Quick Review: A-Class Motorhome UNDER 3.5t - Dethleffs Trend I7057DBL
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- Опубліковано 29 чер 2024
- A beautiful A-Class Motorhome you can drive with a regular car licence - but does it actually work and is it any good? After a week and 900km of living with the Dethleffs Trend I7057DBL, here is my frank and no-holds-barred review of this motorhome.
This is a quick, edited review of the highlights.
For a LONGER and more IN-DEPTH review, please check out this video:
• LIVE-IN Review of Car-...
As normal, it takes the following format:
00:00 - Introduction
00:53 - Prices and availability
01:26 - Dimensions, weights, and payload of the Dethleffs Trend I7057DBL
02:31 - Exterior of the Dethleffs Trend
04:41 - Setting up the Travel Seats in the Dethleffs Trend I7057DBL Lounge Layout
05:20 - Tour of the Fiat Ducato Series 8 Cab
06:42 - Fuel Consumption
06:54 - The Driving Experience with the 9-speed ZF Gearbox and 160BHP Engine
08:47 - Interior: Daytime Living
12:08 - Interior: Night time Living
14:02 - Breakages, Failures, and Niggles
15:03 - Which options should you consider?
16:12 - Conclusion
In the meantime please check out this beautiful motorhome and locate your nearest Dethleffs UK Dealer at:
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A MASSIVE thank you to Dethleffs UK for sponsoring this vlog. I have respected their wishes not to talk about the price as the situation is changing on literally a daily basis, and Kudos to them for not wanting to over-promise and then leave people disappointed.
As far as the opinions and thoughts about the motorhome go, these are all 100% mine, and are not influenced by the fact that this video is sponsored. I only undertake such projects on the understanding that I am completely open and honest about what happens and what I find.
As usual another great review, thanks
Many thanks John.
After two summers with the standard Fiat manual in a couple of rentals (an Adria 120hp and a Burstner 130hp) we realised that the new 9 speed auto box with 140hp or 160hp was a deal breaker for us. Our 2021 Adria Matrix (couldn't quite bring ourselves to buy our fave - a Dethleffs Pulse GT A class!) has the 160hp auto, and the response time for acceleration in 'power' mode is brilliant. No more clunky gear changes and tortoise-like acceleration. Sure, it's never going to be an equal to a good car's performance, but for a motorhome, the ability to get the thing moving fast on motorway on-ramps, and other main roads, intersections etc. makes a huge difference. Thanks for the review Andrew. As I mentioned above, we prefer the Pulse models over the Trend, mainly due to the kitchen layout (better prep space), and the cupboards/finishes etc. are more to our taste. It's still a great vehicle though. A great way to do that alpine drive. The views out of the mega panoramic windscreen must've been epic!
Cheers Jared. Good to know what people are looking out for so I can tailor my reviews accordingly. Hope you're enjoying the Matrix.
spectacular Andrew!
Cheers Paul, glad you enjoyed it!
You need to be on TV Andrew.... brilliant 'The Camp Caravanners' x
Aww, thanks guys! :)
Amazing to think you can drive that on a car licence, and 30 mpg is very impressive. Very interesting and enjoyable short version, personally I do enjoy your in depth reviews also.
Cheers Simon! Yes, compared to the 25mpg I got towing the Airstream, 30mpg is pretty impressive.
I preferred the "crass gash sensor" personally 🤣.....I'll get my coat. Great review video and allows me to compare to our current A class.
I hadn't been drinking. Honest guv ;)
Started to watch the extended review but decided to watch this one first! Great review as always! Yes, I think only a small child would be comfortable in that seat behind the passenger. Especially for long journeys! Really enjoyed this video, size 8 feet?! You're quite tall too! You have cute tootsies! What's next I wonder?! Are you planning any more trips before the Nec?! Better watch the longer version now although I've had a few proseccos and now I usually have a g&t after! May watch that tomorrow! Sending hugs xxx 😘🐕🥰
Yes, a few trips planned before the NEC Anne, mostly the car trip delayed by the dreaded lurgy. Enjoy the G&T! :) xx
Good review, as per usual, Andrew. I would agree with you about the Fiat 9 speed gearbox - which we have on our Hymer - it's a great bit of kit and makes driving life much easier and less stressful. You are also correct about manufacturers being very sensitive about advertising prices - largely because they have increased so much over the last year or two.
Cheers Al. Always good to hear from someone who's lived with it for a while. I think most of us 'in the know' know that the manufacturers (and dealers) have had a tough couple of years. I was talking with one who told me that their chassis supplier suddenly slapped £2500 on the price of each chassis - and these were for already sold motorhomes! There's only so much they can swallow, so I think they will all be playing their cards close to their chest for while. What costs £70k today might cost a lot more by Christmas. Who knows? As I've always said, the payback you get from a motorhome is not financial.
Well said, Andrew. We collected our van from dealer lst November (2021 model).. I've just checked dealer's website where they have sold the 2022 model for .... £22k more than we paid!! There are a few extras, admittedly eg. solar panels but nothing to justify that increase.
We do like the look of this Motor home and of course loved your presentation thank you take care God bless Tom and Rosie
Thanks for watching!
To get a coachbuilt that big, under 3 tonnes unladen, is astonishing - makes you wonder what’s been left out 😁. Fully loading the garage, with all the weight out behind the back axle, might put the rear axle loading at risk but still …
Hi Andrew it's a pity u can't give both imperial and metric like you usually do,nice short review,give dougal a hug from us 🏴
I give both in the longer review! ;)
Appreciate that it's out of your control, but it's very difficult to judge a motorhome without a price-point as context.
That's a sign of the times we are now living in I'm afraid. A motorhome is the sum of thousands of parts, the price and availability of which the manufacturers have little control. The past 24 months has changed the market a lot, and it's a case of not wanting to over-promise and under-deliver.
Hi Paul, one advertised for delivery next year is £107k at a dealer in Scotland.
@@travellingtom6091 Cheers mate.
Nice&Quick review Andrew. After your driving experience with mercedes engines and gearboxes and now the latest fiat, what gearbox would you choose if possible, ZF9 or 9gtronic?
I KNEW someone would put me on the spot! Merc is more refined and feels more powerful, but you do have that annoying lag on take off. Fiat does not have that lag but feels less powerful and like it's working harder, and seems noisier. In a nutshell, I'd go for the motorhome first, and if there was a choice of Merc or Fiat, I'd probably go Merc if I had the money. BUT I would NOT rule out a moho if it was Fiat only. Hope that helps in some way.
This is going to be interesting - to see if the majority of viewers prefer a quick review like this, or the longer in-depth review...
The payloads of many large A class and coach-built motorhomes is astonishing compared with Campers. For sure Campers could have more integrity in an accident but they can have woeful payloads….. in contrast to how much smaller they look.
Great presentation, thanks. One big niggle for me would be the passenger wiper not being flat.
That drove Sophia (photographer) around the twist! But I don't think that could remain with a RHD...
Clearly l watched the quick review 😊💜
Hope you enjoyed it!
I can see one dealer online selling a preorder for £107,446. That's too expensive in my opinion.
Spec states: Extra features include a whole host of ambient lighting, Dethleffs design pack and gas oven. Options Chassis pack Winter Pack Design Pack Family Pack Light Moments All in One Pack Automatic 2nd Leisure Battery Extractor Fan Insulated Water Tanks Pull Down Bed Manufacturer warranty,Reversing Camera,Immobiliser,Awning,Euro 6,Sat-nav,4 Travelling Seats,Central locking,4 Berth,2 bed,Door flyscreen,Blinds & flyscreens,Cassette toilet,Blown air central heating,End bedroom,Fridge,Hot water,Shower
Interesting! I wonder how that will compare with the competition?
Whoa , nice review , great looking vehicle , beat you , my size 9 s. wouldn't fit in there , and I would need to win the lottery , mind you , difficult as a don't do it !!!
So maybe a wealthy man ?? Lol enjoy your travels with Sophia hugs
👍👍👍👍👍👍
That is the depth of the seat nit the width!
We hired one of these from mcrent London, really nice motorhome
Hope you had a great time!
No problem with no price for me, fully understand it’s a variable figure in current market condition’s, and that is before buyers get into there own gazumping war. What I am unclear about is what comes as standard with that motorhome as far as payload is concerned. Things like the awning, the yet to be fitted oven, the bigger engine, auto box and spare wheel all carry a significant weight penalty that with continental Motorhomes is very often coming off the payload. Another 100 Kg for them and you are suddenly into an unusable vehicle for four people. New punters need to be very aware of this.
Absolutely Eddie, which is why I always mention it with the weights. I go into it in far more detail in the full-length review. There is a payload penalty for that MTPLM. Unfortunately when this was filmed (late July), Dethleffs were still thrashing out and signing off UK specs, taking into account what they can realistically get hold of. Bob Earnshaw mentioned that there is no iNet because of component shortage, so it's a tough old game at the moment for everyone involved. Cheers!
30mpg???? How do they do that? Are all our clean air requirements really taking off 20 to 22mpg?? That's outrageous 😳
Surely for the price that thing will be, they could fit an integrated camera rather than the hideous one fitted.
is it just me or is it very noisy when driving?
About £72,000? 💰💰💰💰
Maybe it is today, but with the current economic conditions we can't rule out multiple price increases in one season. Sad but true. The sooner people order, the better the price I guess!
Engine is so loud
It’s poor form to not include the price. I get the company wanting to hide their profiteering but as a reviewer pandering to manufacturers like that brings your impartiality into question.
It's not pandering, it's respecting a manufacturer not wishing to over promise and under-deliver in what has proven to be a very unpredictable market over the past 2 years. A motorhome is the sum of thousands of parts over which the OEM has little control of price fluctuations, of which there are plenty right now. Nobody likes being slapped with a price increase after putting down their deposit.
Blimey, did your dog die ? What a miserable comment …where’s the evidence of any “pandering”, “profiteering”? Get a life Walden