Carthago Malibu T500 (1 Viewer)

Sep 19, 2016
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After making enquiries from this forums lovely members on a rapido, we are now leaning towards the Carthago Malibu, struggling to find information on spec, tried every site, does anyone know how many habitation batteries it has and where they are located please. And people’s experience if they have bought one. Many thanks
 

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Battery is a single 80ah Gel, I think it is located in a locker under the dinette.
If looking at Malibu's worth looking at the Carthago equivalent as often once you have speed up a Malibu there is not much price difference.

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Lynne Roy
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Battery is a single 80ah Gel, I think it is located in a locker under the dinette.
If looking at Malibu's worth looking at the Carthago equivalent as often once you have speed up a Malibu there is not much price difference.
Thanks Lenny, we need the skinnier van living on the Welsh lanes

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Lynne Roy
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Thanks Lenny, I didn’t realise, but I just love the Malibu T500, ticked all our boxes, we had been trying to do a deal on one in Shrewsbury and they still haven’t got back to me, I made an enquiry on Alan Kerr website late at night, they rang 1st thing next morning, rang back 10 minutes later with the information I needed, gave me a great price to change ,so deposit given. Thanks Simon for making my day x
 
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Lynne Roy
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Congratulations on the new van. I know Dave and Diane Ditcha have a Malibu, not sure which one it is, but they love theirs!
Thank you so much, we are so excited. Our Dethleffs is fantastic and we were very pleased with it apart from upholstery, which we had totally replaced by Regal, but we need more storage, more payload and fancied the new automatic box. July seems so far away x
 

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We are inside a few Malibu's yesterday, Mrs R. dragged me into one at the local dealer when we went to buy a new awning ground sheet. They had 4 x 500's and then some 600's and i think the larger 640's ? really nice inside with having having leather seats. Pretty amazed at how nice they were, dare i say it "for a PVC" opened my eyes (and mind) at least. They offered some very nice colours as well, 1 silver and 1 black in the ones we saw and very nice blacked out side windows.

One for the "future" (without children) list:giggle:

Best looking PVC i've seen
 
Dec 31, 2010
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We decided on the Malibu T500 with island bed and drop down double, due in July . Thanks for all your help and input.

Good choice love our I500 and we came from a Dethleffs XLi7850 we met you at Pershore if I remember right bet you can't wait if you need any info just ask we have done quite a few mods.

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Battery is a single 80ah Gel, I think it is located in a locker under the dinette.
If looking at Malibu's worth looking at the Carthago equivalent as often once you have speed up a Malibu there is not much price difference.

That's right one 80ah gel but it's located under the passenger seat along with the ebl, you can fit extra under the drivers seat but I fitted mine in the locker behind the passenger seat shorter wire runs and near inverter etc.

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Lynne Roy
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Good choice love our I500 and we came from a Dethleffs XLi7850 we met you at Pershore if I remember right bet you can't wait if you need any info just ask we have done quite a few mods.
Thanks so much , we will be asking questions 😂 first one is what is the “touring pack” fancy you remembering us x
 
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There you go take it it's a 2021 model touring pack is in here

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Or 2020

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Thanks so much , we will be asking questions 😂 first one is what is the “touring pack” fancy you remembering us x
Is it on the heavy chassis ?

First thing we did was to take the sliding wall which splits the bedroom from the shower/ toilet total waste of time and saves weight and makes it easier to get round the bed without folding the corner of the mattress up.
 
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Lynne Roy
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Is it on the heavy chassis ?

First thing we did was to take the sliding wall which splits the bedroom from the shower/ toilet total waste of time and saves weight and makes it easier to get round the bed without folding the corner of the mattress up.
Good tip thanks 🙏 it is on the heavy chassis
 
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Lynne Roy
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Good choice love our I500 and we came from a Dethleffs XLi7850 we met you at Pershore if I remember right bet you can't wait if you need any info just ask we have done quite a few mods.
We remember your beautiful dogs and you two of course. We were stressed that week finding a house for our daughter, seem to spend most of our lives stressed for one reason or another xx

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Lynne Roy
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Good choice love our I500 and we came from a Dethleffs XLi7850 we met you at Pershore if I remember right bet you can't wait if you need any info just ask we have done quite a few mods.
We remember you both and your lovely dogs, we were stressed that week trying to find a house for our daughter
 
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Lynne Roy
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Good choice love our I500 and we came from a Dethleffs XLi7850 we met you at Pershore if I remember right bet you can't wait if you need any info just ask we have done quite a few mods.
Please can I ask if there is a shoe cupboard in the dinette seat please xx

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Lynne Roy
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If anyone is in the market for a 2017 Dethleffs Globebus T7, fully loaded with solar panel, rear suspension, reversing camera, sat nav tv aerial, full service history. Alarm and Tracker ,Fully reupholstered in full leather by Regal Upholstery, Alan Kerrs will have a lovely one in stock in July.
 
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Lynne Roy
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Thanks 🙏 not crucial but a nice extra if I had one ☝️ can’t wait to see it. What advantages are in the A class please,
 
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Lynne Roy
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He’s got a habit of “making peoples day” 👍👍 He got me in my Adria Sonic when I never thought a deal was possible😊😊
Glad he made your day too, he seems a great guy. I am so excited now, don’t want to wait until July, they have the A Class in stock but I can’t afford it x
 

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All the gear, and no idea!
Glad he made your day too, he seems a great guy. I am so excited now, don’t want to wait until July, they have the A Class in stock but I can’t afford it x
Yes he’s got a nice Frankia in stock that I can’t afford either🤬🤬 He is a great guy👍

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