Malibu I 500 QB A-Class at Todds Motorhomes

[@MR-qp8px]

Thankyou Bob Jenny (&poppy!) for all your interesting posts. I don't often comment but just enjoy. Amazing how little snippets of info help a body out 👏👏👏 thankyou 😁🤗🤗👍

[@takenbistorm1]

Another nice video boab , thanks for showing us

[@TheCaravanNut]

Very nice A class, loads of storage for you to forget where you have put things! 👍

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

Lol. I am always forgetting where I put things.

[@stevegolding4273]

Great van! Looks like a nice place to spend a day or so just looking around & dreaming! Salesman seemed a nice helpful chap considering you was just looking or is there an announcement to follow! When Jenny loosens the purse strings! Lol! Great review.

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

Thanks, yes we often have a browse around Todds, nice place to spend an afternoon looking at Motorhomes with no pressure sales people.

[@thecornicen]

Thanks for the videos, Bob, really enjoyed the Bailey trip. Can't wait to start my own adventures in April. Also thanks for the 'shout out' for Dan the Travel Troll -his vlogs of Land's End to John O' Groats are great. Looking forward to hearing more of your own trips this year.

[@justinlinnane8043]

What an attractive Van ! beautifully finished and laid out . that garage is a superb !

[@davehogan7652]

Love this van...it’s on the list for the NEC show

[@keithbradfield7825]

Lovely van 👍

[@kevandrews4699]

Hi bob nice class A motorhome lov the space in side very nice van was shock how big Todd motorhome show room is .It looks big is it all indoor will have to look at popping up there nice video by the way thanks .kev

[@adventures_of_a_dale]

Lovely van!! Only thing I didn’t like the look of is the shower being open in the room. Duckboard removal would be a bit annoying, we have one in our van, it stays at home!! Great vid!

[@Mike99Nine]

What a lovely spacious van. Even Imelda Marcos wouldn't have had any problems with storage!

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

Thanks, now there's a Lady who liked shoes!

[@Motorhoming_Fun]

Great review Bob.lottery win needed now 😎

[@stirlingmotors]

Nice van ,great video.

[@tonymartin3780]

What a wonderful A Class ,would have to win the lottery Bob 😊 think you should get one on loan to do a review whilst yours in in for repair

[@rich7447]

I found this video while searching Class A RV expecting US videos (I'm in the US). It is very interesting to see the difference between UK and US Class A motorhomes. A few of our lower end units have drop bunks above the driver, but the higher end units do not. Our particular coach doesn't have a drop down bed, but does have a sofa that drops into a queen size bed (60"x80"). We also have two 30"x80" bunks across from the shower room and a king size (76"x80") in the back bedroom. Our coach is also 42 feet long and 8.5 feet wide.

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

Wow, your coach is over the maximum length allowed for a rigid vehicles on UK roads, which is 12 metres. Your width is the maximum allowed in the UK. Many UK roads are narrow and twisty, designed when Wellington was a glint in his father's eye!

[@rich7447]

@@BobEarnshawMoHo Maximum length in North America is 45 feet with 8.5 foot max width. We also have a 13.5 foot max height (some lower bridges in the NE US) which I don't think you have in the UK. Road width is only one of the many things that would make it difficult to run a large Class A in the UK. I couldn't imagine how much it would cost to fuel (11 liter turbo diesel) and your road taxes would probably bankrupt me. Also not much need for anything that big in the UK due to everything being so close.

[@rich7447]

@@BobEarnshawMoHo This is the new model of our coach and is pretty typical of diesel pusher class A coaches in North America. www.monacocoach.com/signature

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

Things may be closer, but it took me 6 hours to drive 190 miles today! Traffic can be terrible, like Los Angeles with just three lanes, the motorways!

[@rich7447]

@@BobEarnshawMoHo At that rate I would never get home. I'm taking the coach (in western Idaho right now) and driving home (Maryland just NE of Washington DC) starting on Monday. Traffic should be pretty light west of the Mississippi and I take the southern route through Kentucky and West Virginia to mainly for the scenery. Trip is between 2,700 and 2,800 miles and will take the best part of 2 tanks of fuel and around 45 hours of driving (GPS says 42 hours). It's a solo drive so I'm hoping to make it in 6 to 8 days.

[@davidtaylorbfd]

Nice to see a video which shows the drop down bed in the down position. Other reviewers don't bother to put it down.

[@michaeljohnson7009]

Nice in depth review.

[@davecripps1618]

Lovely mho 👍

[@CaravanVlogger]

This is incentive to keep buying lotto tickets! I really like that. Graham

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

Yes it was very nice.

[@stevej7223]

Hi Bob,what is the payload on the Malibu 500 you viewed at Todds,thanks Steve

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

A 4.4 tonnes chassis means you don't need to worry about payload, you need to make sure you have a C1 category on your licence to drive it. I think I said at 0:53 it had a payload of 1100kg, over one tonne.

[@daveallen7982]

Wow! Proper like that :-)

[@retro423]

I get the feeling this will be on your drive soon Bob

[@mrmrst9020]

Hi bob just one bad point is when you release the hand brake you nearly allways take the skin off your knuckles as I work with these Motorhomes still gets me every time good review anyway

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

Never done that yet...

[@pageant1fd]

Thanks Bob. What a fantastic A class motorhome. Would the generous load allowance make down plating to 3500 kg be a possibility ? Great review.

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

They can be ordered as 3500kg, but obviously you would need to be careful with payload.

[@johnrocker2986]

Live in hope our UK manufacturers may come into the 21st century and make vans as good as foreign stuff? Our vans look dated and bland in comparison. Bob good job.

[@wilspu5590]

Will it really carry 2 motorbikes in there?

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

I probably exaggerated, it was a big garage though. You'd have to watch how much weight you put in there.

[@trueX87]

Can i Drive this van with car license?

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

Going from memory, this Motorhome is over 3500kg, so you would need a, C1 category on your driving licence, to drive vehicles up to 7500kg.

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

Have a look at kzbin.info/www/bejne/rHOYZHpjaNlgi80

[@trueX87]

Thank you very much

[@mohawk7995]

79.500 British pounds is about $152.96 Australian dollars. As of 9th December 2019...but exchanging it over in an Australian bank always rips you off. Unless you have a domicillary account, that automatically changes the currency diplomatically, you always will be ripped off by foreign exchangers, unless you have an account in that foreigners country, you will be paying for a higher price index. I am finding this out the hard way. That's why I am investigating the real costs of geting an overseas vehicle. I have found, if you get it from your own country, get an inverted 12 volt, 24 volt, 110 volt, 230 volt, and 240 volt system installed in your vehicle, all with solar electricity In the end, even though it maybe triple the cost of your vehicle, you can travel to Europe, America, Australia, and New Zealand without worrying about what voltage system you need. Because you will have a one off versatile vehicle that no price can pay for a universal vehicle at an exceptional quality input of a motorhome. That's priceless. If your motor engine blows, replace it or get a new one. In the end it's still cheaper. That's what I done. Bob earnshaw, this is Alen Heaths video. I love the hand wind awnings, that puts the down cost into perspective. Less moving parts. For automatic awning replacement, you looking around 5000 pounds to replace or fix it. I always opt forehand wound windows and awnings it's less expensive for the buyers, beware. It's cheaper to replace a manual gear stick and or clutch then an automatic clutch, I know I have had my truck licence for years. The reason they sell automatics is because, most people around the world are cluts when it comes to manual gear shifts.... Yet it really is very easy to change and manoeuvre.

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

Thanks, an interesting perspective.

[@brianknowles1727]

A class can't see the point large body no space.

[@BobEarnshawMoHo]

I thought the advantages are more storage space, better insulation, less drafts in cab area and a better view out.