Who builds the BEST quality Motorhome.

[davidathomas42]

So I know every make has niggles and stuff that has to be sorted out by the first owner. And they all use a lot of generic parts. Thule. Truma. Aldi. Sargent etc etc.

But can anyone say after a few vans which converter goes the extra mile that warrants the cost in the final finish and overall strength of components. The number of loose screws in my 2015 Swift was unreal and all it took to fix most was a tiny dot of wood glue or the likes to have them solid and secure.

 

[rosalan]

CRV Dreamliner 3/10
Autosleeper Palermo 7/10
Burstner T something 5/10
Dethleffs Advantage 7/10
Adria Matrix Supreme 8/10

The build quality and thought gone into design and layout. We have spent many months in all but the Burstner (stolen after 4 weeks). Most of these vans proved very reliable and the latter 4 never had a manufacturers fault. The Autosleeper, and Dethleffs were Fiat engines where there were some problems and the Adria (Renault) still has an A/C problem not fixed by Renault.
Heard recently of some new Hymers having leaks on rear back panel. There still seem too many new vans of various marques leaving showrooms with an assortment of leaks which is simply not good enough on an expensive vehicle.

 

[Grasmere9]

N&B but pre 2008. The post- financial crash ones just arent the same quality.

Having said that they can all gave their issues, my advice is never give your money over until you been down the road in your actual one.

Our Niesmann and Bischoff Arto 69gl is 2005 and we love it!

 

[nicholsong]

I cannot make comparisons as our N&B Arto GL (2003) is our first MH but we are still very pleased with it after 12 years. Buying that quality there is no need to chop and xhange.

Geoff

 

[Grasmere9]

I cannot make comparisons as our N&B Arto GL (2003) is our first MH but we are still very pleased with it after 12 years. Buying that quality there is no need to chop and xhange.

Geoff

I can see us having our N&B for a long time!!

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[pelican]

Thanks I did think about a commanche. it does have close to the perfect layout, problem is our current van (Autosleeper) is so incredibly comfortable for two people and has been near 100% reliable after the initial niggles we wonder how much having to make up a double bed is a problem! A new commanche would probably cost us an extra £50K and not sure it can be justified.

What van do You have please?

 

[iandsm]

I have spent a few grand repairing or replacing various things on our rapido. All of which are add ons or accessories, and not down to rapido. The build quality is very solid and still looks great at 9 years old, despite heavy use and the abuse it gets with long term camping in it.

I just sold my Rapido after 13 years and 83k. It never let me down, nothing broke or leaked and apart from some very slight signs of wear, perfectly acceptable for age and milage, it was as good as new. If I wanted an A class I would certainly buy another.

 

[Flairy]

Niessmann mines 20 years old serviced in Germany by a knowledgeable company odd trip to niessmann factory can’t speak highly enough of the factory back up or the service from MW Fahrztecnik shuffelgrund nr Wetzler they speak English so no problem explaining my needs ,can’t say what the latest ones are like but every body seems very pleased with the older ones.

 

[Tony V]

I'm fairly new to this m/h game, but have been around sailboats all my life, and it's been pretty obvious that the heavier over-engineered boats [grp] of the late sixties and seventies have fared a lot better than the modern lightweight fliers.
My Amethyst is 23 years old and although wear and tear is starting to make itself present [it's a Ford when all said and done] the hab area still functions as it should, with a couple of niggles [fridge being one of them- but it's 23 years old too- it's lasted well]
Ok- one could argue that it's a bit dated- the upholstery pattern certainly is, and it does'nt have all the bells and whistles that more modern vans have, but in my book the two top requirements for a van are livability [comfort] and reliability [2.5 ford diesel- bombproof]...

So I'd have to say from my limited perspective that a classic monoquoc Autosleeper is possibly the best buy out there.

Your milage may vary.

 

[JockandRita]

Who builds the BEST quality Motorhome.​

If not already mentioned, Ralph-n-Bev does.

See here.

Cheers,

Jock.

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[Essgeebee]

I have an Autotrail tracker and think it must have been the inspiration for Dr Who's Tardis. So much available space in a well-equipped 6.5m vehicle. HOWEVER, having looked around recently at new product launches, it's evident (to me at least) that Burstner's new Lyseo is a (big) step up in terms of design, quality and sheer enjoyability. A big plus is the lowering bed - oh, not to have to convert the AT's seating every night.
It's on next year's Christmas list.

 

[Trout bum]

I've had lunar which was my first van it was ok ,and swift bolero 740fb had it 1 year and had no confidence in it at all every time we went away there was some kind of issue with it , opted for a second hand Adria670sl great build well finished and not one issue with it love it