need a trip to Europe to take note! Very impressive! Well done! The only drawbacks I could find were the lack of door between the bedroom and bathroom and guys! Those outside steps need to be much wider!
A poster wrote, “Very, very expensive.” Expensive, of course. But many American motorhomes cost well over £800,000, with gaudy exterior paint designs. And the UK coach has better electronics and a much classier and up-to-date interior design. I love it!
But you can buy a 2nd hand Winnebago for a fraction of the cost of this motorhome. Just as big and comfortable although I agree the American design and decor is less to be desired to the European market, which I think is rather snobbish to anything American.
I love watching RV videos, and this layout is literally the best I've seen. The swivel seats that aren't the driver and shotgun seats are a first for me to see. I would personally get rid of the cabinets over the couches in the front so it would look more residential. No TV in that seating area?? And the decor is a bit "too modern" for me, but I do see how people love it.
650,000 pounds! And the toilet is not private?!? Whatever. However? I LOVE the kitchen - a dishwasher! And boiled water from the tap! And the driving 'cockpit' is amazing.
As somebody that is contemplating a van or mini bus build in the future, I gotta say that I love everything in this motorhome. The layout, the colour scheme, everything. I don't like red but the feature wall in the bedroom was superb. And it looks like this is for a couple which suits a single person like me. The only thing I would probably tweak or add is an office/gaming area with multiple screens. Maybe if I win Tatslotto, it might happen.
I liked the interior design style, but hated that bathroom in the middle of everything. So much fro privacy if while or after you go to the bathroom someone needs to walk through it...
Who are you going to invite in their? It’s for an older couple that are in retirement. There are other vehicles that fit your needs you have to understand not everything revolves around you and it’s not like you can afford it anyways
@@infunerous666 them not being able to afford something is not an argument against whether or not they can comment on the sheer stupidity of the design 🙄 Bad design is bad design.
Nice, focussed and logical presentation, unlike a lot of RV videos where the camera just roams here, there and everywhere and the narrator drones on aimlessly, clearly in love with the sound of his or her own voice.
OMG! That, by far, IS THE most beautiful RV I have seen yet ... in every aspect. European design and imagination, to me, far exceeds American [shoebox shape] RV designs. That is not a put down ... it's just a fact. I know. I'm American.
I think RC did a video tour of their workshops whilst this was being built. What a fantastic machine, and some real craftsmanship. I don't see why some are finding the £650k pricetag hard to believe. I don't work in the motorhome or yacht industry but sometimes have to work with cost estimating so can't help but try to understand costs like this when I see them. First off, we usually quote prices including VAT (sales tax) in the UK so it's actually a £540k motorhome, ex-VAT. The most obvious cost is the bare chassis... I can't find a list price but I'm aware that a standard Volvo tractor unit was almost £100k nearly 10 years ago, so I'd expect the chassis/cab starting point is over £100k. Then you look at the material choices, and the man-hours that goes into that level of fit and finish. The cost of the electronic gizmos is significant but probably relatively small compared with the labour to put it all together. If you're paying your craftsmen £30-40k per year they are actually costing you nearly double that with NI contributions, pension contributions etc. So a team of 3 working on this for 6 months full time will be in the £100-150k range. Then you have the cost of the workshop and site, all the tools (CNC machines aren't cheap!) plus the company owner needs to put food on his own table. Finally, this is a bespoke build. That price includes the costs of customer consultation, design work, generating models and drawings. If you do a series production then you can amortise those costs across the production run and reduce the price a bit. There's also additional learner costs as your team aren't knocking out 50 of the same pieces of furniture at a time but rather building each one as a never-before-built item.
Thank you for the walkthrough. It’s funny that a boat of similar length and overall size would have probably three cabins and maybe even two heads. As an RV owner I’d love to see more “boat-like” accommodations! 🍻
This particular version was designed specifically to the owner's requirements, but they can certainly design you one with two rooms if those are yours. 🙂
I'm from USA and this is a normal size / length for a motor home, but that being said yours are built much better with higher quality. I must say I love yours much better then the USA ones.
Me: Clicking around to see fancy motorhomes, after spending way too much time watching luxury yacht tours - knowing very well that I would always prefer to stay on land rather than on the seas. Also me, while buffering the video: MOTAHOLIC, that reminds me about... Still me, five seconds into the clip: So, I obviously just found a new favorite channel. I will most likely never be able to fulfill my dreams about living in a movable luxury home. But I geniunely love your videos (with the ultimate yacht charter being an all-time favorite series), and will keep watching MOTAHOLIC with the hope of seeing more land-based tours. Thank you!
How so? If you have the money, you can purchase RVs in the US for $1-2 _million._ While nice, this doesn't have anything "extraordinary" that you couldn't get in the US; including the garage (which admittedly, is uncommon).
@@grondhero The garage seems like a gimmick. If you are travelling anywhere that gets bad weather you would want a toad with a roof not an Ariel Atom. Plus, you have 4 cab seats and a secondary vehicle with 2. How do you all go out to dinner? You are right that US manufacturers offer everything this coach has and more. My 22 year old tag axle pusher has just about everything that was shown in the video and you don't have to walk through the shitter to get to the bedroom.
It’s beautiful! Mind you, a beautiful price as well! The thing with this thought is its sheer size! Shouldn’t imagine there aren’t many places you can either go or park up with it
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Viewers of Aquaholic will find comfort in the fact that the motorhome is powered by a Volvo engine, albeit not by a pair of Volvo Pentas.
Should have built it on a Scania chassis which are far better than Volvo’s. As a class 1 HGV driver I can personally vouch for Scania, which are by far the best trucks on the European market.
Spectacular😀. Just a suggestion, if you have time I would like to see interviews with RV owners🤞. I understand you have a lot of editing and filming to do for AQUAHOLIC as well. Take your time😉.
Fantastic video as always. I must say I find this thing a little disappointing for what it appears to be from the outside. I feel like it compromises a lot in attempting to look like a house/apartment, when the space could be used a lot more creatively if it allowed itself to be more of a mobile home.
1.Very very expensive 2. Why not using the double decker bus where the structure designed for pasengger convenient also the dimension almost same. In Indonesia the double decker luxurious bus price around 240,000 USD with Mercedes Benz chassis with air suspension.
Obviously you get far more floor space in a double decker, but there are some really big disadvantages (I can know - check out my channel 😊). 1. The downstairs floor is not flat, and therefore not as flexible usable, 2. slide-outs can be done, but difficult, therefore the floor space you have is less wide and just not as luxurious looking and 3. the standing height in double deckers is a big showstopper, as there always will be a floor where you can't stand straight up - be it upstairs or downstairs (unless you are really small yourself of course 😁). With mine it is 1.85 meters downstairs and 1.65 meters upstairs. But then again... I still think my DD RV is a better deal than this one... 😏
Love the decor. As a Canadian, there is nothing like this in North America. It would be fantastic, if Newell Coaches and Airstream designers would adopt this modern look.
Worth it just for the Atom. We’re planning to convert a MAN TGE (like a VW Crafter but a bit longer) into a campervan - our budget is less than 10% the cost of this! Much less impressive... Another great video, Nick. Loved it.
Nothing beats Newell and Prevost conversions. This is fantastic, but it's a truck chassis with a fibreglass box attached to it and slide outs that aren't flush with the body or vacuum sealed. Newells and Prevosts are in a class on their own.
Nice however that bathroom/ is badly thought out. If someone is having a crap you gotta smell it in the kitchen and bedroom at tge same time. Bathroom should have been placed behind the bedroom or to the side at least.
I believe it's there because if it was at theback or side, there would be no room for the garage. That's why many other brands have the garage in the middle with a slide out parking spot
Really enjoyed that and can see that you listened to feedback. It was nice to see some of the gadgets, slideouts, sunroofs, steps all working. Judging by the gap in the front wheels arches, I assume the truck has self leveling as well.
Yadda, yadda, yadda. I loved it! No American gaudiness (and I live in Los Angeles) just European understatement. Classic. Intelligent floor plan and total comfort. Bathroom in the center is brilliant. I don’t want the bath in the back so guests walk through my bedroom! Only question is where are laundry facilities? Nick, this must be fun for you? Well done. Oh gawd. No you have to get new socks! Aquaholic socks are not appropriate here! Wink.
OK so it looks pretty nice but having a bathroom separating the whole RV is kind of weird to me. You should seriously take a look at some 42 and 45 foot American RVs instead. They are nicer, prettier, smarter lay-outs, more comfortable driving positions (this really feel like driving the city bus here in Sweden) and yes there are more expensive ones but in comparison the Americans are cheaper.
How is that layout weird to you? If someone wants to sleep, guests can use the the bathroom. Thats the most common layout. Where should you have put it? I guess you never driven a volvo fh or a scania truck. This is a real truck, volvo fh, with a real engine. It dosent get more comfortable for the driver. The american trucks or rv.:s arent even close to this.
*that is the most amazing video I have ever seen. It's just unbelievable. I guess everyone will try now to get their HGV licenses after seeing this beautiful video*
The point of the bathroom in the middle is that you can use both at the same time - driver and owner. The lock the toilet from inside each and dont have to meet. Good idea
Know what you mean so with that in mind designed a retro RV based on 7.5 tonne Mercedes chassis and had it professionally built for a fraction of the cost of that mother sucker! If you go to ~ Rock Box | Event Vehicle UK | Photo Gallery - Wix.com you'll see what it looks like and it even has a roof terrace for 20!
Just when I thought I was Nick Burnham’s no. 1 fan, I discover he has a whole other channel I didn’t know about 😒 🤣 Subscribed, maybe at least we can get you in one of these beauties if we can’t get you a new yacht.
Not a lot of diesel pushers here in Maryland. I just (got home yesterday) drove home from Idaho (I-70 route) and saw a ton of them west of the Mississippi.
precisely a lot of folk wont know what you mean also the twins at the back can get odd wear on the tyres depending on the suspension set up when driving at lower speeds where there are lots of bends in the roads
It has a huge overhang for the length of the coach. My coach is longer than the legal limit in the UK and I have less than half of the rear overhang that this thing has.
For just over half a million quid I'd expect a private toilet. A toilet where you could go in and do your business in private and keep the smells locked away. I would not use that toilet for fear of stinking out the whole motorhome. The design team needs to think again.
Without going into your fear of others smelling your bodily odors; what makes you think there aren't fans keeping any possible smells at bay? Motorhomes one tenth of this price has them, why would this be any different? It's just the bathroom that's slightly larger.
As an "American", I couldn't dislike the interior more. Way too "european" not comfy looking at all. Luckily there are vehicles for everyone. Great to see Nick doing motorhomes.
@@why-so-serious7895 Different tastes/likes in interior decor makes one an a-hole? I just don't like it style wise and I don't see any recliner chairs for instance. But, whatever...
American RVs and motor homes have this horrible brown/beige interior, very old fashioned, rather resembling an old peoples home, very depressing. Is that what you call 'homely'? If so you can keep it.
I live in a fifth wheel but good gods this would make one helluva of bachelor pad btw in the RV world it's just a living room and the "sun blind" is called an awning just helpful hints if you're looking for luxury RVs look up Prevost Entrega or Newmar 🙂
Being from Canada, I really enjoy looking at the level of refinement and apparent workmanship of some of these European RVs. North American builders seem to be in a rut when it comes to design and especially quality of the units they produce. If I was in the financial situation where I could have a custom motor home made, I would have the builder watch some of these videos to get an idea of how at least some aspects and features should be done. Failing that, I might also contact an overseas company to see if they could produce me a North American spec model.
Was already impressed with this.. then they opened the back "garage' door and my jaw just dropped... this is some undercover spy sorta truck. My dream! and tbh £650,000 is pretty good price for this compared to others for that price or more.
Wastage of space on car park (a big 4 wheeler) didn't make sense to me. They instead should have given smaller space for bicycle or motorbike, which one would actually use.
While I understand that the roads and city clearances in Europe are in many cases more narrow than in the states, the high end motor coaches and fifth wheel RVs in the states are light years better equipped and designed. That said, this is a very nice motor home.
There’s a very, very, British feel to the design/ layout to the American style RV, the separation of the each specific defined space . Very compact but high ceilings ( for RV’s) to creat that European living feel to it, but functional. I did like the four seats in the cockpit area, I’m intrigued by the skylight windows that open up ( but my concern is the possibility of leaks and water damage from just regular travel). Hated the bathroom, not the style but more of the location and the fact you had to walk through it to get to the bedroom just seems the wrong placement in my head. As for the wee car in the basement garage I’m having an internal conflict of, ”Now that’s cool, in a James Bond kinda way.” Vs ,” That’s not very practical in real world situations.” Lol. Very nice coach, liked the decor and interior style, but they made mistake and built it with a right hand drive. 😉
Wow. When money is no objection. I would get this too. Very well designed and built. On cross country trips you never need to leave the vehicle. Just keep the kitchen stocked.
No this is designed for the European market. Mainland Europe is geared up so much better for motorhomes than the U.K. you wouldn’t buy one of these to visit Cornwall more like Austria, Bavaria & France.
I have a 35 foot Pacearrow and the layout is perfect for me. Comfortable and very good quality. Its not so modern looking. But very classy in old traditional kind of way. This one is like A GTA5 SecureServer mobile operations unit.
In the United States most of the high-end motorhomes come with a bath and a half the half is generally middle of the coach full bath generally to the rear of the coach and all high-end motorhomes are basically designed for one couple map for a bunch of kids. Motorhomes high-end start anywhere from about 350 to about 2 and 1/2 million dollars
Wouldn’t be so sure about that anymore! I drove many Volvos when working as a HGV driver and they were great wagons. They aren’t so good now apparently.. an old company I worked for only used Volvos and MAN trucks and after some problems and bad customer service the owner said he will ever touch Volvo again… they run over 100 tractor units now I believe so a big loss for Volvo!
Love your pink socks! This motor home is the most beautiful, modern and clean line I’ve ever seen! I wish the US would catch up! I am in the market for a less expensive motor home 😉 but cannot find the modern look I want.
Dont forget vehicles based off of a truck chassis will come equipped with axle /differential lock . With the weight Behind These, unless you're taking it into an absolute mudhole these are very capable vehicles
@@Jabber-ig3iw Shorter wheelbase also means less stability. RVs with low wheelbase to length ratios are heavily over represented in crash statistics. For safety and driver fatigue reasons the wheelbase should be well over 50% (54% is close to ideal as far as stability vs maneuverability goes) and the tag should put it close to 60%. That ratio needs to increase if all the overhang is at one end. If you have ever drive a vehicle with a large side surface area you know the effect that wind has. That gets amplified by a the overhang (acts like a lever). My coach is 42'10" and has a 261" wheelbase, but the overhang is split (front wheels are about 2' behind the driver and 6' behind the front of the coach) and the tag axle shortens the rear overhang. With the tag retracted the coach is very tough to keep straight in a crosswind. Once you drop the tag it becomes extremely stable. Tag up turning circle is about 70'. Maybe wind is not a big issue in the UK and the shorter distances make driver fatigue less of an issue. Here in North America stability is king.
Sad But Mad Lad These are low profile HGV tyres extremely wide and well up to this job, they were designed to lower height and pull mega trailers but with the same weight capacity..Always vital to keep to 4 meters as any European countries will not allow vehicles over this height, except under special permit oversize loads etc...As for the rear steer this is so important on long rigid type vehicles, it gives fantastic manoeuvre ability and the two rear axles give a solid stability...Using a Volvo 540 engine and the Volvo I shift automatic transmission means this is a powerful quality piece of kit...
I like the living room set up. The rest of the layout not so much. And there is not "tons" of compartment space. I also like the sun/moon roof that is quite a nice feature. The bedroom set up is weird as you can access the bed from one side only, they could have made a fifth slide. The garage is cool.
I will never ever own a motorhome, even this grand, but I enjoy looking at the quirks and features of one.
Never say never... One never knows what the future holds... Never thought I'd have Lotus... Then one day, one appeared in the garage...
Research acquiring assets, specifically rental properties. There are always undervalued properties that need a little work. Do the work yourself and use the equity to get a second one. And so on and so on. Hire a property manager and after a matter of time , you'll be shocked at the passive income that you can generate. This is exactly how a large percentage of people are able to afford a luxury motorhome and a luxury lifestyle👍🏾
Cue Doug DeMuro!
Ye exactly I look at yachts all day although I know I’ll never afford one
Chill Doug
I love being connected with Mother Nature when camping. Especially with a 50” TV and a queen size bed...
lmao
Lol 😂
right, wouldn't have it any other way...haha.
Exactly 😂
Huge difference between a camper van to a motor home.
I've got a problem with this layout. If you're in the bedroom and you want something from the kitchen, I guess you just have wait for the person in the toilet to finish.
Exactly.
I dont want this publisher to feel bad but if he's not lying it is 650k. Could we confirm that this wheel house although beautiful is collosal
Financial screw up...?
Michael Hudson - ...which is why Americans are so fat. (On cruise ships, it’s only the Americans who demand to be fed four times a day. The rest of the world is satisfied with three.)
Caocao8888 Haven’t traveled much have you? There are plenty of “fat” countries these days. My country (England) is every bit as fat as the US is.
Now that’s a hardship I’d be willing to sacrifice 😻😷
Arthur Pewtie - I’ve traveled extensively. During a 6-week visit to Taiwan, for example, I saw only one really fat person, and people were gawking and pointing at her. Even in Italy, where I lived for one year, I saw overweight people, but nowhere near the number of obese people you’ll find in the U.S.
One of the strangest layouts I've ever seen. It's nice but not for that price!
My thoughts exactly
@@RIDDHESHDALVI-js8bv yea mate if it was a trillion quid it wouldn't be that much compared to a quadrillion 😀
that toilet placement was mad
I watch the aquaholics channel as well and I always wonder the same thing, if I had £650,000 to spend why on earth would I buy a big bus rather than a boat? I mean where could you actually take that monstrous thing? Some dreary rainy camp site rather than cruising down the coast in your motor yacht with the wind in your hair!!
Beautiful machine, but imagine spending £650k to not be able to get in and out of the bedroom when someone’s on the throne
oh yeah true, but its most likely built just for a couple
@@Sincerely.jeanaa there is four chairs thou
@@jeb284...... Hitchhikers perhaps?
Jump out through the sky light?
What Jeremy Clarkson would do to James May
This bathroom and toilet solution is really bad idea ...
It's not perfect but traveling in this you are probably more tahn 2 people, so 2 are sleeping in the bedroom and 2 in the lounge area, that way both parties have acces to the bathroom without having to wake the other room up.
@@mackan919 But if people from the bedroom want to go anywhere, they either have to walk in on someone in the bathroom or wait for it to be free
@@gwyndolwin the only problem I find in this vehicle. It'd be pretty comfortable for a millionaire nomad tho :P
@@gwyndolwin Then they can wait 5 mins, not life or death.
@@Luckysquirrel1256 If you’re spending over 10 times what most earn in a year on a motorhome, you’d likely rather not have to deal with frequent inconveniences like that.
But yea it isn’t life or death, and the people buying probably don’t mind since they wouldn’t buy otherwise
This is the best motor home I’ve seen. So modern compared to American ones. Fantastic!!!
Glad you like it!
But 4 slides, £650,000 and they have still managed to make it cramped in EVERY part, cramped lounge area, cramped kitchen, cramped shower even!
At least it has a black tank rather than a cassette toilet. Even awning is small.
I mean the garage is nice but that’s what a trailer is for. I’m assuming I missed the AC.
@Slightly Bonkers I'll give it some thought... 😄
Love that living room! American designers need a trip to Europe to take note! Very impressive! Well done! The only drawbacks I could find were the lack of door between the bedroom and bathroom and guys! Those outside steps need to be much wider!
a realy huge livingspace for the streets. some people extends their yacht. thank you nick
Ignoring the ridiculous number of negative comments, I think the coach is amazing. Better than what we have here in the States.
A poster wrote, “Very, very expensive.” Expensive, of course. But many American motorhomes cost well over £800,000, with gaudy exterior paint designs. And the UK coach has better electronics and a much classier and up-to-date interior design. I love it!
Agree, seen two American motorhomes on a site at the weekend and they are awful looking things both inside and out.
But you can buy a 2nd hand Winnebago for a fraction of the cost of this motorhome. Just as big and comfortable although I agree the American design and decor is less to be desired to the European market, which I think is rather snobbish to anything American.
I love watching RV videos, and this layout is literally the best I've seen. The swivel seats that aren't the driver and shotgun seats are a first for me to see. I would personally get rid of the cabinets over the couches in the front so it would look more residential. No TV in that seating area?? And the decor is a bit "too modern" for me, but I do see how people love it.
Erm, not. MANY AMERICAN MOTORHOMES DO NOT cost over 800,000.... not even in Canadian Dollars!!
@@Sahadi420 TV was on a "televator" between the kitchen and salon / lounge
650,000 pounds!
And the toilet is not private?!?
Whatever.
However?
I LOVE the kitchen - a dishwasher!
And boiled water from the tap!
And the driving 'cockpit' is amazing.
I like the look of that interior. Makes most American motorhomes look dated. Putting it on a Volvo frame makes it rock solid. Happy motoring.
Like a class a...in a crash you got 6" of glass then you become the airbag.
As somebody that is contemplating a van or mini bus build in the future, I gotta say that I love everything in this motorhome. The layout, the colour scheme, everything. I don't like red but the feature wall in the bedroom was superb. And it looks like this is for a couple which suits a single person like me. The only thing I would probably tweak or add is an office/gaming area with multiple screens. Maybe if I win Tatslotto, it might happen.
tiny motorhomes be like. ' i can sleep 6 people. Massive HGV motorhome. 1 bed
But 4 seats so it’s gonna get crowded in that bed...
too right, everyone else in their tent
I think they should have used the space for the "garage" as the 2nd bedroom.
Did everyone miss the sofas? I'm pretty sure the sofas can be made to beds.
Luxury always trigger practical owners.. why buy a Nasa spaceship when you can buy a bicycle and just pedal the same distance
I liked the interior design style, but hated that bathroom in the middle of everything. So much fro privacy if while or after you go to the bathroom someone needs to walk through it...
Who are you going to invite in their? It’s for an older couple that are in retirement. There are other vehicles that fit your needs you have to understand not everything revolves around you and it’s not like you can afford it anyways
Imagine the bathroom was in the room and everyone would barge inside to use the washroom.. where’s the privacy!
@Punished Aniquin No one cares
@@infunerous666 them not being able to afford something is not an argument against whether or not they can comment on the sheer stupidity of the design 🙄
Bad design is bad design.
@@jerkface38 it’s designed for a couple not a whole family. If it’s not for it’s not for you.
Nice, focussed and logical presentation, unlike a lot of RV videos where the camera just roams here, there and everywhere and the narrator drones on aimlessly, clearly in love with the sound of his or her own voice.
That is, hands down, the most beautiful bus I have ever seen in either pictures or video. Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it!
OMG! That, by far, IS THE most beautiful RV I have seen yet ... in every aspect. European design and imagination, to me, far exceeds American [shoebox shape] RV designs. That is not a put down ... it's just a fact. I know. I'm American.
I think RC did a video tour of their workshops whilst this was being built. What a fantastic machine, and some real craftsmanship.
I don't see why some are finding the £650k pricetag hard to believe. I don't work in the motorhome or yacht industry but sometimes have to work with cost estimating so can't help but try to understand costs like this when I see them. First off, we usually quote prices including VAT (sales tax) in the UK so it's actually a £540k motorhome, ex-VAT. The most obvious cost is the bare chassis... I can't find a list price but I'm aware that a standard Volvo tractor unit was almost £100k nearly 10 years ago, so I'd expect the chassis/cab starting point is over £100k. Then you look at the material choices, and the man-hours that goes into that level of fit and finish. The cost of the electronic gizmos is significant but probably relatively small compared with the labour to put it all together. If you're paying your craftsmen £30-40k per year they are actually costing you nearly double that with NI contributions, pension contributions etc. So a team of 3 working on this for 6 months full time will be in the £100-150k range. Then you have the cost of the workshop and site, all the tools (CNC machines aren't cheap!) plus the company owner needs to put food on his own table.
Finally, this is a bespoke build. That price includes the costs of customer consultation, design work, generating models and drawings. If you do a series production then you can amortise those costs across the production run and reduce the price a bit. There's also additional learner costs as your team aren't knocking out 50 of the same pieces of furniture at a time but rather building each one as a never-before-built item.
Thank you for the walkthrough. It’s funny that a boat of similar length and overall size would have probably three cabins and maybe even two heads. As an RV owner I’d love to see more “boat-like” accommodations! 🍻
So the Apocalypse is going to be more comfortable than we thought?
I didn't know he had ANOTHER channel. Diversify and prosper!!
Right. I say the thumbnail and when it started I was like why is he doing rvs.lol
No crew quarters?
Same here, was as surprised as you!
Same. Instant subscribe
I like these concepts. This particular version needs redesigning and adding an extra room for guests. A lot of hard work goes into making these.
This particular version was designed specifically to the owner's requirements, but they can certainly design you one with two rooms if those are yours. 🙂
@@MOTAHOLIC AHH, yes, makes sense now. Very cool indeed
An RV with tasteful design - rare indeed.
I'm from USA and this is a normal size / length for a motor home, but that being said yours are built much better with higher quality. I must say I love yours much better then the USA ones.
Please more of these videos. Greetings from Germany
Hey there Germany! :)
Me: Clicking around to see fancy motorhomes, after spending way too much time watching luxury yacht tours - knowing very well that I would always prefer to stay on land rather than on the seas.
Also me, while buffering the video: MOTAHOLIC, that reminds me about...
Still me, five seconds into the clip: So, I obviously just found a new favorite channel.
I will most likely never be able to fulfill my dreams about living in a movable luxury home. But I geniunely love your videos (with the ultimate yacht charter being an all-time favorite series), and will keep watching MOTAHOLIC with the hope of seeing more land-based tours. Thank you!
Awesome, welcome aboard! :)
It’s crazy to see how decades ahead UK/European RV manufacturers are from manufacturers here in the US.
Cause USA rvs are like 60k and this is 800,000 dollars. I’d expect it to be a bit nicer for 12 times as much money.
How so? If you have the money, you can purchase RVs in the US for $1-2 _million._ While nice, this doesn't have anything "extraordinary" that you couldn't get in the US; including the garage (which admittedly, is uncommon).
@@grondhero The garage seems like a gimmick. If you are travelling anywhere that gets bad weather you would want a toad with a roof not an Ariel Atom. Plus, you have 4 cab seats and a secondary vehicle with 2. How do you all go out to dinner?
You are right that US manufacturers offer everything this coach has and more. My 22 year old tag axle pusher has just about everything that was shown in the video and you don't have to walk through the shitter to get to the bedroom.
It’s beautiful! Mind you, a beautiful price as well! The thing with this thought is its sheer size! Shouldn’t imagine there aren’t many places you can either go or park up with it
Viewers of Aquaholic will find comfort in the fact that the motorhome is powered by a Volvo engine, albeit not by a pair of Volvo Pentas.
And has Miele appliances.. But don't like the layout... The toilet/shower is just in the wrong place
Should have built it on a Scania chassis which are far better than Volvo’s. As a class 1 HGV driver I can personally vouch for Scania, which are by far the best trucks on the European market.
@Omar Williams, in the rear, Sherlock.
@Omar Williams, no it could be anywhere, like in the very front, but practicality would have it in the rear.
@@matty6848 hahahahahahaha dinnie talk shite. You just like it cause you want a v8 and an angry chicken sticker on your window
Oh my days, I have watched all of your aquaholic tours. I didn't realize there was also a motaholic channel, this could be a long night!
Welcome aboard! :)
Spectacular😀. Just a suggestion, if you have time I would like to see interviews with RV owners🤞. I understand you have a lot of editing and filming to do for AQUAHOLIC as well. Take your time😉.
Fantastic video as always. I must say I find this thing a little disappointing for what it appears to be from the outside. I feel like it compromises a lot in attempting to look like a house/apartment, when the space could be used a lot more creatively if it allowed itself to be more of a mobile home.
1.Very very expensive
2. Why not using the double decker bus where the structure designed for pasengger convenient also the dimension almost same.
In Indonesia the double decker luxurious bus price around 240,000 USD with Mercedes Benz chassis with air suspension.
obviously its expensive. People buying this aren't the kinds who have to think it through. This is for people where they have hundreds of millions
@@brickzandstickz2749 and no kids.
This RV is too sterilized-looking, I´d so much rather the american ones, specially Holiday Rambler Nautica 35M.
Here is the US, Prevost does this at the high end RV market. I have been in a $2 million Prevost RV. Google it. The price is insane.
Obviously you get far more floor space in a double decker, but there are some really big disadvantages (I can know - check out my channel 😊). 1. The downstairs floor is not flat, and therefore not as flexible usable, 2. slide-outs can be done, but difficult, therefore the floor space you have is less wide and just not as luxurious looking and 3. the standing height in double deckers is a big showstopper, as there always will be a floor where you can't stand straight up - be it upstairs or downstairs (unless you are really small yourself of course 😁). With mine it is 1.85 meters downstairs and 1.65 meters upstairs.
But then again... I still think my DD RV is a better deal than this one... 😏
That driveside front tire has seen better days. Looks like that 500hp engine did some burnouts with it. Love the slide outs and styling. Thanks Nick.
At this price point I expected a swimming pool, a billiard room, a horse stable, a helicopter pad and a rocket launcher.
Use the garage for a stable and replace the bed mattress with a mini pool and you're pretty much half way there ;)
At this price, you can hardly buy a 15 years old average home in California, in high-risk wildfire areas
Was not expecting the rocket launcher, would be a nice touch though, not sure how it would affect the insurance premiums..
Exactamundo lmao, dont forget a mini submarine lol .
I love the fact that you gave it a RPG
This is the biggest and prettiest Motorhome I seen and I’ve watched a ton of these videos here. I love it
the amount of space is unreal. when you first walked in my jaw nearly dropped lol
Love the decor. As a Canadian, there is nothing like this in North America. It would be fantastic, if Newell Coaches and Airstream designers would adopt this modern look.
Great tour and great vehicle, thank you! I wouldn't want to be a rear passenger in that though, comfy seats but no side window to look out of 😮
That is simply stunning. I’m amazed it was built in the UK I can’t imagine driving that down a country lane
That’s because you’d never get it down a country lane
Worth it just for the Atom.
We’re planning to convert a MAN TGE (like a VW Crafter but a bit longer) into a campervan - our budget is less than 10% the cost of this! Much less impressive...
Another great video, Nick. Loved it.
@Rowan Melton yes they are because you can build and plan the layout precisely as you like it
Sorry to be that guy but it was a Nomad. Got a windowscreen.
@@jaythe2nd38 A ruined Atom, then.
This is absolutely incredible. Yes, the Prevost is gorgeous but this is on another level. Beautiful!!
Nothing beats Newell and Prevost conversions. This is fantastic, but it's a truck chassis with a fibreglass box attached to it and slide outs that aren't flush with the body or vacuum sealed. Newells and Prevosts are in a class on their own.
Nice however that bathroom/ is badly thought out. If someone is having a crap you gotta smell it in the kitchen and bedroom at tge same time. Bathroom should have been placed behind the bedroom or to the side at least.
I believe it's there because if it was at theback or side, there would be no room for the garage. That's why many other brands have the garage in the middle with a slide out parking spot
loo in the garage derek pffft
Gorgeous....and so modern.well done.
Cheers from France Great Britain.
Really enjoyed that and can see that you listened to feedback. It was nice to see some of the gadgets, slideouts, sunroofs, steps all working. Judging by the gap in the front wheels arches, I assume the truck has self leveling as well.
I just need the 'Ariel Atom' to be happy ! 😁😎🖤
Thanks for the visit Nick. 🌿
Nomad
Atom
Just found there was another channel other then Aquaholic and my man nailed this as well
Same. I guess I’m about to be obsessed with cars/rv that I’ll never be able to afford.
than?
Yadda, yadda, yadda. I loved it! No American gaudiness (and I live in Los Angeles) just European understatement. Classic. Intelligent floor plan and total comfort. Bathroom in the center is brilliant. I don’t want the bath in the back so guests walk through my bedroom! Only question is where are laundry facilities? Nick, this must be fun for you? Well done. Oh gawd. No you have to get new socks! Aquaholic socks are not appropriate here! Wink.
OK so it looks pretty nice but having a bathroom separating the whole RV is kind of weird to me. You should seriously take a look at some 42 and 45 foot American RVs instead. They are nicer, prettier, smarter lay-outs, more comfortable driving positions (this really feel like driving the city bus here in Sweden) and yes there are more expensive ones but in comparison the Americans are cheaper.
How is that layout weird to you? If someone wants to sleep, guests can use the the bathroom. Thats the most common layout. Where should you have put it?
I guess you never driven a volvo fh or a scania truck. This is a real truck, volvo fh, with a real engine. It dosent get more comfortable for the driver. The american trucks or rv.:s arent even close to this.
*that is the most amazing video I have ever seen. It's just unbelievable. I guess everyone will try now to get their HGV licenses after seeing this beautiful video*
Back in the 80s my parents had an RV that came with a portable 13" black and white that plugged into a cigarette lighter.
The point of the bathroom in the middle is that you can use both at the same time - driver and owner. The lock the toilet from inside each and dont have to meet. Good idea
I long to see a motor home whose interior doesn't look like an intensive care unit.
😂
Know what you mean so with that in mind designed a retro RV based on 7.5 tonne Mercedes chassis and had it professionally built for a fraction of the cost of that mother sucker! If you go to ~ Rock Box | Event Vehicle UK | Photo Gallery - Wix.com you'll see what it looks like and it even has a roof terrace for 20!
Way too sterile, not comfy at all - sorry
@@pamcullen537 yeah it's terrible. what ever happened to colour?
Travelling Desi agle saal yeh lelena 🔥
Just when I thought I was Nick Burnham’s no. 1 fan, I discover he has a whole other channel I didn’t know about 😒 🤣 Subscribed, maybe at least we can get you in one of these beauties if we can’t get you a new yacht.
To have the garage space in the back is so impressive!!! Nice!!!
Friend of mine bought something like this as they don’t want to fly anymore, and the drive to visit their parents is 2,000 miles (here in the US)
Not a lot of diesel pushers here in Maryland. I just (got home yesterday) drove home from Idaho (I-70 route) and saw a ton of them west of the Mississippi.
@@rich7447 What kind of rig do you drive?
@@MaximusMerideus Monaco 42 (pre-emissions) Cummins M11. Working through a refit right now.
This is absolutely fabulous and the interior is so beautiful... Great restrained colours so calm and tasteful. Absolutely knockout.
This is like the Galeon 400 Fly on Aquaholic, just keeps giving and giving!
Yeah keeps giving and giving except a extra bedroom
Can't imagine driving that around europe. Would not be a good time.
Beautiful land yacht.... put a outboard motor on it and call it a yacht.
But it does have Miele cooking so that makes up for it! 🙌🏻
MSA Securitues UA-cam Agent go back to sending spam emails instead thanks.
I love the clean simple modern lines of this motorhome. Super awesome!
That’s known as a six wheeler,I drive them at work,need to be careful with that overhang at the back,especially with the rear steer axle.
precisely a lot of folk wont know what you mean also the twins at the back can get odd wear on the tyres depending on the suspension set up when driving at lower speeds where there are lots of bends in the roads
It has a huge overhang for the length of the coach. My coach is longer than the legal limit in the UK and I have less than half of the rear overhang that this thing has.
It is amazing how far motorhomes have come. Truly beautiful.
It’s that expensive with only one bedroom and the bathroom is in the middle of everything
They really went and put a dishwasher in a camper van!!! Hats off!!!
For just over half a million quid I'd expect a private toilet. A toilet where you could go in and do your business in private and keep the smells locked away.
I would not use that toilet for fear of stinking out the whole motorhome.
The design team needs to think again.
Without going into your fear of others smelling your bodily odors; what makes you think there aren't fans keeping any possible smells at bay? Motorhomes one tenth of this price has them, why would this be any different? It's just the bathroom that's slightly larger.
Or you could just watch what you’re eating instead of blaming others
Graham, you need a healthy diet fella.
stacey brown you defending someone that you have never met is very cute
stacey brown Someone has got a fat chip on their shoulder! I can feel you fuming your fat socks off! 😂🤣🤣🥰🥰🥰
Motaholic!? This is great! Now we’re able to get more of your videos Nick.
Enjoy!
As an "American", I couldn't dislike the interior more. Way too "european" not comfy looking at all. Luckily there are vehicles for everyone.
Great to see Nick doing motorhomes.
As an "asshole"*** you mean.
@Arich Henneman Do you mean European style? Not full of 1980s dark wood!
@@why-so-serious7895 Different tastes/likes in interior decor makes one an a-hole? I just don't like it style wise and I don't see any recliner chairs for instance. But, whatever...
American RVs and motor homes have this horrible brown/beige interior, very old fashioned, rather resembling an old peoples home, very depressing. Is that what you call 'homely'? If so you can keep it.
That's the coolest Motor Home I've ever seen ! I wonder if it'll fit an Alfa Spider, Triumph TR6 or a Mini Cooper in the Garage...
I live in a fifth wheel but good gods this would make one helluva of bachelor pad btw in the RV world it's just a living room and the "sun blind" is called an awning just helpful hints if you're looking for luxury RVs look up Prevost Entrega or Newmar 🙂
Being from Canada, I really enjoy looking at the level of refinement and apparent workmanship of some of these European RVs. North American builders seem to be in a rut when it comes to design and especially quality of the units they produce. If I was in the financial situation where I could have a custom motor home made, I would have the builder watch some of these videos to get an idea of how at least some aspects and features should be done. Failing that, I might also contact an overseas company to see if they could produce me a North American spec model.
Was already impressed with this.. then they opened the back "garage' door and my jaw just dropped... this is some undercover spy sorta truck. My dream! and tbh £650,000 is pretty good price for this compared to others for that price or more.
Wastage of space on car park (a big 4 wheeler) didn't make sense to me. They instead should have given smaller space for bicycle or motorbike, which one would actually use.
While I understand that the roads and city clearances in Europe are in many cases more narrow than in the states, the high end motor coaches and fifth wheel RVs in the states are light years better equipped and designed. That said, this is a very nice motor home.
There’s a very, very, British feel to the design/ layout to the American style RV, the separation of the each specific defined space . Very compact but high ceilings ( for RV’s) to creat that European living feel to it, but functional.
I did like the four seats in the cockpit area, I’m intrigued by the skylight windows that open up ( but my concern is the possibility of leaks and water damage from just regular travel). Hated the bathroom, not the style but more of the location and the fact you had to walk through it to get to the bedroom just seems the wrong placement in my head.
As for the wee car in the basement garage I’m having an internal conflict of, ”Now that’s cool, in a James Bond kinda way.” Vs ,” That’s not very practical in real world situations.” Lol.
Very nice coach, liked the decor and interior style, but they made mistake and built it with a right hand drive. 😉
Wow. When money is no objection. I would get this too. Very well designed and built. On cross country trips you never need to leave the vehicle. Just keep the kitchen stocked.
When i saw the price i was expecting SOOOOOOOOOOO much more, i have litrally seen homes for 40 000 which are nicer then this
Wow this is my first visit to this mota version, just recently pop up in my recommended video
Hi Nick. That is awesome. Grizwalds European Vacation. Top of the range RV. Test drive the Atom . . . No. Great video thanks.
That's insanity. Cherry on top with the Atom. Whom ever owns this setup makes my existence look microscopic.
Perhaps it was made for the Ariel Atom Company, would be ideal to go to track days in all over Europe.
That would be great on the Devon & Cornwall lanes eh
No this is designed for the European market. Mainland Europe is geared up so much better for motorhomes than the U.K. you wouldn’t buy one of these to visit Cornwall more like Austria, Bavaria & France.
Mopping up all of those horrid VW buses on the A30 and A38 lol....
@@matty6848 Sarcasm not your forte mate?
As useful as a chocolate teapot
RVing with Andrew Steele needs to see this !!!!!
Travelling desi would love this ...
I have a 35 foot Pacearrow and the layout is perfect for me. Comfortable and very good quality. Its not so modern looking. But very classy in old traditional kind of way. This one is like A GTA5 SecureServer mobile operations unit.
Ah, I've been waiting for another MOTAHOLIC video for ages, thanks Nick, and hoping to see more in the future!
Hoping to bring them! :)
In the United States most of the high-end motorhomes come with a bath and a half the half is generally middle of the coach full bath generally to the rear of the coach and all high-end motorhomes are basically designed for one couple map for a bunch of kids. Motorhomes high-end start anywhere from about 350 to about 2 and 1/2 million dollars
love it. Being a volvo it'll last forever. Needs a bike ramp though, it's about as wide as an ariel atom lol. The dishwasher sold it though.
Wouldn’t be so sure about that anymore! I drove many Volvos when working as a HGV driver and they were great wagons.
They aren’t so good now apparently.. an old company I worked for only used Volvos and MAN trucks and after some problems and bad customer service the owner said he will ever touch Volvo again… they run over 100 tractor units now I believe so a big loss for Volvo!
Love your pink socks! This motor home is the most beautiful, modern and clean line I’ve ever seen! I wish the US would catch up! I am in the market for a less expensive motor home 😉 but cannot find the modern look I want.
Ideal for old people to drive through a small village with..
Is it? Why?
@@MOTAHOLIC It's a sarcastic comment mate.
@@stefan5149 So was mine mate
@@MOTAHOLIC Thank f*ck for that!
I loved the surprise at the end! That looks fun. Nice looking place!
How many sites are straight off main roads, imagine trying to take this down a country road or narrow B roads.
@Rick Fuller Also unlike other HGV's this one has rear wheel steering too. This has a much better turning radius.
Dont forget vehicles based off of a truck chassis will come equipped with axle /differential lock .
With the weight Behind These, unless you're taking it into an absolute mudhole these are very capable vehicles
Great design. I also love the Ariel Nomad outside (0:46)
Though only thing that looked a bit weird was the front wheels, they looked too small.
Front wheels look small and rear wheels look to far forward.
Rich any further back and this would have the manoeuvrability of a cruise ship. Shorter wheelbase equals smaller turning circle.
@@Jabber-ig3iw Shorter wheelbase also means less stability. RVs with low wheelbase to length ratios are heavily over represented in crash statistics. For safety and driver fatigue reasons the wheelbase should be well over 50% (54% is close to ideal as far as stability vs maneuverability goes) and the tag should put it close to 60%. That ratio needs to increase if all the overhang is at one end.
If you have ever drive a vehicle with a large side surface area you know the effect that wind has. That gets amplified by a the overhang (acts like a lever). My coach is 42'10" and has a 261" wheelbase, but the overhang is split (front wheels are about 2' behind the driver and 6' behind the front of the coach) and the tag axle shortens the rear overhang. With the tag retracted the coach is very tough to keep straight in a crosswind. Once you drop the tag it becomes extremely stable. Tag up turning circle is about 70'. Maybe wind is not a big issue in the UK and the shorter distances make driver fatigue less of an issue. Here in North America stability is king.
@@rich7447 the front was jacked up to level the vehicle. It left the front wheels dangling awkwardly
Sad But Mad Lad These are low profile HGV tyres extremely wide and well up to this job, they were designed to lower height and pull mega trailers but with the same weight capacity..Always vital to keep to 4 meters as any European countries will not allow vehicles over this height, except under special permit oversize loads etc...As for the rear steer this is so important on long rigid type vehicles, it gives fantastic manoeuvre ability and the two rear axles give a solid stability...Using a Volvo 540 engine and the Volvo I shift automatic transmission means this is a powerful quality piece of kit...
Wow this Rv is incredible
Stunning, great tour, much appreciated 🙏
Glad you enjoyed it
Very clinical looking interior - Spock from Star Trek would love it.
The only problem is you’ve got to drive a lorry around.
I think you should drive one, don’t see how this is a problem.
I like the living room set up. The rest of the layout not so much. And there is not "tons" of compartment space. I also like the sun/moon roof that is quite a nice feature. The bedroom set up is weird as you can access the bed from one side only, they could have made a fifth slide. The garage is cool.