We need a daily driver and a car to potentially park in underground parking if we move to Western Europe. We also need a car to take on a 4 hour drive to our summertime country tiny house. The car will serve as an extra bed for guests. Based on versatility and build quality, we think we may go for the Marco Polo.
I stumbled upon your review and I think it was nice... However the biggest beef I got with all the camper reviews, no own talks about the actual driving. Ducato is horrible to drive and if I am spending 100k on a van, whether a semi integrated or camper van.. I can't put up with the cab confort. What sort of fuel consumption did you see with these vans? How was it in the wind? I too rented a lot of vans, some of which have glowing reviews, - yet drive not as nice as they look. Let's remember that it's a car that is made to be a house. If it drives badly, I don't care how good the kitchen or bathroom is.
Very valid points. I completely agree about the driving experience! It is probably the most important aspect for me. I did a couple others taking about specifically that aspect at ua-cam.com/video/61M2d9lOUHk/v-deo.html and ua-cam.com/video/zFHK3PLtad0/v-deo.html. I found fuel consumption was between 8-9 liters per 100 km with the VW T6, 9-10 liters with the Ford Transit and at 10 liters or more with the Peugeot Boxer. The VW Grand California got 9-10 liters despite the size. I noticed the wind especially on the Grand California.
@@hudsoncrew I had the Knaus Vansation 500 from Roadsurfer which they call Vanvillla and on a nice summer day I got about 9-10/100 when driving around 110-120kph. However coming from Norway I was driving in some nasty storm in Denmark with very high winds that required me to slow down to about 90-100kph, that wind I was at 12.5-13.5/100 due to the wind... I am actually thinking about that van more and more because they are cheap on used market. Fix all the engineering mistakes Knaus built into the design. Again, comfortable cabin with good seating position is key when spending many hours behind the wheel. Cheers! Keep up the good work!
Thanks for the video
Thanks for the reviews. As an American living here in Europe, looking for a nice option for us.
Which are you leaning towards?
We need a daily driver and a car to potentially park in underground parking if we move to Western Europe. We also need a car to take on a 4 hour drive to our summertime country tiny house. The car will serve as an extra bed for guests. Based on versatility and build quality, we think we may go for the Marco Polo.
I stumbled upon your review and I think it was nice... However the biggest beef I got with all the camper reviews, no own talks about the actual driving. Ducato is horrible to drive and if I am spending 100k on a van, whether a semi integrated or camper van.. I can't put up with the cab confort.
What sort of fuel consumption did you see with these vans? How was it in the wind?
I too rented a lot of vans, some of which have glowing reviews, - yet drive not as nice as they look.
Let's remember that it's a car that is made to be a house. If it drives badly, I don't care how good the kitchen or bathroom is.
Very valid points. I completely agree about the driving experience! It is probably the most important aspect for me. I did a couple others taking about specifically that aspect at ua-cam.com/video/61M2d9lOUHk/v-deo.html and ua-cam.com/video/zFHK3PLtad0/v-deo.html.
I found fuel consumption was between 8-9 liters per 100 km with the VW T6, 9-10 liters with the Ford Transit and at 10 liters or more with the Peugeot Boxer. The VW Grand California got 9-10 liters despite the size.
I noticed the wind especially on the Grand California.
@@hudsoncrew I had the Knaus Vansation 500 from Roadsurfer which they call Vanvillla and on a nice summer day I got about 9-10/100 when driving around 110-120kph. However coming from Norway I was driving in some nasty storm in Denmark with very high winds that required me to slow down to about 90-100kph, that wind I was at 12.5-13.5/100 due to the wind... I am actually thinking about that van more and more because they are cheap on used market. Fix all the engineering mistakes Knaus built into the design.
Again, comfortable cabin with good seating position is key when spending many hours behind the wheel.
Cheers! Keep up the good work!