A'van Pop Top Series

Great light weight van with ensuite – Update Jan 2024 have put another 8000klm on the van and still very satisfied overall. Now towing with Mercedes Vito 119 LWB van. As below my major gripe was with the useless stable door and insect screen. No security unless you lock the door. The screen has finally totally died and most of the operating strings have broken. Approx $500 for a new… Read more

screen door. So bit the bullet and have installed an Aussie Traveller door and security screen. Has both insect and safety screen with 3 point locking. Can now sleep with door open. Have to cut larger hole in van wall to suit, but doable if reasonably handy (will do seperate review).

Have owned from new for 3 years. We were looking for a smallish van with an ensuite that we could tow without have to buy a large tow vehicle. Originally had a Kia Sorento which towed the van easily. Is very stable and have done many thousands of kilometres without tow issues. There seem to be regular complaints about these vans. I must say I think it pays to be a little handy if you want to own a van as some of these complaints seem to be common to caravans in general. Doors do come loose and often replacing screws with a slightly larger size can solve the problem. We have had a number leaks in water pipes. Our van seems to have a mix of 2 different click connections- John Guest and a Chinese generic fitting. The Chinese fittings have failed (flooding inside the van) and I have replaced a number with the better John Guest fittings. Our van came with a split entry door and sliding insect screen. It’s a personal choice but I would suggest avoiding and if possible get a 1 piece door with a proper security door. This allows better ventilation, handy in warm weather. Plenty of storage in both cupboards and under bed storage. For those who a little older I would also suggest checking whether you can pop the roof up. With the air conditioner on the roof it is a heavy lift. The island bed is very comfortable. The shower and toilet are seperate which is a plus and not always available on a van of this size. Have contacted A’van spares on couple of occasions with no reply. Overall more than happy with this van. Have made a few changes to suite ourselves and am considering changing the entry door. As with a lot of vans there is an issue with the load you can carry, but that is a problem that needs sorting out at a design level. If you fill the 2 water tanks you have used 2/3 of your allowed carry capacity.

Light to tow – Great design. Love the bath room but some cheap fittings let it down, roof lockdowns plated only and rust quickly. Large window fly screen comes out in the breese allowing insects in. The lower wardrobe twisted so the door doesn't fit properly. The cupboard doors are only printed paper and would be better if laminated as they scratch easily. Other than that we are very happy with the van. Excellent service from A Van Loganholme Qld.  Show reply

Great general purpose van – Really happy with the comfort and finish. Bought new in 2006 and tows easily behind our dual fuel Falcon wagon. The combination works so well that we found another low mileage wagon once the first one wore out. A/con is very useful and solar with the battery work really well. Only issue has been the gas regulator which we had replaced twice, once on warranty. Would like a bigger fridge, but get round that with a cooler in the car.  Show details

only problem was the Screens – and also we replaced the cafe lounge and table. with fold away table and 2 chairs.I also put a door on the outside under the bed so we keep our table and chairs etc easy to get to instead of lifting the bed. now if i could change the door with security screen door and door it would be perfect, we have had this van for 10yrs and traveled around Oz a couple of times. love how easy it is to tow . i just love my van,  Show details

We have A'van Leah MK11 bought in 2006 – Love the van but not the door design or blinds & insect screens, they allow the insects to crawl in. would love to replace the door with one that you have security screens and the solid door like a lot of other brands and also like to replace the window screens & blinds, other then that it has been a good van