Transport & Motoring | Walkabout Rentals & Sales
Home on the road Going on a road trip doesn’t mean having to sacrifice all the comforts of home, and with a new motorhome from Walkabout Sales, you won’t have to. Walkabout Rentals & Sales has been hiring out luxury European motorhomes for 15 years and is now supplying to a growing number of Kiwis who want to own one of their own.
Luxury motorhomes in demand Walkabout Sales is a family-owned business run by Shane and Noelene Smale, who are passionate about the vehicles they sell to New Zealanders. “We supply European vehicles that are Italian class – they’re in a class of their own,” Shane says. “People want all the features in a low-line automatic motorhome, and the Italians build them with all the toys.”
Walkabout Sales is the only licensed New Zealand dealer for Caravans International (CI), which has been manufacturing motorhomes and caravans in Europe for more than 35 years. Of course this success doesn’t come all by itself – plenty of hard work and solid working relationships goes into the mix – including support from Final Touch, the paint repair specialists. The newest model in Walkabout Sales’ range is the Magis 82p, which has a double bed in the front and two single beds in the rear. The beautiful Magis 82p has a rear shower and toilet, swivel front seats, eco-leather upholstery, LED lighting, gas oven, LED TV, a solar panel and reversing camera.
Luxury European motorhomes are in big demand from Walkabout Rentals & Sales
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Buyers today want a fixed central rear bed option or two singles, which are the only options Walkabout specialises in. The French bed models (bed in corner) and east-west bed are no longer popular with Kiwis.
CI motorhomes from Walkabout Sales offer a full range of features as standard, including: • Automatic • Traction control / hill hold / rain sensors / LED driving lights • Fixed central rear bed • Or two single rear beds
Walkabout Sales includes a wide range of factory options as standard in all its motorhomes, with 85 percent of vehicles built on high-quality Fiat chassis. “Our new motorhomes also come with a three year warrant of fitness, not just a COF,” Shane says. “They are just like driving a car.” AT
Walkabout Rentals & Sales (NZ) Ltd 14/51 Ash Road Wiri Auckland T (09) 8108 999 M 027 6591748 E sales@walkaboutrentals.co.nz www.walkaboutsales.co.nz — Advertising Feature
• Lowline motorhome • Motorhome with light colour timber not dark
EMBARRASSING SCRATCHES? DULL FADED PAINT? STONE CHIPS? JUST LOOKING A BIT TIRED?
• Eco leather upholstery • LED lighting
IS THE ANSWER!
• LED TV/DVD with Sky
“The Magis 66p is a popular vehicle we sell and features the central vanity,” says Shane.
• Three way automatic fridge
It has a similar list of features, as well as a large garage at the rear. A popular design feature of CI motorhomes is the ash-blond timber interior, which offers a more modern look and better resale than dark timber.
• Solar panel
“There are five different models in the CI range, including the four-berth Magis 85p that offers a choice in bed configurations, the four-berth Sinfonia with the fixed central rear bed, and the Prestige three-berth campervan.”
Quality motorhomes built to last
• Large garage • 16 inch alloy wheels • Gas oven • Awning
... and can transform the look of your vehicle whatever the type or colour it may be • Polishing, paint repair and valet • Unique stone chip and scratch repairs • Top quality products for great lasting results
“We are proud to be able to assist the team from Walkabout with their protective paint coatings”
• Reverse camera • Factory stereo with Bluetooth and USB.
“The best car yards choose us and now you can too!” 5C/5 Douglas Alexander Parade, Albany www.finaltouch.co.nz E: sales@finaltouch.co.nz | Ph: 358 1141 or Gordon Mob 0274 901 770
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A CLASS OF THEIR OWN Over 35 Years Experience Building Motorhomes
ALL MODELS AUTOMATIC - DRIVES LIKE A CAR HILL HOLD / DUSK & RAIN SENSORS / LED DRIVING LIGHTS ALL MOTORHOMES ARE WOF FOR 3 YEARS ( from New) 5 YEAR WATER INGRESS WARRANTY 5 MODELS IN THE RANGE TO CHOOSE FROM
LOWLINE SPECIALISTS - ITALIAN STYLE & QUALITY WALKABOUT MOTORHOME RENTALS & SALES (NZ) LTD 14/51 ASH ROAD - WIRI - AUCKLAND VIEWING BY APPOINTMENT
Phone 09 8108999 or 0276591748 • www.walkaboutsales.co.nz
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