Fiat Ducato Conversion with HUGE rear LOUNGE!! | Swift Select 122 Camper Van Tour

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  • čas přidán 29. 08. 2024

Komentáře • 95

  • @Mark-rc1gj
    @Mark-rc1gj Před rokem +7

    Had ours for over 3 years now, done loads of travelling in it, absolutely love it and it was 20 grand cheaper, just shows how much the price has increased 👍🏻

  • @y0rkiebar
    @y0rkiebar Před rokem +5

    Hired a 122 for a week's holiday recently. Loved the rear double bed, very comfy. I wouldn't buy one though, the pinch point between the kitchen and washroom is annoying, other rear-lounge offerings don't have this issue.

  • @mikepalmer7687
    @mikepalmer7687 Před rokem +4

    Nice van, we have just bought a new V-Line 610 Sport which I obviously prefer

  • @okcantbelieveit294
    @okcantbelieveit294 Před rokem +14

    Good review but why do I get the impression that this particular van was cobbled together in a hurry?

  • @rjsmith26
    @rjsmith26 Před rokem +1

    Connector next to water is a 12v power source to pump water in. Downside the cover flap on these break off very easily and are not replaceable- 35 quid for a replacement fitting although an orangina cap fits which you see on lots of vans.

  • @philipellis7039
    @philipellis7039 Před rokem +1

    Saw one on the road like this and thought it’s the best looking thing Swift have ever made. But then they’ve made so little effort inside. This kind of layout done better by companies like Vantage.
    My old Hobby had the fridge behind the driver. If you forgot to lock the door it would swing open when you drove off and whack you in the back. At least I never went far with the fridge unlocked!

    • @briankeniry219
      @briankeniry219 Před 5 měsíci +1

      I agree, I have a consort on order and like the Vantage more storage and seemingly more thought to the internal arrangement while still having the end lounge..

  • @simon1066
    @simon1066 Před rokem +7

    The rear lounge will suit many, but I’d like to see Swift and other manufacturers look towards having a proper garage with twin or double bed above. It makes longer trips possible with the extra storage. I do have concerns with Swift build quality and thought I noticed a gap between the toilet and wall in the shower?

    • @fx53boy
      @fx53boy Před rokem

      Yeah, i had one of these on hire and felt the washroom could’ve been done better. Bench toilet would’ve better suited I think. The rear lounge was amazing!

    • @duckstrangler
      @duckstrangler Před rokem +6

      Yes, and the cutout for the tv aerial looked rough and the “leather” front seats look like covers?

  • @greensavant2573
    @greensavant2573 Před 6 měsíci

    I like the rear lounge with the two jack-knife sofas. I do not like having my Stromer and Bulls bikes on an external carrier, especially if over night in a dark place, or in a parking lot while doing a lot of shopping.

  • @j4nch
    @j4nch Před rokem +1

    Thank for showing! I must admit I'm not a big fan of the setup:
    1) you have to totally remove your beddings to be able to have a table
    2) you don't have much "cargo" space to store some leisure stuff(inflatable kayak, bikes, ... )
    3) In such small van, it's a pity to not be able to use the front seats with a table, seems like a loss of space.
    4) I hate those vans where you have to put a shower curtain, always stuck to you, especially in such close space.

  • @tangerinedream7211
    @tangerinedream7211 Před rokem +1

    Smart exterior, could be more modern in colouration inside than the wood effect laminate, ideal van for two people, seems very expensive though, but more space than a vee dub .

  • @okcantbelieveit294
    @okcantbelieveit294 Před rokem +1

    Six tonne limit on a car licence in NZ. Its about time the UK adopted that weight limit as well!

    • @peterwicks9851
      @peterwicks9851 Před rokem

      In the UK if you've passed your test before 1st January 1997 you can drive upto 7.5 tonnes on a car licence, otherwise its 3.5 tonnes.

  • @colinnewmarch1106
    @colinnewmarch1106 Před rokem +1

    You either love campervan or you dont, we moved from a motorhome to camper van similar to the Swift and love it. Compromise is space obviously . Don't know why the two waste taps are on different sides ,makes it awkward to dispose of waste at same time .Otherwise good layout and features but at 63 thousand ,ouch ,it also needs an underslung gas tank

    • @y0rkiebar
      @y0rkiebar Před rokem

      Yes, we hired a 122 and thought the grey/fresh taps on opposite sides was odd. No real biggie but a strange config.

  • @serendipity1046
    @serendipity1046 Před rokem +2

    “small screen ,helping to keep the cost down” 63k ! obviously not working then 😄

  • @tylerstravels0610
    @tylerstravels0610 Před rokem +1

    Beautiful van, love the 122, prefer the 184 though, now thats a van :-)

  • @samhelier-davis4701
    @samhelier-davis4701 Před rokem +3

    Loved the outside, but yet again dated colours on the inside!
    What's with the brown upholstery and the fake brown woodgrain.
    Would love to see brighter white washed grain cabinetry and grey more modern upholstery.
    Adria now make more modern interiors.
    Love my VW but when/if I go bigger I want it to be modern, not dated from day one.
    [Can you tell I've had a bad day at work today 🤭]
    Still loving the vids

  • @andrewholloway231
    @andrewholloway231 Před rokem

    I like that Swift Select.

  • @stevezodiac491
    @stevezodiac491 Před rokem

    A manual is also more fuel efficient which most people don't realise. By the way it is a canopy, not an awning.

  • @andrewflint8509
    @andrewflint8509 Před rokem

    the plug on outside is for an external pump to use an aqua roll ect

  • @julesbaby47
    @julesbaby47 Před rokem

    Lovely BUT, I love sitting adjacent to a big sliding door to have a cuppa and look at the view, like the California Ocean.

  • @1884foxy
    @1884foxy Před rokem +2

    Shocking interior

  • @Iomar1975
    @Iomar1975 Před rokem +3

    Brown woodgrain? Seriously?The outside of the truck looks smart and contemporary indeed but the inside like it just beamed from the '70's or something.
    I really hope they will offer some decent options for the inside colors or else I suspect they won't be selling a great many of them.

    • @garybleach
      @garybleach Před rokem +1

      Yeah I thought that. Very dated

  • @davidbewick6885
    @davidbewick6885 Před rokem

    To make one or two single beds, with this layout, you just dump the back cushions onto the floor.

  • @TimmysFavs
    @TimmysFavs Před rokem

    Think it's likely to be a 12v dc socket?
    It's a really nice looking campervan bot indide and outside!

  • @greensavant2573
    @greensavant2573 Před 6 měsíci

    @ 3:00...could that be a pressure relief port to be opened when you are filling the water?

  • @timvins
    @timvins Před rokem

    Nice to see the access door on the “right” (n/s) side for a change but these vans that are based on the Fiat/Ducato base are truly horrendous, very agricultural. My mom has a 21reg Catargo Malibu auto and we hired a new Swift motorhome this year and was amazed how awful they drive and feel.

    • @MrRationalist
      @MrRationalist Před rokem

      I would agree on the earlier ducatos but I have the new series 8 with a 160 auto and it drives very well compared to my old series 7, although I dont know what they drive like on a coachbuild , I have only had conversions

  • @Great-to-be
    @Great-to-be Před rokem

    Looks great, shame it’s not got a roof bed like the Adventure 65. Thank you for the review tho. 👍

  • @Rafael-ri2ft
    @Rafael-ri2ft Před rokem

    how do you make the bed in this layout? maybe sleeping bags? seems like a hassle making the bed every night and packing it up every morning?

  • @reruedamotor7514
    @reruedamotor7514 Před rokem

    A very nice camper van! Great video!!!

  • @stuarthall2523
    @stuarthall2523 Před rokem +3

    I think it’s a shame they no longer have curtains. They make a van feel more homely. This one looks a bit clinical.

  • @ttxela
    @ttxela Před rokem

    Does look a nice van, like that oven 👍

  • @craftyourwaytopeace
    @craftyourwaytopeace Před rokem +1

    Why don't they put the bathrooms in the rear? They are beautiful but very cramped.

    • @sarahann530
      @sarahann530 Před rokem

      They do that with rear bathroom conversions which this one is not .

  • @nigelk780
    @nigelk780 Před rokem +3

    Drivers seat doesnt recline enough unless your short. 0nly two travel seats. Fridge door wouldnt open the other way no space for the door to rotate. No garage space and no fixed bed. These vans are cheaper than the continental layout for a reason. Best bit is the lounging ability but thats about it.

    • @dcurleyifa
      @dcurleyifa Před rokem

      This van would suit a mature couple who don’t have toys to fit in a garage and who want to just lounge about when parked up, market is big for this van.

    • @stevenperrin6010
      @stevenperrin6010 Před rokem

      It’s a campervan not a motorhome

  • @Campervan-Dreams
    @Campervan-Dreams Před 10 měsíci

    Hi, nice video and tour thank you. Would you know, is this on an L3 H3? Many thanks.

  • @DS-fo4ed
    @DS-fo4ed Před rokem

    I would say overall the manuals are much more common in motorbikes and campervans so I would disagree with that. We’ve been told it weighs 3.5 tons , but that’s laden weight not empty. So how much is the payload? Better vans on the market

    • @keiththompson8289
      @keiththompson8289 Před rokem +1

      You get around 540kg payload @ 3.5T You can upgrade to 4T if you have the correct licence.. There's always a better van somewhere, all vans are compromises, you just have to accept what is best for you within you're budget.

  • @corsinivideos
    @corsinivideos Před 6 měsíci

    Nice but literally no wheeer to put stuff ass there is no storage at the back.

  • @itroy3039
    @itroy3039 Před rokem

    Nothing like keeping chocolate in the ftidge 😉

    • @ABusAndBeyond
      @ABusAndBeyond  Před rokem +1

      YES!!! 🙌

    • @itroy3039
      @itroy3039 Před rokem

      @@ABusAndBeyond even better with a cup of tea 👍

    • @CarolinaZ501
      @CarolinaZ501 Před rokem +1

      @@ABusAndBeyond My much taller husband places all the chocolate in our home fridge on the highest shelf, way out of my reach. Send help;). Lovely van, thanks for the detailed tour!

  • @janemcintyre1771
    @janemcintyre1771 Před rokem

    totally love it

  • @ScottishVanTrips
    @ScottishVanTrips Před rokem

    Thanks for the review, do you know what colour that Ducato was? I've ordered a Autotrail Adventure 65 in Artense Grey, but not seen it yet 🤣

  • @josh_bfc_2769
    @josh_bfc_2769 Před rokem

    Not a great deal of food prep area. A little table at the side near the sink. They could've put another on the other side near the cooker. There's others similar that has lots of prep area.

  • @davidyersz8668
    @davidyersz8668 Před rokem

    As cool as they are even the VW campers for there price I could by a 6 Berth BAILEY 81/6

  • @audreytaylor2298
    @audreytaylor2298 Před rokem

    Is there somewhere in scotland i could buy this Ducato fixate swift select 122 camper van? Grampian region to Dundee.?

  • @sebastianogiustiniani4466

    I don't like the trivalent refrigerator. They should all be compressors

  • @allywray
    @allywray Před rokem

    Could the sleeping area
    accommodate 2 Single sleepers please?

    • @deborahgood9197
      @deborahgood9197 Před rokem

      We have an Elddis CV20 and use the rear as two single beds

  • @chrishalfpenny7969
    @chrishalfpenny7969 Před rokem +1

    Possibly find out about the van a bit more before doing a review . The little thingy on the outside for example.

  • @dancarden72
    @dancarden72 Před rokem

    swift do a two way opening fridge

  • @keiththompson8289
    @keiththompson8289 Před rokem

    We have the Autotrail 610 Sport, these have an underslung gas, water and waste tanks. The Sport option gives you a boot which is a rectangular box shape, so very useful. I like the Swift's over cab window, neater than Autotrails version. The Sport option also gives you a wrap around lounge, but no barn doors. Both brands suffer from the near side lounge window potentially being damaged by the sliding door, why they don't fit sliding there windows is beyond me. Why arn't there rails or lips fitted to the Swift's bathroom shelves? For two people both this Swift model and the Aurotrail equivalent are comfortable, nimble and economical vans.

  • @alrightdave6135
    @alrightdave6135 Před rokem +2

    So many haters in the van community. Is this the norm? All glass half empty types? Ooh, you shouldn’t do it like that.

    • @ABusAndBeyond
      @ABusAndBeyond  Před rokem

      Certainly seems awfully critical in the comments doesn’t it! 😂🤷‍♀️

  • @MrRationalist
    @MrRationalist Před rokem

    I understand what they are trying to do but it just doesnt work for me , just doesnt flow

  • @garybleach
    @garybleach Před rokem +1

    What a strange van. Literally no storage 63k is insane for that the fittings looked pretty cheap tbh. At 43 maybe for a bit of fun for few years but way over priced

    • @keiththompson8289
      @keiththompson8289 Před rokem

      Have you checked out the price of a Ducato Professional van? Even allowing for bulk discounts £63k inc vat is cheap.

  • @richardbutterworth3714
    @richardbutterworth3714 Před 2 měsíci

    Amazing!!! Backward driving cars 😂

  • @El-Tel63-Terry.
    @El-Tel63-Terry. Před rokem

    No, automatic is rare compared to the manual gearbox.

  • @jetblackjk
    @jetblackjk Před rokem

    😍❤️💕Beautifull ❤️💕👌🏼🌹

  • @garykeighley712
    @garykeighley712 Před rokem

    Nice van not sure about the layout 🤔

  • @davidm9643
    @davidm9643 Před rokem

    If you want to know what something is on the van why not just go in to showroom and ask

  • @DD_11111
    @DD_11111 Před rokem

    Sorry but my Weinsberg conversion is a far nicer layout and sleeps 5.

  • @geraldinemorris5181
    @geraldinemorris5181 Před rokem

    It’s lazy and cheap not to put a folding tap in the sink to give a clear work space .

  • @paulbenson7381
    @paulbenson7381 Před rokem

    Think once you've seen one there all the same

  • @dalehotpinky
    @dalehotpinky Před 5 měsíci

    Adria twin is much better

  • @MrProfessorFelipe
    @MrProfessorFelipe Před 11 měsíci

    Too expensive. In Brasil we do it better with half of the cost.

  • @reefermark5298
    @reefermark5298 Před rokem

    outside looks good crap interior totaly boring and definatly not cozy for 53 grand you could buy much nicer

  • @alanjones7040
    @alanjones7040 Před rokem

    Nope..looks narrow and dull!

  • @andrewjones-productions
    @andrewjones-productions Před rokem +1

    Not at all impressed with this motorhome to be honest. I also do wish Swift would stop smacking the national flag all over the side of their motorhomes and caravans.

    • @sarahann530
      @sarahann530 Před rokem +1

      It is embarrassing especially when on the Continent .

  • @chow24
    @chow24 Před rokem

    Nice tattoos.....WHY

  • @jedturner9173
    @jedturner9173 Před rokem

    Nothing new nothing Innovative, and a fix it again tony van

  • @colmranger
    @colmranger Před rokem +1

    Wouldn't touch a fiat

    • @888johnmac
      @888johnmac Před rokem +1

      TBH that's what i thought , then 4 years ago my work got 4 ducato's .. each one does about 50k miles a year & other than servicing every 20k miles ( roughly ) none of them have needed attention .. they're quieter & more comfortable than our previous Sprinters & Transits .. and are going to be replaces shortly with 4 more Ducato's

  • @l.chamindajayasathperera730

    Could you pls learn how to video and do this…. Also pls learn editing as well..

    • @ABusAndBeyond
      @ABusAndBeyond  Před rokem +4

      Maybe one day we will be as good as your channel

  • @johnthedude1000
    @johnthedude1000 Před 7 měsíci

    lots of cup holders everywhere NOPE

  • @garykeighley712
    @garykeighley712 Před rokem

    Nice van not sure about the layout 🤔