VW Beach - Is this good value ?
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Kicking around the idea of getting a VW Beach, which must have 5 seats (No kitchen is needed)
A few must-have options
Nav, active cruise, auto, LED lights, park heater, parking sensors
Spotted this one looks expensive (especially as it appears to be a non facelift i.e 6.1)
Thoughts please?
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202203193... New&onesearchad=Used&price-from=11000&radius=1500&sort=price-desc&year-from=2017
A few must-have options
Nav, active cruise, auto, LED lights, park heater, parking sensors
Spotted this one looks expensive (especially as it appears to be a non facelift i.e 6.1)
Thoughts please?
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202203193... New&onesearchad=Used&price-from=11000&radius=1500&sort=price-desc&year-from=2017
Thanks for all the replies
We currently have a 7 seater Defender (late 2020) which is great for lots of stuff such as carrying sporting kits/ bikes etc, dogs etc
but not great for dogs on very long journeys (couped up in the boot)
we don't need 7 seats (although 5 would be useful)
and not possible to sleep in for the very occasional stopover
I'm struggling with the idea of paying near £60k for what is basically a Caravelle with a pop-top roof.
We currently have a 7 seater Defender (late 2020) which is great for lots of stuff such as carrying sporting kits/ bikes etc, dogs etc
but not great for dogs on very long journeys (couped up in the boot)
we don't need 7 seats (although 5 would be useful)
and not possible to sleep in for the very occasional stopover
I'm struggling with the idea of paying near £60k for what is basically a Caravelle with a pop-top roof.
Thanks for the feedback on your ownership experiance, and the nudge 
Spuffington said:
OP - you may already have seen on here that I bought a T6 Ocean a couple of months ago. Coming from a brand new X5 and before that a combo of 9m Motorhome and Porsche Cayenne GTS, I wondered what I was getting myself into with the Cali. Having said that, 1.2k miles and 2months later, I’m loving it and wishing I’d done it sooner.
It’s such a practical, versatile and remarkably comfortable vehicle to drive and travel in. On smooth ish roads it’s very comfortable, its van roots become obvious over rougher bits of road, but it’s surprisingly useable as an everyday car (albeit we have an X1 for short trips too).
The price is the price. You could spend months agonising over trying to get a deal in an inflated market. I think I got one in the end (£54.5k for a fully loaded MY2018 150PS Ocean w/11k on the clock) but I’d have been willing to pay another £10k for the right van. That said, the one in your link is expensive for a Beach IMO. If it’s what you really want though, just go for it. My other half was sceptical when I settled on the Cali. She owned a Westfalia KeplerOne previously which we liked but didn’t love. And she was concerned the petrolhead in me wouldn’t be satisfied with a 150ps van. However, after a few trips out as a family using it as a day van, a couple of overnights with my 9yr old daughter with me and a couple of solo MTBing excursions, the van has become the “do it all” fun bus.
I have no problems driving it every day to the station or school run. At this stage we’d probably struggle to go back to having just a “normal” car (even if it was a Performance Car).
Wholehearted recommendation from me. Sure, get the best deal you can but don’t hold out for cheaper ones if it’s what you really want and can see yourself in it longterm. I’m gutted I didn’t do it 10-20yrs ago (and I’m 43!).
To the poster who mentioned swapping the bellows for the T6.1 - can you provide more info? Cost? Who was it done by? It’s high on my list of upgrades since the pre facelift tent is way too bright and doesn’t have the front opening either.
It’s such a practical, versatile and remarkably comfortable vehicle to drive and travel in. On smooth ish roads it’s very comfortable, its van roots become obvious over rougher bits of road, but it’s surprisingly useable as an everyday car (albeit we have an X1 for short trips too).
The price is the price. You could spend months agonising over trying to get a deal in an inflated market. I think I got one in the end (£54.5k for a fully loaded MY2018 150PS Ocean w/11k on the clock) but I’d have been willing to pay another £10k for the right van. That said, the one in your link is expensive for a Beach IMO. If it’s what you really want though, just go for it. My other half was sceptical when I settled on the Cali. She owned a Westfalia KeplerOne previously which we liked but didn’t love. And she was concerned the petrolhead in me wouldn’t be satisfied with a 150ps van. However, after a few trips out as a family using it as a day van, a couple of overnights with my 9yr old daughter with me and a couple of solo MTBing excursions, the van has become the “do it all” fun bus.
I have no problems driving it every day to the station or school run. At this stage we’d probably struggle to go back to having just a “normal” car (even if it was a Performance Car).
Wholehearted recommendation from me. Sure, get the best deal you can but don’t hold out for cheaper ones if it’s what you really want and can see yourself in it longterm. I’m gutted I didn’t do it 10-20yrs ago (and I’m 43!).
To the poster who mentioned swapping the bellows for the T6.1 - can you provide more info? Cost? Who was it done by? It’s high on my list of upgrades since the pre facelift tent is way too bright and doesn’t have the front opening either.
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