Let us hope the workforce at Bailey caravans have seen this presentation

Why do people use engineer as a verb for people who are not engineers? just say designing

@@GOLDVIOLINbowofdeath I'm pretty sure a several engineers work on designing these in collaboration with architects

You can say that again mate

Not if they're used to cook blue meth 🤣

Same in UK including motorhomes imported from abroad. Also caravans, held together with mastic and staples! Everything these days is fast and faster, quick as possible grab the money. Under warranty you have to return them from where it was bought, even if it was hundreds of miles away! Unlike cars there are no main agents. Annual services arent services, its no more than confirm things are working!

You pay what u get

@@alo1236546 unfortunately, North American RVs are not cheap.

My gas connection in my new mobile home was not screwed on correctly after a short time gas leaked out. Thank God I happened to be present. Bad Work from KNAUS🤮🤮🤮

@@m.2085 Germans gassing people? Say it isn’t so!

Can you imagen getting in an accident in that thing with wall's made of paper-thin aluminum and foam did you ever watch Chash test's on RV'S IF NOT DO SO.

@@philipstreechon4523 тоже об этом подумал ☺️👍

​@@philipstreechon4523. Have you ever seen what a tornado does with houses , Big trucks and cows ?

Made of glue and foam. And they make fortunes selling these.

yikes i forgot RVs have sewage no thanks

you see this is the thing about society. Anyone, besides someone with a severe disability, im saying 99.5% of people can make their own RVs. However, they can't because they are Karens. So the Karens have to go work meaningless jobs like stock broker and US Department of Treasury in order to afford an RV to be happy, completed by savants who literally build the whole thing with a camera on the toilet release. You see what I am saying?? Smart, Hardworking people are so desperate for money, they are willing to do ALL THIS COMPLICATED STUFF for a Karen who only gets paid because there is literally no actual hardworking job they fit into. do you see my point ?

They are the best yet some see them to this day as evil and are doing everything on their power to make sure they disappear and change from what they are today to an amorphous masse of generalistic dumbified homo sapiens.

@@joaocosta3374 j Hopefully the German politicians wouldn't allow anyone to destroy the German industry because it will be a big loss for the entire world.

Many US RV "manufacturers" are very dodgy. I am sorry to say. Plus no lemon law protections buyers end up with vehicles in the "shop" for month after month after month. You get what you pay for.

You need a finished training before going to Canada or Europe. One cannot just come and work.

I did see video's of american RV manufacturers who use chipboard floors!!!! The horror! When a european company would do that, they will go bankrupt over night! Chipboard for crying out loud! The cheapest crap in wood panel land! Put a piece in the rain 1 day and watch it become 3 times as thick!🤣

Sorry to say that it is probably the same. Safety is not priority in Europe.

@@matsstrandberg284 In Europe they crash test RVs. They don’t in the USA.

@@matsstrandberg284 Motorized RVs.

Haha you don’t want to see what happens to these in a crash. Literally no point in a seat belt! Your dead at even low speed crashes that you’d walk away in in a car! Swedish transport agency tested them. Scary!

@@Bonezmi16 Hymer has done extensive crash testing and did very well including children in coach seats. Others no so much. European regulators have passed even stricter regulations for crash safety and all drivers of RV vehicles including trailers must pass rigorous written and driving tests. The USA only has a few states that require extra training for heavy motorized RVs.

Obviously you are interested in motorhomes, otherwise you would not have looked at the report. If you do so with a preconceived opinion, you will only get in your own way and you will never experience the pleasant sides of a free and absolutely self-determined vacation. Of course, there are many bad models on the market but to follow a Steve Lehto, who demonstrably gives his opinion for money, or better demonstrably formulates in the desired direction of his clients is short-sighted. And never generalize everything you hear. Rent a good motorhome for a vacation and experience something very special.

@@gerhardma4687 Perhaps Mr Lehto (an attorney specializing in defective vehicles) should have said "don't buy an American-made RV".

American manufacturers compete on opulence and features, Europeans on engineering. It basically comes down to much more lenience toward weight and size in the USA. The top model of Knaus here has a gross vehicle weight of 11,000 lbs. A Winnebago of the same length has a GVWR of 14,5000 lbs.

@@Lonestar24 Opulence and features? Dude, you need to get yourself to a European RV show (the stuff there is freaking amazing) to see what real opulence and features look like instead of gaudy, inefficient and clunky, grandma-style shit we produce here for pretty much the same money.

@@choosumfat You may have misunderstood me. I'm speaking of things like slideouts, large fridges, generators, plushy couches, elaborate 110 volt nets and large solar arrays, air conditioning , all kinds of exterior hookups, powerful and 4x4 options. And they can do it because it's not a huge problem to live with a 30ft 15000lbs vehicle in large parts of the USA. That most of them are designed like Granny's underwear is a pity, but that wasn't really the point. Yes, you can have all that in some euro RVs, but it is uncommon, and in the US it is. The *common* euro RV is much more limited in size and weight, and hence has to be clever to make the most of these limits. It's a fundamental difference in the approach.

@@Lonestar24 I actually did not. You can have slide-outs (some much more interesting that what we have), larger fridges and elaborate everything. It's just a question of money. And as for them being common here, arguable. Most are just run of the mill class B/C with similar extent of basic equipment and capacity. The one pictured here is a 28' Class C equivalent. Sure it is pretty large for European setting (hence DL requirements) but you see them. Of course there will be differences in what people feel they like or need here vs there, and there will be some extremes, but that does not change the fact that our RVs are little more than slapped together livingrooms on wheels (most actually not more at all). The grandma aspect doesn't so much bother me because of style (whatever floats one's boat) but rather because it's so primitive in design/execution. And while true that across the pond size and weight limitations are far stricter and therefore RVs usually smaller/lighter, they are just as spacious, capacious and comfortable on the inside simply because of - from I have seen and experienced on few occasions of RVing thru France/Spain - so much better use of space and materials. They're way quieter than our typical Chevy or E-450 based RVs, too. Now it could be I'm talking out of my ass generalizing, I don't own an RV. I do like RVing though and occasionally rent them both in the US/Canada and in Europe and from my experiences, there's really no question which I would rather have (same money really).

Ya I was thinking the same thing. Their prices are definitely less with better build quality. But I've noticed since I've purchased my first rv a class b. That rv market in USA has alot of dealer mark up the profit margins seem massive. I see 2023 class b at 203k pre delivery for the new year then like mine I purchased a last year 2022 still on the lot at 129,999... that's a hell of a profit margin not to mention they probably still make money at 130k.

1500 workers

*equipment*

Yes.

Nobody goes to Africa anyway.

Well yes, you will clearly select a truck-based expedition vehicle to tackle the wilds.

Not going to fare well in the UK either, Going to change GB to GP great potholes.

@@skatesneakerlover Are you serious Mr Ignoramus esq? Africa is the place to be and folks from all over the world are flooking there for holidays and investments. I can host you in my hut if you want to pay a visit.

@@tomlepski8306 Hmmmm, you've obviously never been there. If there was a 7th world country, Africa would be it.

In Europe 🇪🇺 motorhomes are crash tested. Quality of there factory build units is high. Wouldn't be scared to buy a 10 or 15 year old of these.

Nowhere was anything structurally important cut out here, that was only the subframe for the tank nozzle, not really to be described as a structural part.

Ask yourself why almost all European RV manufacturers are exclusively using Fiat chassis instead of MAN or Ford ones. Not for the price, they costs almost the same.

Exactly. Seems there is a zero safety. That why I didnt see any offical crash test of RVs.

build your own 😂

@@davidnjoroge8495 That has to be one of the dumbest and laziest responses I've read on here in awhile, bud. At what point did I say I could or would? You are defending a company with sketchy and overpriced builds looking at other competitors in the market. Sorry if it hurts your brain to think a little now and then.

mr unknown , you are not worth awnsering. If you do not understand, keep a little distance from the kitchen

I thought the same thing too but since the chassis is built by Fiat it may be more costly by slowing down the production process.

Why masked???

nonsense, watch again AND pay attention. They do not use chip / particle boards as it's way too heavy. This is all about light weight construction.

you mean a horrific reputation in the USA, because that is sure not the case in Europe.

People that buy 100k+ leisure vehicles don't have to care about gas prices.

Yes, it does. And while it would suck a bit, it's not supposed to happen on the regular. Black water tank you'd typically protect with a special liquid.

If you store it at freezing temperatures with full tanks and without plugging it in, yeah, sorry, that mess is on you. ;)

Your not kidding, it's major disassembly time. And the fixings are never as secure once they've been out. All balsa and foam core crap.

That weight is important as the weight limit for the "small" driver's licence is 7.5 tons (loaded). Which, BTW, is included in all German car driver's licences from before 1999 but not the newer ones (only 3.5 tons).

So they can’t be used?

@@stupidhead9117 Upgraded license required.

The most heavy caravan in europe is about 2 tons and that's it. And they are superb quality and that's why you will find alot of caravans here that are 30-40 years old.

@@HenryLoenwind do you mean the total weight of the trailer/caravan or the entire weight with the towing vehicle all together?

And panels bolted together by dowels and screws! Once the motorhome is on the road with vibrations and shock, surely these panels will slowly become loose over time. That's not what you'd call "luxury", which costs over $100K!

Brabus & Klassen are quality. This is far from it..

When you look at the number of systems onboard it's most definitely luxury...much more complex than most homes and in a small space. Material choice is about weight saving, something that's irrelevant in a house. No Italian marble in this vehicle.

I was really surprised how the radiator was painted in situ. I am not sure how long these are intended to last though.

@@mattnoyes7729 I'm more commenting on build quality. Rattle can spray paint, sawzall's being used everywhere, tape..... Now this is completely on the other end of the spectrum, but check out how a Newell, or Prevost is built out.

That is still infinite space for RVs on the roads and RV parks and campgrounds. In addition, the vast majority of motorhomes in Europe are nowhere near as large and oversized as in the USA. Optimum use of space is the first order of business