Carado Motorhomes

Etrusco is a Hymer brand built at the same production facility in Tuscany (Italy) as Laika. They build RHD A Class and Coachbuits and their brochure claims

"Italian design and exacting German engineering - at a truly competitive price.".

Having seen them locally I suspect they are  "budget" Laikas 

you may well be right, Etrusco has just appeared on the UK EHG radar...

even more competition for the UK mid range...

In answer to the earlier follow up:-

"In October our Carado is 2 years old. We love it, they are not as solidly built as older motorhomes, like most now. But I made a couple of mods on 2 items to make them stronger, nothing serious. At the comparative price I think they are good value. We have the 2.3 cc 130 multijet Fiat Ducati engine. We find it has ample power & quite economical. Excellent after sales 2 year warranty by Fiat includes roadside breakdown in Europe. "

Thanks for update cyberyacht really useful.

With regard to Carado, all I can say is that my Carado i339 is completely perfect at 3-years old, and has been trouble-free since day-1. In fact, on delivery I spoke with the chief engineer at the dealership; he told me off the record that Carado vehicles in general present the fewest issues and have the quietest drive - along with Cathago (unlike certain brands which can spend 3-days in the workshop before being snag-free enough for handover). Expect solid build that just impresses more and more the better you get to know your vehicle. I was even pleasantly surprised that the cost of a new windscreen if required isn't too bad at all, even though it's an A-Class. A Carado won't have quite the snazzy panache of say an Itineo, but if you're looking for build quality .. look no further.

Notwithstanding my report of two years ago, my mate in Spain has since had no end of problems subsequently and last year got rid of the Carado and bought an older Hymer Swing with which he is most content.

I collected my Carado T132 in March 2020 just before lockdown. Haven’t ventured abroad yet, hopefully next month. 2 years on we have done 6,000 miles and 150 nights. Like Jetstar so far so good pleased with build quality etc. Cyberyacht sorry to hear your mate in Spain unhappy with his after his positive comments 2 years ago. What sort of problems did he have with his Carado ?

Don;t now the ins and outs and didn't want to open old wounds so to speak.