MORELO bound (again) (4 Viewers)

[Lenny HB]

Into park, switch off, kettle on, biscuits out and then jacks down for us

Not if a dodgy bloke in a Carthago is close by.

 

[Coastal Cruiser.]

Not if a dodgy bloke in a Carthago is close by.

Definitely not, have to scout the area as that bugger comes out of the bushes

 

[bigtree]

It’s a term of endearment to describe a Harley Davidson, usually rubbished by people that’s never ridden one

You’re correct as I haven’t but rode several other V twins, this is my latest.

 

[bigtwin]

You’re correct as I haven’t

Ohh, but you should, you’ll be amazed by how much it improves your perception of the handling of your KTM.

Ian

 

[jongood]

would you have a rear lounge layout ? It’s not for me but someone must love them.

Couldnt agree more Brian, we rented one in NZ and it was awful, if the weathers not good your stuck looking inwards, trying to see through dirty side windows and because they more upright its difficult to lounge and there's nowhere in most of them for the scooter etc to go.

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[jongood]

I wouldn’t exactly call them vans.

I dont either, unless they are actually a van - PVC

 

[jongood]

Yep, exactly how I described it when I drove one about 3 years ago. It also seemed very loud. The only advantage over the Merc was the ability to spec the removable steering wheel with the Ivecos’ which is not available on the Merc. However, I later found that the automatic retraction of the Merc wheel creates enough space to turn the driver seat freely. I see that Morelo have now dropped the Iveco option in the Palace range, only Merc option from this year.

Did you try the 4 or 6 cylinder?

 

[Rudski01]

So today was the day, an appointment with a bank balance busting Loft Liner on 4 cylinder Eurocargo, sorry WESTY66 ours won’t be on the market anytime soon Jen did say I could have one if I wanted but she wasn’t coming with me might as well take up Jim ’s suggestion and go PVC if that happens.

I know jongood and Dutch 68 amongst others were not convinced about the Eurocargo so now is you chance to say “told you so” compared to our Palace on the Daily chassis it was certainly “agricultural” I know this had more torque but our Daily feels a lot more sporty and sprints through the 8 speed box like a knife through butter, the ride on the Eurocargo was not as composed as ours with full air and active damping, interesting exercise though that had to be done.

Looks like it’s the Merc then Martin

 

[funflair]

Looks like it’s the Merc then Martin

To be fair it’s made me realise I never wanted to be a truck driver and a Daily is good enough for me, just need to see what’s new at Düsseldorf I’m told big changes but no more than that.

 

[Coastal Cruiser.]

I’m told big changes but no more than that.

New door, step, fridge and oven manufacturers would be a good start

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[jongood]

To be fair it’s made me realise I never wanted to be a truck driver and a Daily is good enough for me, just need to see what’s new at Düsseldorf I’m told big changes but no more than that.

They told you that because they re missing you there Martin

 

[funflair]

They told you that because they re missing you there Martin

No can do clashes with Goodwood.

 

[DavidG58]

I know that if you need to ask you almost certainly can’t afford it which with Morelo is almost certainly true for me but out of curiosity how much do the coach built units start from please

 

[Lenny HB]

I know that if you need to ask you almost certainly can’t afford it which with Morelo is almost certainly true for me but out of curiosity how much do the coach built units start from please

Bear in mind you need to add a minimum of £50k in options to get a liveable spec, you could easily double that.

Catalogues and price lists

www.morelo-reisemobile.de

 

[funflair]

I know that if you need to ask you almost certainly can’t afford it which with Morelo is almost certainly true for me but out of curiosity how much do the coach built units start from please

Hi David, as Lenny says nobody would order a standard van so I guess around £300k by the time you have some sensible options.

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[Flairy]

Martin perhaps one of the updates would be a Flair type Laundry basket then you’d have to change.

 

[jongood]

I know that if you need to ask you almost certainly can’t afford it which with Morelo is almost certainly true for me but out of curiosity how much do the coach built units start from please

Its a nightmare David, so many choices, you can get into serious numbers very quickly,probably before you're totally sure what you orderd, albeit possibly not always a 5 year process

 

[funflair]

Its a nightmare David, so many choices, you can get into serious numbers very quickly,probably before you're totally sure what you orderd, albeit possibly not always a 5 year process

As long as you order some basics like model and chassis you then have plenty of time to firm up the details, you can even go out to the factory and sit down with one of their sales guys going through all the different options upholstery colours etc etc. Lots of things can be added later of course and now that I know the standard of work four dealers tech guy I would happily let him add more batteries and solar etc.

 

[Flairy]

Will we have anymore pictures it keeps me going

 

[funflair]

New door, step, fridge and oven manufacturers would be a good start

I asked Andreas if they had fixed the door problems and he said yes but didn’t sound convinced the fridge is OK if you have a 24v chassis as they can fit Siemens fridge, what’s wrong with your step? Oh yes I remember just needs a bodge (oops sorry that’s a technical term for a bit of DIY)

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[funflair]

Will we have anymore pictures it keeps me going

Hopefully Brian it doesn’t really start for another 9 days so I will bombard you with images then.

 

[Flairy]

I can’t wait bring it on

 

[Coastal Cruiser.]

I asked Andreas if they had fixed the door problems and he said yes but didn’t sound convinced the fridge is OK if you have a 24v chassis as they can fit Siemens fridge, what’s wrong with your step? Oh yes I remember just needs a bodge (oops sorry that’s a technical term for a bit of DIY)

Annoying thing is Martin that these manufacturers know about the issues but still use sub-standard third party components for years and I don’t think it’s fair on the owners…
Ok for people like us who can fix it themselves but if you get caught out and have not prepared for it you are in for a lot of messing about.
I did my door in the car park in Rothenburg and the step went when we were in Germany or maybe Switzerland, I knew this was going to happen sooner or later so had the items onboard to fix it.

 

[WESTY66]

Annoying thing is Martin that these manufacturers know about the issues but still use sub-standard third party components for years and I don’t think it’s fair on the owners…
Ok for people like us who can fix it themselves but if you get caught out and have not prepared for it you are in for a lot of messing about.
I did my door in the car park in Rothenburg and the step went when we were in Germany or maybe Switzerland, I knew this was going to happen sooner or later so had the items onboard to fix it.

Is that why you want to sell it to me cheap

 

[funflair]

I can’t wait bring it on

OK you can have these then

This is a Grand Empire on Mercedes Actros 1853 so that's 18t and 530 hp, it's only a baby though as the one that was next to him very nearly filled the pitch and they are 13 metre pitches.

Been a hot one today about 27 degrees so went for a bike ride to get some breeze, although we have been to the factory a few times we have not explored the area that much but there is loads of cycling, tracks through fields and woods or quiet roads, they all finish with a steep hill back to the Stellplatz though.

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[Dutch 68]

OK you can have these then

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This is a Grand Empire on Mercedes Actros 1853 so that's 18t and 530 hp, it's only a baby though as the one that was next to him very nearly filled the pitch and they are 13 metre pitches.

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Been a hot one today about 27 degrees so went for a bike ride to get some breeze, although we have been to the factory a few times we have not explored the area that much but there is loads of cycling, tracks through fields and woods or quiet roads, they all finish with a steep hill back to the Stellplatz though.

That’s more like it lol, upgrade to 26T with rear wheel steer, more slide outs and in anthracite grey and we would get close

 

[Rudski01]

OK you can have these then

View attachment 892020
This is a Grand Empire on Mercedes Actros 1853 so that's 18t and 530 hp, it's only a baby though as the one that was next to him very nearly filled the pitch and they are 13 metre pitches.

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Been a hot one today about 27 degrees so went for a bike ride to get some breeze, although we have been to the factory a few times we have not explored the area that much but there is loads of cycling, tracks through fields and woods or quiet roads, they all finish with a steep hill back to the Stellplatz though.

But there’s a cracking brewery at the bottom to refresh before tackling said hill

 

[TheAleMan]

But there’s a cracking brewery at the bottom to refresh before tackling said hillView attachment 892053

We bought some powerful beers from there Martin.

 

[Littlewheels]

That’s more like it lol, upgrade to 26T with rear wheel steer, more slide outs and in anthracite grey and we would get close

I reckon any big change will be in Colour Options, they keep adding colour here and there and getting away from a big white box would be a big step forward.

 

[Dutch 68]

I reckon any big change will be in Colour Options, they keep adding colour here and there and getting away from a big white box would be a big step forward.

If you spend that kind of money then you might as well spend some more on a custom paint scheme of your choice, makes a huge difference, all those top end big white boxes don’t make sense to me

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