For sale 2016 Carthago Compactline 145QB

I have owned this vehicle from new but have become unable to use it. It has sat idle for the past 18 months (in the hope that things might change) but it looks like it could remain that way indefinitely, so I need to let someone else enjoy it instead.

It has been regularly serviced (cam belt changed) and kept under cover since new. Currently it’s under a SORN, so it is not taxed nor MOT’d but I expect it to pass without difficulty.

It may be the only version ever produced like this. I had to wait almost six months while they completed the build in Germany, and then removing this option from subsequent price lists. So, if you like the sound of this configuration, make a move to buy it whilst the opportunity is still here.

This was designed to provide luxury touring for just the two of us, without a drop-down bed at the front. We also had the island double bed lowered to remove the need to climb up into it at night. That reduced the vertical space in the garage below but you will see that even a big bike can slip underneath after the front wheel is removed.

Whilst the vehicle is technically a 3500kg lightweight, it was upgraded to 3850kg to allow a more reasonable payload. You will need a C1 licence to drive it unless you replate it as 3500kg.



When you purchase a Carthago, you are acquiring a premium vehicle. The shell is wood-free (to avoid rot) and constructed for maximum strength and insulation, with a hail-proof roof on top. Floors are heated and, in this one, on one level (no steps to trip over) from the cab to the bedroom. The furniture, beside looking good, benefits from a jointed construction that’s virtually bomb-proof. Furthermore, should you be into such things, the UK owner’s club offers a jolly group to join.



All Compactlines sit on a Fiat Ducato base.

This one enjoys the more powerful 150HP engine (for extra grunt without any increase in weight) and a six speed automatic gearbox (for ease of driving in unfamiliar circumstances).

It’s a Euro5+

Right Hand Drive for UK convenience

Has Airbags, ESP, ABS, Hillholder, and probably other things I don’t recall

Cruise & Speed Limit control (first introduced in 2016)

LED lights and Mudflaps

Air Conditioning

Adjustable seats (height, rotation)

4 belted seats in total

Key fob for remote Central Locking & setting the Cat 1 Alarm

Pioneer radio & navigation (double DIN, 7” screen)

Reversing camera (linked to the Pioneer screen)

Reversing sensors

Large rear garage with doors both sides and extra lashing bars

Towing bracket + electrics

16” alloy wheels

VB full air suspension (quiet and smooth travel)

One-press automatic levelling (the next-best thing after hydraulic levellers)

One press tilt to empty waste water effectively



No dropdown bed (something you have to pay extra for but, in return, you get cupboards around the cab instead and gain extra payload as well as more headroom)

Extra Heiki skylight added at the front for light and ventilation

‘Fantastic’ roof extractor/ventilator above the 3-ring hob

Avtex TV & media station

160litre AES fridge with separate 30litre freezer

Thetford C60 SOG cassette toilet, venting through the roof

The shower room door can be used to create a private area from the main cabin

Extra security habitation door with flyscreen

Side windows are double glazed, with flyscreens, curtains and privacy blinds

Automatic gas changeover with de-icer, crash sensor & internal control

Truma gas filters (useful if buying LPG from dubious sources)

Double floor with storage compartments

Barcelona Antara fabric seats/curtains (beige)

EHU power monitor with over-current alarm (useful when the supply is limited)

Victron battery monitor

Awning light with internal reminder

1.5kW PSW inverter

Additional mains sockets & USB charge points

Lithium battery upgrade

440W Solar panels

120litre fresh water capacity

90litre waste capacity

90litres fuel (supplied full)

7.18m long (excluding towbar)

2.12m wide (excluding mirrors)

EHU cable

Additional paraphernalia, acquired over a lifetime of motorhoming

Such as a collection of Carthago merchandise (and even a cuddly toy)



This vehicle was first registered in September 2016 but comes on private plates

We are non-smokers without pets or children.

Cost over £90k