The most expensive VW camper we've tested so far

Earlier on this year, we tested an Ecowagen campervan that cost over £100k. We'd recommend you watch the original view - the link will appear in the video or just follow this link • The £109,000 VW T6.1! ... - before watching this new video of the latest Ecowagen campervan that comes an even higher price tag.
The wheels and tyres along were a £7k option and you might decide that's a step too far, but we reckon some of the options are more than worth the money...
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[@poczytamci3389]

At the end of the day, this is still just van that has overly priced add-ons. Considering it has no toilet, shower and the pop top didn't even look insulated it's an awfully expensive toy. There seems to be an obsessive need for decadence instead of practicality these days. Great video as always

[@williamkunte5361]

I understand what you're saying, however you went too far! You overdid it!

[@drivingthefrontier]

Gas-free, instant hot water, invertor, comfort, diesel heater. Yes, very impressive, especially if it all works flawlessly. Thanks for showcasing this Peter.

[@MotorhomeCampervan]

Yes, it's the ultimate VW campervan and perfect for off-grid camping

[@jonshearing889]

Hi Peter, great to see you at Incleborough Fields and thanks for showing me this lovely van. A bit beyond my price range but I see a nice Sunlight V66 behind for half the price 😋

[@MotorhomeCampervan]

Yes, it was nice to meet you. Enjoy your Sunlight!

[@lesleywall4186]

Always a pleasure to watch your reviews.

[@MotorhomeCampervan]

Thank you. Always nice to have appreciative feedback!

[@jamiep61]

I enjoyed watching the Video Review. Looks very nice 😀

[@MotorhomeCampervan]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@cadcamjohn]

I was saving up for the Eco+ that you reviewed a year or so ago. Now I’ve got to save some more 😂😂

[@DoctorFish10]

It is when you get into those options boxes :)

[@MotorhomeCampervan]

Or just tick a few less options boxes. I reckon my ideal Expo+ would be around £90k

[@TimmysFavs]

Very difficult to justify shelling out so much money for one of these, one would need to take out a second mortgage unless you were extremely wealthy, one could purchase a far superior well equipped motorhome for less money!

[@MotorhomeCampervan]

Yes, but a big motorhomes sits on the drive for much of the year, whereas this can be a daily driver. And it costs less than a top-spec Range Rover

[@tonysutton6559]

@@MotorhomeCampervan It would quickly depreciate due to all the additional mileage if you used it as your daily driver. It makes far more sense to spend a couple of grand on a decent second hand car for normal running about in and use the camper for camping and days out.

[@robertcook2572]

​@@tonysutton6559Anyone buying one of these is highly unlikely to be commuting to work in it every day.

[@michaelmorley6522]

The price includes external items nothing to do with a camper. As whether it is worth it? For me its like a house. No matter what you do to it, the street it is in, will determine the limit someone is prepared to pay for it. £130k+ is a different street for most who have that sort of budget. Still it does make their £80+ model seem a bargain.

[@MotorhomeCampervan]

Yes, at £80-90k a less OTT-spec Expo+ would look great value

[@lukedrive2869]

Great review Peter, many thanks. Lovely van but out of my league!

[@MotorhomeCampervan]

Thanks. Sadly it's beyond my budget, too, but you could have an Expo+ from about £85k if you didn't have as many extras

[@CustomiZe_]

Ooo driving through Cromer, very nice place, love staying at Seacroft campsite

[@MotorhomeCampervan]

I love Cromer. Great fish n chips at No 1 Cromer!

[@sudomatic]

Be ordering mine when I win the lottery. Great review Peter

[@MotorhomeCampervan]

Get one for me, too, please!

[@jeffjefferson7384]

A completely gas-free camper is definitely the future (along with electric vans over the next 10 years). Induction hobs are super efficient too. Do you know of any motorhomes that use solar thermal (as opposed to PV) on the roof for hot water?

[@hotpointbrownlover3365]

this one is a vw t6 camper van

[@MrBaba1955]

Nice vid Peter but the price is insane, I really don't anything in that van that could possibly cost that sort of money.

[@MotorhomeCampervan]

You could have an Expo+ from about £85k, I think, if you forego expensive extras like the air suspension and fancy wheels. But this £130k version sold quickly, so (for some) price doesn't matter!

[@An.Individual]

12:45 interesting to see this van. Obviously a demonstrator that noone will ever buy at £131,233.00

[@MotorhomeCampervan]

It's already sold... And Ecowagon regularly sells campers at well over £100k.

[@tonysutton6559]

£82,000 seems very expensive for a small van conversion where you go to the toilet on a porta potty in your kitchen and struggle with hauling seats about every morning and night. It's not really an off grid vehicle for an older couple without a washroom. Of all the external bling, the only worthwhile addition is the air suspension which is the best I've seen so far. Some of the internal upgrades are just silly, £700 to paint the seats and £900 to keep your feet warm for the 5 seconds it takes to put your socks on are probably the daftest. Although it costs a few bob, the battery and solar upgrade is a far more sensible option to go for. If I were looking at spending £132,000 on campers I'd have a nice fixed bed coachbuilt with bathroom for ourselves and buy a high top van conversion, again with a bathroom, for our daughters to share and we would still have cash left over for ferries to the continent or Scottish islands for family holidays. The only type of person I can think of who might buy with is a merchant banker, with his newly uncapped bonus, who will use it once a year to go to Glastonbury.

[@MotorhomeCampervan]

These VWs usually cover a MUCH higher annual mileage than any coachbuilt, the latter often sitting on the drive for too much of the year. It's because they're smaller and so versatile that they get used. But it's horses for courses...

[@Adam_H_Official]

It's aimed a certain demographic, as a T6 camper owner myself, I wouldnt have a problem paying the money if justified ( although mine was significantly cheaper ), it's a lifestyle to own these vans you either like it or you don't and/or you understand it, or you dont. It's true though, you can accomplish similar with much less spend, picking up an old T5 conversion you can do in some cases for £25k, so it doesnt need to be expensive but the quality difference will be fairly evident.

[@MotorhomeCampervan]

Spot on. I love my T6 camper, which cost a lot less than the one reviewed here. But if funds allowed I would definitely be thinking of spec'ing my own Expo+

[@mulreid]

Madness!

[@MotorhomeCampervan]

I'd love one if I could afford it. Cheaper than some luxury SUVs and so much more useful

[@robertcook2572]

@@MotorhomeCampervan And much, much cheaper to purchase, fuel and maintain than even a modest motor yacht - and who, realistically, does much boating in the dark and cold half of the year?

[@Agrajak]

£131k and no loo.

[@MotorhomeCampervan]

A Range Rover can cost £170k and doesn't have a loo... There's plenty of room to carry a Porta Potti and you'll use campsite facilities most of the time.

[@Agrajak]

@@MotorhomeCampervan ah yes, but I don't buy a RR to go off grid camping with. Its a lovely van, no doubt, but at that price I would have expected a LOO!

[@CanadianTexaninLiguria]

If the English only knew they were paying double what the rest of pay lol

[@MotorhomeCampervan]

Are you comparing like with like? These 'vans tend to be dearer in Europe...

[@Chris391971]

Bonkers

[@MotorhomeCampervan]

Or just the best of its type? You don't have to have the bodykit and blingy wheels, for example...

[@_bav]

@@MotorhomeCampervan Agreed - you could easily drop £30k of options from this van without compromising the camping experience. Would still be expensive at £100k though. 🤣

[@benreese2829]

Money well spent I say, where do I sign?! 👏👍

[@MotorhomeCampervan]

With Kenny at Ecowagon in Cornwall!

[@boatingsibbingandwandering3262]

Way over priced a more honest name would be Expenso Wagon

[@MotorhomeCampervan]

Try spec'ing a VW to this level with any top-quality converter and you'll end up with the same sort of cost. There are cheaper alternatives but you can also have Ecowagon quality without all the toys fitted here.

[@0777cnut]

Simply Stunning 😍

[@MotorhomeCampervan]

It really is! I'd love one, maybe without the expensive wheels but definitely with the heated floor and air suspension.

[@ondmon818]

insanity, for people with too much money and tiny brains, i'll stick with my 30 year old mk1 fiat ducato thanks.

[@ondmon818]

oh , and my van's got an eberspacher too

[@MotorhomeCampervan]

If you're fortune enough to be wealthy and you like campervans why not have the best?

[@rubymouse6904]

That is one ugly van!

[@MotorhomeCampervan]

What don't you like? You don't have to have the bodykit if you don't want it. Everyone that saw it while I was testing it absolutely LOVED it

[@tonysutton6559]

Nowhere near as ugly as the new electric VW van.