Great review, very well presented. We are waiting delivery of a 155 which is very similar but only 7 metres. Thank you for spending the time reviewing.
Hey great video guys my wife & I are looking into buying a motorhome so looking at all makes & models & have been considering an elddis a very indepth video you have made you got yourselves a sub keep up the good work guys
Interesting! It was lovely to compare my 125 with the fixed bed but across the back and storage accessible from the rear. May see you on the road, I'm usually out and about around N Wales. Thankyou x
Really good review, you speak and explain really well. I am not sure but I think we met you chaps at the campsite in the Lake District?? Lake Coniston maybe but in any case it was a similar couple with a 105 and we discussed the poor water gauges. We have the 115 which is similar in many ways obviously smaller but we do like it and got it in preference to a panel style van but have the same problems with quality. Same security devices and I turn the seat around as well and push it up against the steering wheel, as you rightly say it will create a delay. We put a Fiamma box on the back for all the outside gear which works well but obviously no bikes. Safe travels both.
Thank you! It wasn't us I am afraid - the last time we were in Lake Coniston was about 10 years ago (pre van). Good tip about the car pushed up to the steering wheel.
Great presentation, I have been looking to buy a bigger van and like the 194 but I am very concerned about Elddis build quality. We have had an Accordo 125 from new and have had many problems which have only been resolved at our expense. The latest problem is the cracks around two of the drain recesses in the bathroom because of incorrect installation in the factory. We are about to have this fixed by a specialist costing £400! All very disappointing. Elddis simply don’t care.
If you run your fridge on gas for about an hour it will cool really quick then switch it over to 12 volt while driving to maintain temperature till you get to site and can use mains electric. I broke a door shelf in my domestic fridge and a replacement was about 20 quid which surprised me as I thought it would be much more.
Hi you mention the lights on fridge being annoying. Can you tell me if the fridge is noisy ? We have just put a deposit down for one a managers special with the extras and this is the only thing that is really worrying us. I am quite a light sleeper. Thanks for your video incredibly helpful 😊Celia
You seem happy with your motorhome on the whole. We have an Encore 255 and love the layout but unfortunately would never recommend Elddis with all our issues. We took our seats out and sold them lol. Get loads of room back with removing them.
Yes, it is stored in a narrow cupboard by the cooker. A bit of a pain to put it in and out but then again, you are not stuck with a permanent table when you want to relax
@@jamesandrob I saw that cupboard and wondered what it was. I guessed it was a pull out wine rack lol. It's a lovely van. The bedroom area is amazing. Yes, I imagine a table you can put away would be better than a permanent one. I suppose you could use it outside too. Thanks for the reply. Just subbed 👍👍
All or most front wheel drive campervans/motorhomes dont have rear traction on slippery roads.They are more likely to be envolved in accidents due to lose of traction on gravel roads and wet roads...Take note befor you buy.
Hi! We are also new to this.We have gone down the panel van conversion route but after watching your very thorough presentation ( our friends had an Elddis) it was seeing your schnauzer that made me subscribe 😂. We had our mini schnauzer for 14 years. We are currently without a van 😩 because our first purchase had to be rejected hence the fascination with You Tube!!! Good luck with your channel
Thank you! Oscar (our Schnauzer) features heavily in our videos (after all he is the boss!). Glad you found the video useful. Lots more great content to come! Sorry to hear about having to reject your first van. Good luck with you new van. When do you expect to get it? (And what brand is it?)
@@jamesandrob we have a Consort, Reef on order which I am so excited about after having visited the factory however the wait is long🙁. Probably won’t see it until next October 😨. I look forward to seeing your travels with Oscar. I still have a schnauzer in my life, my daughter has a lovely, daft boy called Winston. 🙂
It is illegal to drink anything when driving so can not see the issue with the cup holder position as sure you would not be picking it up whilst driving . Would be very interested to see how much weight on the rear axle as it has a fairly large overhang . Bikes on back plus the bed, wardrobes, battery, gas and also guessing the water tanks ( all the heavy things ) . Not to mention the small garage storage all behind the rear axle. I would get that on a weigh bridge whilst fully loaded to make sure you are within axle 2 allowance . Sounds like you do not travel with water in tank so might just be ok. Would be no good for me as travel with 140 kg of water on board. Too many van manufactures put to much weight at the back.
It is illegal to drink or eat earthing whilst driving so why would it be difficult to put your cup/can back in it holder whilst you were parked? The thing I am very interested in is if you have had this to a weigh bridge in full touring mode and what weights were on both front and rear axle s Especially with the cycles on so i know i would be legal carrying similar to yourselves .
That is what you been told . That is why i would love you to weigh this van and let people know your findings. Bet you are shocked Water, bikes . gas , batteries bed and all your storage behind the rear axel . I not sure it will be within its 2000kg limit Once weighted you can then be brutally honest to your viewers . I thought the same as you and by the time we loaded( not excessively ) and both climbed in we were overweight .
The fridge in most vans do not start to get cold until they are running on EHU or Gas, so when driving the engine battery will keep the fridge at the current temperature - hence using freezer blocks to keep food chilled until arrived at site.
@@jamesandrob oh. I didn't realise. My fridge runs on 12V only and will chill food without ice. I don't think I could deal with having to add pre-chilled food or ice to a fridge.
Lovely van, but as an engineer, I honestly think the build quality of most vans doesn't warrant the asking prices. Lack of attention to detail is most common. I own a Bailey MH, and apparently they are considered the better built. Not convinced. 🤔 🇬🇧
Why are you in every frame? I cannot even see the bed because you are standing in front of it, blocking the view. Camera on the van not the man, golden rule. Also please speak up or pin a mic on your collar. Showing the fridge - half the fridge is cut off and we only see a talking head. Fire your camera person and replace them. Very amateur work. Van bed is so narrow its meant for kids. Toilet pipe is so narrow only pee can come out. What a useless van, Deal breakers right there,
Make video of your van so we can see how a professional does it . Did you special order a bigger diameter shitpipe from the factory or did you go aftermarket ?
Easily one of the best presented, organised and useful videos i have watched. Well done guys...
Thank you!! Really appreciate the feedback
That saved me some typing. Ta.
Great review, very well presented. We are waiting delivery of a 155 which is very similar but only 7 metres. Thank you for spending the time reviewing.
I’m sure you’ll love your 155
Hey great video guys my wife & I are looking into buying a motorhome so looking at all makes & models & have been considering an elddis a very indepth video you have made you got yourselves a sub keep up the good work guys
Thank you. More content coming soon
Great review. Very honest and interesting.
Thank you. Glad you found it useful
Interesting!
It was lovely to compare my 125 with the fixed bed but across the back and storage accessible from the rear. May see you on the road, I'm usually out and about around N Wales. Thankyou x
Outstanding grand job fella.
thank you!
Sounds like a really nice motorhome and sensible layout. From your title I thought you were going to tear it apart! 😊
Lol no but I did want to give a completely honest review.
Really good review, you speak and explain really well. I am not sure but I think we met you chaps at the campsite in the Lake District?? Lake Coniston maybe but in any case it was a similar couple with a 105 and we discussed the poor water gauges. We have the 115 which is similar in many ways obviously smaller but we do like it and got it in preference to a panel style van but have the same problems with quality. Same security devices and I turn the seat around as well and push it up against the steering wheel, as you rightly say it will create a delay. We put a Fiamma box on the back for all the outside gear which works well but obviously no bikes. Safe travels both.
Thank you! It wasn't us I am afraid - the last time we were in Lake Coniston was about 10 years ago (pre van). Good tip about the car pushed up to the steering wheel.
Great presentation, I have been looking to buy a bigger van and like the 194 but I am very concerned about Elddis build quality. We have had an Accordo 125 from new and have had many problems which have only been resolved at our expense. The latest problem is the cracks around two of the drain recesses in the bathroom because of incorrect installation in the factory. We are about to have this fixed by a specialist costing £400! All very disappointing. Elddis simply don’t care.
If you run your fridge on gas for about an hour it will cool really quick then switch it over to 12 volt while driving to maintain temperature till you get to site and can use mains electric. I broke a door shelf in my domestic fridge and a replacement was about 20 quid which surprised me as I thought it would be much more.
Good advice. Can you remember where you got your replacement shelf from?
Hi you mention the lights on fridge being annoying. Can you tell me if the fridge is noisy ? We have just put a deposit down for one a managers special with the extras and this is the only thing that is really worrying us. I am quite a light sleeper. Thanks for your video incredibly helpful 😊Celia
The fridge isn’t noisy so you don’t need to worry- I’m a light sleeper too! just enjoy the van!
Can I just ask, what length is the awning on your 150. Is it 4 metres?
I think so
Great review and van 👌 👍🍾
Thank you. We like it!
Thank you. Lots more content like this to come!
Good review..cheers.
Glad it helped
You seem happy with your motorhome on the whole. We have an Encore 255 and love the layout but unfortunately would never recommend Elddis with all our issues. We took our seats out and sold them lol. Get loads of room back with removing them.
We are planning to take the seats out too!
@@jamesandrob 👍
Yeah, ours are going into storage.
Do you have a table?
Yes, it is stored in a narrow cupboard by the cooker. A bit of a pain to put it in and out but then again, you are not stuck with a permanent table when you want to relax
@@jamesandrob I saw that cupboard and wondered what it was. I guessed it was a pull out wine rack lol.
It's a lovely van. The bedroom area is amazing.
Yes, I imagine a table you can put away would be better than a permanent one. I suppose you could use it outside too.
Thanks for the reply. Just subbed 👍👍
Thank you. Lots more good content coming your way
Great video guys, thanks very much for taking the time to do this.
Thank you! Lots more good content on the way
what year is it?
2021/22
Do you have a table for eating at ?
Yes. It’s aired to the right of the hob. It’s a fold away table
Your fridge should run on your battery wen the van is in motion if not thers a fault
All or most front wheel drive campervans/motorhomes dont have rear traction on slippery roads.They are more likely to be envolved in accidents due to lose of traction on gravel roads and wet roads...Take note befor you buy.
Hi! We are also new to this.We have gone down the panel van conversion route but after watching your very thorough presentation ( our friends had an Elddis) it was seeing your schnauzer that made me subscribe 😂. We had our mini schnauzer for 14 years. We are currently without a van 😩 because our first purchase had to be rejected hence the fascination with You Tube!!! Good luck with your channel
Thank you! Oscar (our Schnauzer) features heavily in our videos (after all he is the boss!). Glad you found the video useful. Lots more great content to come! Sorry to hear about having to reject your first van. Good luck with you new van. When do you expect to get it? (And what brand is it?)
@@jamesandrob we have a Consort, Reef on order which I am so excited about after having visited the factory however the wait is long🙁. Probably won’t see it until next October 😨. I look forward to seeing your travels with Oscar. I still have a schnauzer in my life, my daughter has a lovely, daft boy called Winston. 🙂
It is illegal to drink anything when driving so can not see the issue with the cup holder position as sure you would not be picking it up whilst driving .
Would be very interested to see how much weight on the rear axle as it has a fairly large overhang . Bikes on back plus the bed, wardrobes, battery,
gas and also guessing the water tanks ( all the heavy things ) . Not to mention the small garage storage all behind the rear axle. I would get that on a weigh bridge whilst fully loaded to make sure you are within axle 2 allowance . Sounds like you do not travel with water in tank so might just be ok. Would be no good for me as travel with 140 kg of water on board.
Too many van manufactures put to much weight at the back.
Good advice. Thank you
It is illegal to drink or eat earthing whilst driving so why would it be difficult to put your cup/can back in it holder whilst you were parked? The thing I am very interested in is if you have had this to a weigh bridge in full touring mode and what weights were on both front and rear axle s Especially with the cycles on so i know i would be legal carrying similar to yourselves .
Thanks for your thoughts. We have a payload of nearly 500kg. Our bikes are 14kg each.
That is what you been told . That is why i would love you to weigh this van and let people know your findings. Bet you are shocked
Water, bikes . gas , batteries bed and all your storage behind the rear axel . I not sure it will be within its 2000kg limit Once weighted you can then be brutally honest to your viewers . I thought the same as you and by the time we loaded( not excessively ) and both climbed in we were overweight .
How can you pleased with a fridge that you need to put ice blocks in? That sounds about as useful as an esky.
The fridge in most vans do not start to get cold until they are running on EHU or Gas, so when driving the engine battery will keep the fridge at the current temperature - hence using freezer blocks to keep food chilled until arrived at site.
@@jamesandrob oh. I didn't realise. My fridge runs on 12V only and will chill food without ice. I don't think I could deal with having to add pre-chilled food or ice to a fridge.
You don't really use the bathroom that much??? 🙃 No matter...it's there...it's necessary...and a must to have.
We use the bathroom every day. Never use on-site showers. What I meant was it was a worthwhile compromise to get more space in the van
For the ladies who want to get to the inside.. 11:26 Thank me later.
Always try & pray can be real UA-camr with benefits💲, and buy / build motorhome to make UA-cam journey world
Lovely van, but as an engineer, I honestly think the build quality of most vans doesn't warrant the asking prices. Lack of attention to detail is most common. I own a Bailey MH, and apparently they are considered the better built. Not convinced. 🤔 🇬🇧
This is very true. Fortunately (so far) we haven’t had any issues!
@@jamesandrob Excellent! Don't get me wrong, I love my MH and wouldn't be without. 😉
You should not be eating or drinking while driving its illegal
Why are you in every frame? I cannot even see the bed because you are standing in front of it, blocking the view. Camera on the van not the man, golden rule. Also please speak up or pin a mic on your collar.
Showing the fridge - half the fridge is cut off and we only see a talking head.
Fire your camera person and replace them. Very amateur work.
Van bed is so narrow its meant for kids. Toilet pipe is so narrow only pee can come out. What a useless van, Deal breakers right there,
Thanks for your feedback. Noted
Make video of your van so we can see how a professional does it . Did you special order a bigger diameter shitpipe from the factory or did you go aftermarket ?