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With the Windrush, it seems Auto-Sleepers are returning to their forte of building top-notch van conversions, but now with a level of fresh thinking only previously seen in their heyday with models such as the Rambler, SV100 and Clubman.
Stylish but conservative on the outside (attracting plenty of positive comment on site and resplendent in Golden White metallic), the Windrush feels incredibly spacious inside.
Add the £2500 Premium Pack and the spec includes alloy wheels, air-conditioning and cruise control, but the steering wheel-mounted switches and rear speakers (in the seat bases) are linked to only the most basic of radio/CD units.
That was the only chink in an impressive armoury of equipment that also included an external barbecue point, auto-retracting electric step with blue LED lights, a fitted underfloor gas tank (for significantly cheaper gas supplies and space-saving inside), an awning, and two more extra cost items – a bike rack and the latest Dometic roof air-con unit with built-in skylight.
A standard Windrush is well-appointed, a Premium Pack one has pretty much everything.
For travel you have a quartet of comfortable seats, all facing front with good views and three-point belts – and it’s reassuring to see substantial steel frames under the rear chairs.
In the evening you’ll welcome the plentiful lighting (much of it by power-saving LED) and the posh pleated blinds at the side windows, though the lined (but too short) cab curtains may come as a disappointment in this era of ever-better blinds.
The real night-time story of the Windrush concerns those bunk beds and here Auto-Sleepers have really done their homework. The lower bunk is the better one (slightly bigger, slightly thicker mattress) but both are potentially adult berths (generous enough for a pair of teenagers certainly).
The upper one is built on a sturdy steel frame and they have individual curtains so kids can be put to bed at different times, while each also has a useful cupboard at one end.
In the kitchen, you’ll be back to wondering where on earth they found so much space. The Thetford cooker offers three burners and an oven/grill, while the sink comes with a removable draining board and a very neat clip-on draining rack that attaches to the glass lid.
The Windrush has a pair of slim wardrobes – one atop the other – sandwiched between the washroom and the bunks. They won’t hold a whole designer collection but they should be enough for a family camping trip. More importantly, there’s a locker (with access from above or via the back doors) underneath the bottom bunk with space for your hose, mains lead, walking boots, levelling wedges and more.
For longer trips you could simply carry a couple of storage boxes on the lower bunk and re-site these on the cab seats at night. For a van conversion of standard dimensions the Windrush has more storage capacity than you’d expect.
Verdict:
Real practical thought has gone into this model, resulting in one of the most refreshing and exciting new motorhomes from Auto-Sleepers in many years. Of course, there are compromises in fitting family accommodation into a six-metre panel van, but if Britain’s oldest motorhome manufacturer can come up with solutions as neat as this then their future looks bright once again.
Fact-file:
Cost to insure: £285.50*
Price from: £46,495
Berths: 4
Dimensions: 5.99m L, 2.26m W, 2.60 H (excluding optional roof air-con)
Interior height: 1.88m
Beds: Front transverse double 1.76m x 1.48m (usable length 1.85m) rear bunk beds 1.82m x 0.65m (lower) and 1.78m x 0.63m (upper) each with 0.60m headroom)
* Motorhome insurance based on 2012 Auto-Sleepers Windrush valued at £44,390. Fitted with CAT 1 Alarm and Immobiliser system. Kept on driveway at home at TD9 8ED. Motorhome owners – professionals over 50 years old with no claims, convictions or health conditions in last 3 years. 4 years no claims bonus mirrored from car policy and 2 years motorhome driving experience. Members of motorhome club doing less than 5000 miles annually. £250 excess applies. European cover £21.00 Extra. European Breakdown £43 extra. Premium includes Insurance Premium Tax (IPT) at 6% and is correct as of 15.12.11.
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I am looking for a Family campervan 6m or under that can accomodate the 3 of us on longer touring trips with the option of bringing a friend along also. Yes we are a family that tour with our Son whos is currently 5 and rough it sometimes on french Aires I’m not into pre-booking campsites and staying there for the duration with a motorhome defeats ths whole point of having one in my honest opinion. So you’ve probably established we’re porbably not the norm and hence perhaps why we don’t seem to be able ot find a motorhome that is any more suitable than the old Auto Trail Tracker we currently own. This however looks like it could fit the bill except that 1. It’s a van conversion and 2. Storage seems limited, unless the whole area under the bottom bunk can be filled up and accessed easily – I don’t think it can though looking at this. Personally I find it dissapointing that they seem to come up with such a great design on a Van Conversion but not on a Coachbuild. Were this a coachbuild you could have a mini garage accessed from the side with the bottom bunk folded up. A drop down bed arrangement could also be encorporated and a smaller side door would allow for additional storage lockers above. Ths Gas Tank sounds really innovative, presumably this allows you to fill up cheaply at Fuel Stations wherever you are in the world without having to take a Camping Gaz cylinder along as we currently do on trips abroad.
20 year with 2 versions of Harmony owned. Don’t do roasts removing cooker and have cupboard fitted instead. Lower Cab floor so no step which will allow increase depth of over cab storage and allow 2 single berths rather than double. O/S Single table storage is shin kicker and knee smasher as Mounting base sticks out to far. Flap required on O/S seat as per 96 Harmony for extra storage. Where do I store my folding outside chairs. Don’t store on rear bunks heavy braking will throw anything forward
I’m sure most couples tour without children (or put them in a tent!), and it would be interesting to see what better uses Autosleeper could put the bunk space to: a challenge. Apart from the bunks, this looks very interesting.
Hi there we are thinking of a auto sleeper susex duo what about the
singleglased glass for consendsation ?your faithfully Michael Baxter .
I agree with Mark. We too have a Symbol and we love it. One feature ours has which the Windrush doesn’t is an electric hot plate which is really handy when you are hooked up. I’m surprised they haven’t included it here. The under floor gas tank sounds an excellent innovation – as does the BBQ point, and the van looks the business. There’s no comment about the heating though. I’d be interested in a van conversion for 2 adults with a fixed bed that doesn’t have to be made up every night. Is Autosleeper considering such a thing?
To each his own I guess, but my wife and I have just returned from 3 months touring Switzerland and France in an Autosleeper Symbol which is smaller and we had no problems with space. Having said that, there are only 2 of us. An outside silver screen solves the lack of cab space at night.
I have to agree with Mike. We have Hymer B544 which is marketed as a 5 person vehicle but it is really only comfortable for my wife and myself as far as efficiently setting up for the night, on arrival, is concerned.
Next day, after showers and breakfast, getting ready to move on for our daily site-seeing excursions then finally returning to our site for the evening it is only easy for 2 people in this size vehicle.
Even while reading or watching TV with 5 people onboard, making a cup of tea or going to the toilet isn’t fun.
Your roadtest comment “For longer trips you could simply carry a couple of storage boxes on the lower bunk and re-site these on the cab seats at night.” isn’t realistic and points up these types of problems.
Hi Mike
Thanks for your feedback. We thought the reviewer had covered off many of the key features of the motorhome. As the pictures show the reviewer did carry out a live in test with his family and was impressed. It’s good to have comments from yourself to provide an alternate point of view especially with you having owned and used a similar motorhome over a much longer period. We would certainly be interested to get some more thoughts about the Windrush from motorhoming families.
Kind regards
Craig
Caravan Guard
What a ludicrous review – bland comments like” bunks have individual curtains so kids can be put to bed at different times” and wardrobes that “won’t hold a whole designer collection but they should be enough for a family camping trip” show quite clearly that the reviewer has a total lack of understanding of a) family camping and b) the amount of space required to live in. Readers should treat this “review” as nothing more than coffee table rubbish – I have an almost identical van and my wife and I struggle to overnight in it.