Amundsen 540D off road camper van review

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  • @VanlifewithAlan
    @VanlifewithAlan  6 років тому +5

    As with all vehicles I film, the cost shown is for the BASE PRICE. As with all vans, there are additional features which cost more depending on the clients wishes. In this case, it may even increase the price by up to two and a half times.

  • @Seanpaulnz01
    @Seanpaulnz01 7 років тому +14

    I love these adventure vans. Please video more of them when you come across them. I think sub 6m is great.

  • @BlueRidgeAdventureVehicles
    @BlueRidgeAdventureVehicles 6 років тому +4

    Nice tour. Van has a cool colorway, and an interesting layout. We could tackle this build.

  • @simonsackett
    @simonsackett 7 років тому +3

    A splendid van, Alan! I'd prefer a 6.0m-6.4m version with a fixed lengthways bed at the back, but minimal is good for me.

  • @brucepeppinck9988
    @brucepeppinck9988 3 роки тому +1

    Nice colours 👍

  • @brucepeppinck9988
    @brucepeppinck9988 3 роки тому +1

    Looking forward great 👍 motor home 4x4 drives like one ☝️ in Australia 🇦🇺

  • @putheflamesou
    @putheflamesou 7 років тому +1

    put a slide out shower off the back. It stays out to dry even down the road. Saves room and comfort inside and versatile to take complete outdoor showers at times.

  • @empress.l.e.tra5904
    @empress.l.e.tra5904 5 років тому

    Bravo bravo bravo & the refrigerator was mount it up

  • @TonyGmaroc
    @TonyGmaroc 5 років тому +2

    mad place for a fridge, would like to know more about the 4WD diff locks? Low ratio? switchable or like the VW 4Motion? cheers for the video!

    • @VanlifewithAlan
      @VanlifewithAlan  5 років тому

      I can't remember now. The answer to that one will have to wait until the next time I see them.

  • @AdriftFishing
    @AdriftFishing 5 років тому +1

    wow that thing is awesome!

  • @hectorcervantes5260
    @hectorcervantes5260 6 років тому +12

    its a shame the winebago company here in the usa sell the revel for 133,000 dolllars and is basically the same why everything is more expensive in the usa we are not rich anymore

    • @carlbothmann
      @carlbothmann 6 років тому +1

      rich ,lol i guess rich are and have been switzerland ,denmark ,monaco ,luxenburg....etc ,the usa and rich?well i dont`t know.

    • @mastershaw3094
      @mastershaw3094 6 років тому

      you can get one for 80, but still twice as much..

  • @AnubisGSD
    @AnubisGSD 4 роки тому +1

    0:03 West failure?

  • @LexaStanton
    @LexaStanton 7 років тому +5

    thanks a lot I needed to see this one!

  • @lukecamp7262
    @lukecamp7262 7 років тому +6

    Beautiful.. I need one

  • @GazWaz
    @GazWaz 5 років тому +1

    Do these exist? I’ve been trying to find somewhere to order one, but westfalia don’t have it on their site, and all I can find is other people talking about how great it looks, but no one that’s actually got one.

    • @VanlifewithAlan
      @VanlifewithAlan  5 років тому

      Good point. I have seen one, it is the one I filmed. Look up 4x4 options on their site - perhaps it is there!

    • @MrSjeupie
      @MrSjeupie 3 роки тому +1

      Nah they don’t offer them anymore as Fiat doesn’t do the 4x4 any longer from factory. Something with the Euro6 norms I believe. Such a shame cause this is a cool van. Though it was underpowered.

  • @joemarino3833
    @joemarino3833 3 роки тому +1

    Hi Alan, I'm looking for a citreon jumper 170hp, 640m sgx 4x4, is it possible to show one or are they none exsistant, thank you.

    • @VanlifewithAlan
      @VanlifewithAlan  3 роки тому

      I don't know any Joe. The only 4x4 Citroen campers that I know of are on the six metre van. However that does not mean they don't exist, just that none come to mind.

  • @karsangsherpa5352
    @karsangsherpa5352 7 років тому +1

    Smoll and nice interior l like it

  • @chrisrea7347
    @chrisrea7347 6 років тому +4

    I took the base price of 43,000 euro and selected a heap of options off their catalogue and its easy to get over 80,000 euro all up!! So the base price alone is deceiving - like a one way airline fare, when you need a return ticket!!

  • @edwardvalivonis23
    @edwardvalivonis23 5 років тому +1

    Toilet could be slide on the side, could have two double or even two single bank beds at the back, easily would sleep 6 persons. I can admit fridge placement is clever design

  • @ploppyploppy6554
    @ploppyploppy6554 7 років тому +1

    I like this thanks Alan

  • @arthurchik029
    @arthurchik029 6 років тому +3

    Я обалдел, когда цену в €43к услышал и увидел машинку! Но в комментариях почитал, что такая комплектация €73к стоит, это так? Впрочем тоже неплохо, хочу такую)) Обожаю экспедиционные микроавтобусы с внедорожными возможностями - лучшие авто для путешествий вдали от цивилизации!

    • @VanlifewithAlan
      @VanlifewithAlan  6 років тому

      EUR43k - базовая цена. Дополнительные функции стоят дороже!

    • @arthurchik029
      @arthurchik029 6 років тому +1

      +Alan Heath Да, я так и понял

  • @jaminthevanuk296
    @jaminthevanuk296 3 роки тому +1

    Is it 4 wheel drive ,if not why not at that price ...

  • @leom5894
    @leom5894 4 роки тому

    Nice review Alan. Do you know where I can find info on how it is built with respect to using it in winter? Heated and/or insulated holding tanks? Interior routed water lines? Heat blown water lines? Exposed or not exposed dump station? The heating source? Insulation of the unit? Are they yet available in the US? Thank you!

    • @VanlifewithAlan
      @VanlifewithAlan  4 роки тому

      You can get all that in the new James Cook but it will cost a fortune! I don't know if it is available in the US!

  • @EnhancedNightmare
    @EnhancedNightmare 7 років тому +1

    If you are having problem getting the netting for shower plughole you might consider getting one 3D printed.

  • @jreagle58
    @jreagle58 6 років тому +1

    Respect your opinion so how do you see this camper holding up to extensive off-grid camping (with some upgrades of course such as solar power and increased water supply)?

    • @VanlifewithAlan
      @VanlifewithAlan  6 років тому

      I think anything will work with off grid provided that it is prepared correctly - which means solar!

    • @jreagle58
      @jreagle58 6 років тому +1

      Thanks for the reply. I suppose what I am asking is this vehicle more form than function? As an American living in Europe i see the Ducato in use as a delivery vehicle but is this Dangel 4x4 or all wheel drive system reliable or is this van just a sheep in wolf's clothing? Obviously there are no real road test reviews otherwise I would rely on those.

    • @grhmhbbs11
      @grhmhbbs11 6 років тому +1

      Having viewed one its flipping great - as long as you don't actually want to live in it. The interior is totally useless. Totally. As for practicalities such as big water tanks there just isn't any space whatsoever. Theres a similar style van at our local RV agency. 3 owners in 12k miles... that tells the story

    • @kloppskalli
      @kloppskalli 6 років тому

      is there any van offered by any company that has a useful interior (e.g. not blocking the side entrance with a kitchen, and offering a higher bed for more storage and water tanks?)

  • @luvenstefan
    @luvenstefan 7 років тому +18

    This one do not cost 43.000 € the price is 73.000 € and it is not painted it is a foil !

    • @VanlifewithAlan
      @VanlifewithAlan  7 років тому +8

      I am sure you know better than the manufacturers what the price is. As can be seen in the film, I am reading directly from their own description.

    • @horuss9
      @horuss9 7 років тому +7

      It looks like you do not know how to read. "grundpreise " means the basic or starting price.It even writes the color, White.

    • @madigorfkgoogle9349
      @madigorfkgoogle9349 7 років тому +3

      43k is the base price for FIAT Ducato, no camping equipment no leather no nothing, just plain lorry. 73k sounds reasonable.

    • @VanlifewithAlan
      @VanlifewithAlan  6 років тому +3

      It seems you don't know how to read a price list on a van. All van prices are given as from with extras on top.

    • @madigorfkgoogle9349
      @madigorfkgoogle9349 6 років тому +8

      Alan Heath: well mate, you are here the one who fails at reading the price list on van. If you have a look at the price list in this video, there is clearly written Grundpreis, which means basic price excluding all the extras. I guess the total price (Gesamtpreis) is in low right/left corner which you dont see in the video, as most German price list do have. In the body of the price list all the extras are listed, these are NOT included in Grundpreis.
      if you click on this link you will see the real price of those campers:
      somacaravaning-bremen.de/fahrzeuge/
      in Hersteller put in Westfalia, in Baureihe put in Amundsen and in modell put in 540D then click on Treffer Anzeigen.
      You will find one 2017 Amundsen 540D which price is 56.240€!!! And if you inspect it you will find out it is a much lower trim then the van in video. Just the Leather Seats option is 2.900€!!! Not to mention the "adventure" equipment.
      So good luck in getting that van for 42.990,-€ mate.

  • @marialuisapiva3652
    @marialuisapiva3652 5 років тому +1

    Con una lunghezza inferiore ai 5 mt. si può avere un camper 2 posti con bagno?
    Grazie mille.

    • @VanlifewithAlan
      @VanlifewithAlan  5 років тому

      E posibile, per esemplio, qui un camper che ha adesso 30 anni : ua-cam.com/video/EbAkcTrY9bw/v-deo.html
      o cualcosa nouva : ua-cam.com/video/whMpZtoaAPs/v-deo.html
      Ci sono altri anche ....

  • @antoniomanuelmeyrelles9716
    @antoniomanuelmeyrelles9716 6 років тому

    I'm sorry to eventually repeat a question that you already answer but the Fiat Ducato 4X4 is comercialized at Portugal and if so what will be is Base Price! Grazie!

  • @sailing_raptor
    @sailing_raptor 6 років тому

    They're not plugs in the shower base, they're wastes. A plug is something inserted into the waste, in order to prevent the water emptying from the appliance.

    • @VanlifewithAlan
      @VanlifewithAlan  6 років тому

      Slip of the tongue - should have said plug hole.

  • @MrClambug
    @MrClambug 6 років тому

    Any chance of a right-hand version appearing?

  • @oliverthompson4689
    @oliverthompson4689 6 років тому

    Hi, Does anyone know what Wheels and Tyres this vehicle has? Also has it had the suspension raised or will the Wheels fit on a Standard Ducato? One more question, what color / color code or name is that? Many thanks in Advance

  • @gastonadonay
    @gastonadonay 6 років тому +1

    ¿Front or rear or 4x4?
    Regards

    • @VanlifewithAlan
      @VanlifewithAlan  6 років тому

      This is 4x4 but normally front wheel drive!

    • @jcrnda
      @jcrnda 6 років тому

      Fiat has no 4x4 vans.
      A couple of them were made for a car show but never reached production.
      Full wheel drive was done by Steyr-Daimler-Puch.

  • @TheBlackwater200
    @TheBlackwater200 6 років тому +1

    They not selling this in the US yet right?

  • @rodrigo9793
    @rodrigo9793 6 років тому +3

    I like

  • @thor1186
    @thor1186 7 років тому +1

    is this available in America?

  • @ilmondodimassi
    @ilmondodimassi 6 років тому

    4 bed?

  • @TheMrFunktastic2
    @TheMrFunktastic2 Рік тому

    The West failure?

  • @cabovercamperdarren1286
    @cabovercamperdarren1286 6 років тому +2

    i need that

  • @alexsamaniego4734
    @alexsamaniego4734 6 років тому

    Is solar possible with this van

  • @DonMrLenny
    @DonMrLenny 3 роки тому +1

    43k euros for that is actually not a bad price at all compared to other camper vans

  • @greenjacket66
    @greenjacket66 4 роки тому

    where you in the military

  • @mastershaw3094
    @mastershaw3094 6 років тому

    solar panels, lithium batteries?

  • @Froggywentawandering
    @Froggywentawandering 6 років тому +13

    exterior is gorgeous , interior - meh :/

  • @empress.l.e.tra5904
    @empress.l.e.tra5904 5 років тому +1

    In my case I like that the out side look normal come in this is home momentarily bravo bravo u can take that any we're & want get robbed not to much attention on the out side could have been done better to the perception of professional perfection

  • @ericvaughn7628
    @ericvaughn7628 6 років тому +1

    wow

  • @preshmajesh
    @preshmajesh 7 років тому +5

    EU 72,000? For another 6 I could get a basic Hymercar MB Sprinter Allrad that is not a cobbled together unit with less fluff, plus it seems like Dangel only offers this with 96 kw and no automatic. Cleverly packaged but no value here.

    • @VanlifewithAlan
      @VanlifewithAlan  7 років тому +1

      Base price is EUR43k - although with a few extras it might start getting towards EUR72!

    • @preshmajesh
      @preshmajesh 7 років тому

      My mistake, Alan. I've been watching one on mobile.de for EUR 62. But it seems to be gone as of this afternoon.

    • @VanlifewithAlan
      @VanlifewithAlan  7 років тому

      Someone else said the same thing - maybe EUR62k is written somewhere!

    • @preshmajesh
      @preshmajesh 7 років тому +2

      Perhaps this is beating the proverbial 'dead horse', but I am on mobile.de constantly looking at 4wd vans and there was yet another one yesterday for EUR 69+. I promise I'll stop now. Hahaha

  • @atlas-vista
    @atlas-vista 6 років тому +3

    I seriously doubt that costs 43K

    • @VanlifewithAlan
      @VanlifewithAlan  5 років тому

      Read the description - it clearly says what the off road package costs!

  • @WoutervanTiel
    @WoutervanTiel 2 роки тому +1

    minus the bath room and it's a go

  • @sageqwill
    @sageqwill 7 років тому +1

    The screens are on amazon I'm in america so I cant help sorry

  • @anjayl
    @anjayl 6 років тому +5

    A military theme is all dandy and well, until third world war breaks loose and a drone mistake you for a baddy.

    • @chrisrea7347
      @chrisrea7347 6 років тому

      Agree, try travelling around the Turkish/Syrian border area in one!!

  • @RedEyeification
    @RedEyeification 6 років тому

    43000 euro ?

  • @extremeways576
    @extremeways576 6 років тому +1

    43k not bad that can would cost $100’s K in USA

    • @VanlifewithAlan
      @VanlifewithAlan  6 років тому

      That is the base price - by the time you have added much of the kit shown here, it could be up to USD100k!

    • @kloppskalli
      @kloppskalli 6 років тому

      its not bad but not true either - the sad truth is that it costs almost twice as much

  • @brucepeppinck9988
    @brucepeppinck9988 3 роки тому +1

    👍👍👍🇦🇺

  • @brickfan7172
    @brickfan7172 6 років тому +3

    That is one tiny van only 541cm

  • @sageqwill
    @sageqwill 7 років тому

    Get screen plugs 2 different sizes at the dollar store

    • @VanlifewithAlan
      @VanlifewithAlan  7 років тому

      I have looked all over the place and cannot find them. You are going to have to say which dollar store although being in Europe it might be a bit difficult to collect!

  • @harryzero1566
    @harryzero1566 7 років тому +1

    What's off road about this?????

    • @VanlifewithAlan
      @VanlifewithAlan  7 років тому +3

      It has been parked on the lawn. That is off road.

  • @johnricks3258
    @johnricks3258 5 років тому

    This vehicule cost is €80,000

  • @thecorbies
    @thecorbies 6 років тому

    Bits that fall off your body?????? at 2:58 Blimey.

  • @andyguitar999
    @andyguitar999 6 років тому

    43,000 Euros! haha, I'll take ten of them at that price..... Its actually 94,000 Euros, for sale at:
    www.harbourcreek.co.uk/listings/new-westfalia-amundsen-540d-4x4-off-road-left-hand-drive-150hp-manual-euro6/

    • @VanlifewithAlan
      @VanlifewithAlan  6 років тому

      Then get your money out. The price of any van depends on the equipment that has been added and clearly the price is the starting price. If you want extras then pay for them. I suspect Westfalia knew what they were doing before advertising a price at a trade event.

  • @aurematic
    @aurematic 5 років тому

    Nobody can take a decent shower in that minimal space.

  • @eagleshulk9264
    @eagleshulk9264 7 років тому +1

    not worth 40

  • @brendamassyn4268
    @brendamassyn4268 6 років тому +1

    Please learn to speak properly not. like. this. its. annoying....... get the point?

    • @VanlifewithAlan
      @VanlifewithAlan  6 років тому +3

      Then watch someone else's films. Get the point?

    • @jreagle58
      @jreagle58 6 років тому

      Hey, Alan, I suppose you're not aware that "speaking properly" entails wedging "like" in between your thoughts! "Like, I went to the store, like, you know?". As an American I find it hilarious how an American can write that dribble and infuse it with "like".

    • @jreagle58
      @jreagle58 6 років тому

      Hey, Bozo, learn to write. Just because you are accustomed to the American dialect (and yes, I am American) does not distract from the fact that the British originated the language and speak it far more properly that Americans. You made a fool of yourself, "brenda".

  • @Breath_of_Rain
    @Breath_of_Rain 2 роки тому

    Its not off road van reweiv!))

  • @andyguitar999
    @andyguitar999 6 років тому +1

    You thought it cost 43K as it stood "at this price you can't expect a level floor" hahaha
    "There are additional features which cost more".......... yep, basically everything mate, unless you're after a builders van!
    94K is a bit closer to the truth

    • @VanlifewithAlan
      @VanlifewithAlan  6 років тому +1

      Every van is the same. Of course I appreciate that you know far more than the manufacturers and the distributors of this van.

  • @НадеждаЧайко-э8т
    @НадеждаЧайко-э8т 7 років тому

    як гошть

    • @VanlifewithAlan
      @VanlifewithAlan  7 років тому

      Обратитесь к производителю в Германии!
      (Мне жаль, что я не могу писать на украинском языке)

  • @tshred9412
    @tshred9412 7 років тому

    dollar store get those