Elddis Accordo 120

I had never heard of IH motorhomes and have just looked at their offerings.  The 600 RL/RD looks as if it is good quality with plenty of storage.  We would have to accept loss of width - convenient on narrow roads I know - and I am not mad keen on the sliding door configuration.  Another minor niggle is a shower curtain but, when in France in the warm, we mostly use the sanitaires for showers.

They are going to be on show at Broadlands next w/e so we might have a look.

Lunar are, as far as I know, the only manufacturers to use the Sprinter for a rear lounge PVC and only in the 7m length. I searched and searched and would even have paid the silly La Strada price had the layout been right.

Others, like Murvi, will convert a Sprinter but not to a RL layout. We investigated purchasing a new Sprinter and having it converted but it wasn't to be. Our local Marquis branch have even approached AS to make Sprinter PVCs but AS wont play ball.

The problem might be that the Sprinter seems to be longer in the cab and, thus, shorter in the rear body. Obviously, this makes fitting out the hab area more restricted and, together with possible wheel arch placement issues and the associated gubbins that goes with RWD, it means a RL layout in less than 7m is unlikely.

Which make/model do you have Tinwheeler, or are you still looking?

Bolero Boy has been most helpful in alerting me to other models.  Hillside Leisure do a nice PVC on the new VW Crafter.  It is called the Hopton.  Worth considering but there is the downside of a narrow body, inevitable with a PVC.

I also like the look of one or two of the Swifts and Auto-Trails but would have to accept the move away form a Mercedes or VW.

We have the 6m AS Warwick Duo PVC based on the manual Peugeot Boxer 2L 160bhp, Q. We swapped our beloved coachbuilt AS Suffolk on the auto Sprinter for it because we wanted to downsize - particularly on width. The hab unit will do us just fine. No way does the base vehicle match the Sprinter, though.  Performance is similar but build quality, ride comfort and manoeuvrability of the Peugeot lag way behind the Sprinter. 

The Warwick is also available on the auto Fiat but it is an automated manual and we decided to swerve it.

PS. I see the new 2017 Crafter is being built by VW in Poland and is no longer related to the Merc Sprinter. Previous Crafters come out of the same factories as Sprinters.

HI, Im thinking of buying the new Elddis Accordo 120 - Could anyone please give me advise on this Motorhome. Its my first Motorhome so I liked the fact that it was so small.

Hi we had the same problem when we went to collect our motorhome from the dealer. We had taken the two gas bottles out of the caravan that we had traded in at the same time, only one gas bottle fitted. We had the usual waffle from the service manager but refused to accept that it only held one bottle. After they rang eldiss who confirmed that it should hold two the engineer slightly adjusted the brackets and hey bingo two bottles slipped easily in place. Should be sorted out before leaving the factory