NEW MOTORHOMES - Visits to DON AMOTT LEISURE KINGDOM and LOWDHAM'S - Do we find the next motorhome?
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- Опубліковано 12 вер 2024
- So we are spending some time researching our next motorhome inspired by our recent visit to the Swift Group factory as part of their showcase events - tour of the factory and getting up close and personal with the vehicles they offer.
We have in mind that whatever replaces the Auto-Trail will need to be a fixed bed of some sort - we liked both the French Bed in our first motorhome - our Bailey Autograph 75-2 and the Island Bed we have now and had in our last caravan - the Swift Fairway 580. We have become used to the separate spaces so this research has really helped us clarify what we want again - it's the rear island bed layout!
In this vlog we stopped off at Don Amott Leisure Kingdom in Hilton, Derbyshire to compare the Swift Escape 694 (has the island bed) and Bailey Autograph 79-4F (French bed). This video explains what we think. We have also added a little snippet from a comparison to the Lowdham's dealer special - the Hi-Style Xtra 694 - based on the Escape 694 - this is essentially a Kon-Tiki upholstery and higher spec Fiat Ducati cab added, but with the current Don Amott offer of £4k off an Escape 694, the Hi-Style is almost £8k more!
Look's like after Bailey discontinuing the Autograph recently (the models available are the end of the line) it looks like there could be plans to bring these back in 2025! More in the vlog. An honest evaluation is that the ones available, whilst having some decent discounts - up to £6k off some models, are on a dated Peugeot Cab.
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I mis-read the Cold Water External Shower with the External BBQ point!!! 😂
Electric hot plate on the cooker 😂these were around in the 60s ….1 hour to get hot and 1 hour to cool down absolutely us3less .a decent motorhome would have induction
Nothing wrong with the hot plate in these. And certainly do not take an hour to warm up! Third motorhome and caravans before - never been an issue and offers a good mix of energy use when on EHU and gas.
Hope you didn't purchase one from don amott.
Did you have a bad experience?
@@thetrackertravelsAVOID them unless you want to be ripped off of all your savings.
We purchased only qq months ago for 60,000 a auto trai imola 615 after suffering medical and health issues we had to sell. DON AMOTT said van had a damp reading of 46 and due to supply issues couldn't be fixed till October they only gave us £45,000 for it. Yet week latter it is back up for sale for £54,995.
Unbelievable so we had more than a bad experience.
Just hope no.one has to go through the emotional and financial issues we have.
It's a auto trail imola 615 registration LX20 CXM.
Much more than a bad experience.
We purchased a auto trail imola 616 end kitchen manual for £60,000 due to medical and health issues needed to sell.back to DON AMOTT DERBY they said van was full of damp over dinning area and bathroom roof showing a 46 reading said extremely high and coukdnt be fixed due to supply issues till October after a lot of back and forth they gave us £45,000 we had no.choicd couldn't sell on private wouldn't be fair and couldn't afford to keep ie monthly finance tax insurance tracker cost then service and habitation etc.
However after only a week van is back up for sale at £54,995 just hope no one else has to go through both the emotional and financial loss we have.
It's a auto trail imala 615 black front. Has end kitchen low mileage just over 3500. 4 berth over cab bed. And registration is LX20 CXM.
Meant to say we only had van for 11 months.