Rear queen bed + changing room. Malibu T500 QB motorhome tour

The Malibu T500 QB is a 743cm long motorhome with a rear queen bed and a changing room.
Dimensions
L 743 x W 227 x H 294 cm
Sleeping places
2 / 4 (Standard / Optional)
Sitting places
3 / 4 (Standard / Optional)
Garage
1120 / 1240 mm
XL main cabin door “premium two 2.0”
Large L-shaped lounge seating area
Single level living area floor
Changing room
Double floor storage compartment
Underfloor heating effect
Comfort corner kitchen: does not only provide a huge amount of storage space and work surface, but is also elegantly separated from the living area by a kitchen counter
Comfort luxury washroom: washroom/toilet room and shower opposite, spacious shower room and lots of light and ventilation in the washroom and shower room thanks to the roof dome
Queen-size bed
Malibu scooter garage or optional Malibu pedelec garage
Standard chassis Low frame 35 light
Basic motorisation Diesel 2,2 l
Basic vehicle Fiat Ducato
Output (in kW/HP) 103 / 140
Total length (mm) 7430
Total width (mm) 2270
Total height (mm) 2940
Wheelbase (mm) 4035
Double floor height (mm) 170 / 390
Standing height in living area (mm) 1980
Rear garage interior height (mm) 1120 / 1240
Door width/height rear garage passengers side (mm) 1050 x 1100
Door width/height rear garage drivers side (mm) 1050 x 1100
Tech. permissible total weight (kg) 3500 / 4250
Weight in running order (kg) | Legal tolerance of -/+ 5 % 3.095 (2.940-3.250)
Weight of additional equipment in series production specified by the manufacturer (kg) 116
Max. towed load (kg) 2000
Standard seating places 3
Optional seating places 4
Standard sleeping places 2
Optional sleeping places 4
Rear bed dimensions (mm) 1950 x 1450
Folding bed dimensions (mm) 1890/1700 x 1100
Sitting group bed conversion dimensions (mm) 1920 x 1125/650
Refrigerator volume (l) 153
Freezer compartment volume (l) 29
Heating system Truma Combi 6
Fresh water volume (l) 125
Waste water volume (l) 90
230V socket 3
12V socket 1
USB socket 1
Battery capacity 80 Ah
For information about Solbio, please see :
www.solbio.co.uk/
getsolbio.com/en
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[@txikitxikitxiki7727]

Hello Alan. Why don't you show the price with its extras? Nobody buys a motorhome without extras. I see this same one that has an oven, awning, Fiat GPS, etc. Try to show the price at the bottom, maybe it is €15,000 more Thanks

[@jimmys6566]

😂 5:14 a skylight, where .....😂

[@VanlifewithAlan]

The skylight is in the rough Jimmy. After a spot of bad driving it upended itself on the golf course!

[@doktorkalashnikov5327]

Hi! I owned one of theese 2023models for Almost a year and drove it 10000km, now i have a 2016 adria sonic. I really loved aaand hated the Malibu! Ask me anything about it, why i ended up changing it too another brand. Its a really nice campervan, but it very clearly has its ups and downs..

[@VanlifewithAlan]

Lets start off with what was bad?

[@txikitxikitxiki7727]

I hope you changed it for a Supersonic. If not, it does not make sense All the best

[@doktorkalashnikov5327]

@@txikitxikitxiki7727 No, couldnt find me a supersonic, that filles my reqierments. But i got a ”pimped up” sonic+ 701 with all bells and whistels. Its an SBC-model (not a german bed). And i love the middle large bathroom. Why would you ”only” choose the supersonic?

[@doktorkalashnikov5327]

@@VanlifewithAlan The bad or worst thing, was the too bright spotlights in the roof (the little ledlamps wasnt enough too see anything) soo superbrightness like the sun! Or Almost total darkness, no dimable LEDs. And trying too fix it afterwards from a dealer wasnt doable according too the retailer (after they contacted carthago). -and with simple solutions it wasnt possible because of the optimised cables and non dimable LEDs. No easy fix, or just connect a dim-button. All because of the wiring in the the roof. Second was the very poor quality of apolstry, rear LED-lights that was broke, sometimes working, sometimes no lights at all (even no working brakelights!). This is the same LEDs that carthago c-line uses. The moho i ordered was supposed too have centrallocking, but there where none. Since i ordered that option, i tryied too get the retailer too retro-fit it, but it wasnt possible due too fiats canbus-system. (I was compensated of this, after many hours of arguing with retailer, and then myself contacting carthagocity Aulendorf, retailer compensated this with an installed roof-aircon. But still, when ordering a 2023-model, i think it should be standard, and not an ”option” 2023? Its not the 70is anymore. One of the front LEDsGlass broke twice, due too tension in the glass (the ones that looks like the bottom of a beerbottle). This was also a guarantee-issue, but it was really hard to get a confirmation from carthago that it was a product-fault.. I also ”personally” think that theese expensive motorhomes should have Lithiumbatteries as standard, the small gel-batteries just dont cut it. I upgraded it later myself, and used a Liontron battery that have performed supergood when camping without Landconnection for 3-5days. As i wrote, i both loved and hated the Malibu, spacewise, its soo big and wonderful! (Just like the Carthago c-line). Love the modern BIG dometicfrigde, that acually keep the food cool, in hot climates. (Croatia/spain-summerheat). Then the new fiat engine with adblue… tearfilled eyes….. For real!! How can one think that cow-urin is good for a engine, and goes for all adblue-vehicles.. Due too the adblue-tank, you loose presciious dieseltankspace. Fiats old ”big” dieseltank is superb! And i do love the ”new” automatic gearbox by fiat, its smooth and supernice, not like the old robotic-gearbox. The new floor in the Malibu is very nice (too look at) but not scratch-resistable at all, and of very poor (thin laminate) quality too. Loved the 3020alde heater, but still, the 10liter hotwater-heaterTank is just too small when taking a shower or multiple. The motorhome is buildt too house 4people, why shouldnt everybody be able too shower? The freshwatertank is 125liter, and would in my opinion rather be around 200liters. The alde heater, takes a very long time too heat the moho, but its nice when up too temperature. Malibu called it ”heated floor” since the heat comes from doublefloor. But still… the floors are very cold compared too electric heated floors. Still i lived like a king in this moho, but simple things like lack of electric or usb-outlets, was quite frustrating at times. When paying this amounts of money for a brand new moho, i think one could expect more. Ooh, one more thing.. -Just loved the buildquality of this motorhome, the germans really over do it!, -from the old tiger2tank too the malibu 149LE -and i looove it! Really Good job! Cheers! 😂👍

[@tricialyn4645]

I enjoyed watching this very much. Its a useful vehicle with so many good points that I lost count! Your demonstration was thorough and I really like the videos that show so much on this channel. Keep up the good work.🚐🚘🚐

[@VanlifewithAlan]

Thanks Tricia!

[@tyhe4386]

Hello, vers Nice,good reportage ,sorry m’y england i am french,gord morning