Elddis Autostratus

Having owned a second hand and a new Elddis I feel qualified to offer an opinion as to its quality. My first Elddis, an Autostratus, was disappointing. It developed an electrical fault (a short circuit was eventually discovered) when barely two years old,which took two years and two thousand pounds to correct. The habitation control panel was also a problem, failing consistently until I discovered that the internal circuit had a battery with a lifespan of three years maximum. The seatbelts had a detonator assisted action which was integrated into the airbag system, unfortunately this system was short lived and eight years later replacement seatbelts were not available. There must be many owners having great difficulty replacing these seatbelts.

My new Elddis Autoquest 120 arrived with a host of minor quality control problems. These problems were obviously there when the vehicle left the factory and also when the PDI was carried out. Faulty lights, ( internal & external ) faulty oven, squeeks etc. Thankfully after 3,000 miles there appears to be no major faults.

Possibly, I'm just unlucky and this is not typical Elddis.

had my firestorm from new in 2005.

like the rear lounge layout.

good value for money,no problems other than fault with gas supply which was fixed straight away by barrons

i loved the layout bought it from embee caravans bury, had nothing but faults on this new eldis autostrada it was taken back to the factory on a low loader from the dealers i had to collect it myself from consett i had big problems again i decided to trade it in for another new one the same as i was told this one would be ok,straight away i had faults again and due to all the stress i had suffered i sold it ,icould write a book with all the faults,the whole thing cost me £25,000, loss for 5,000 miles, i now own a hymer and have no problems and have toured france etc last year,ray

Would not spend over '£40,000 on another!!!

Would not buy or recommend another.

Fabulous van, real problem with obtaining parts from Elddis whose customer service is non-existant. Mine is not only van to suffer problems -- spoken to other Autostratus owners, one whose van has been off the road for 6 months due to poor manufacture.

I think that Elddis and its agents show no real urgency to resolve problems after they have received your money!!

Have resorted to contacting trading standards officers to resolve this matter, and they would be interested in hearing of any problems with this company.