“We had never even driven a camper before, the whole process was new to us”

April 10, 2019

Our home is Vancouver, Canada. For more than a decade, we routinely travelled to Europe for cycling, outdoor adventure and touristing. Some of our best life memories are in Europe; so very early in our European travels we knew we needed to set ourselves up for a long term travelling in Europe.

It became obvious that a motorhome / camping car was something which would allow us greater travel freedom and opportunities. We hold EU citizenship but are not residents, so buying and insuring a camper was going to be a challenge. We did a lot of research and contacted quite a number of travelers and dealers for advice.

At some point we found Phill and Hannah’s website “Euro Camping Cars” and a description of how we might be able to put the puzzle together. We contacted Phill for direction and advice. Everything then started to fall into place. By good luck, Phill was able to access the new campervan model we were interested in.

We had never even driven a camper before, or even slept in one; so the whole process was new to us.

Working on this project with Phill worked out very well. He was amazingly patient with us and all our questions and concerns were answered honestly and realistically. Phill managed the project each step of the way. Over time each step was accomplished – ordering, deposit, buying, deciding on options (factory and dealer), insuring and eventually delivery. Phill kept us in the loop at every step, answering our emails quickly and providing the sort of advice we needed.

We can say we have absolute confidence in Phill and the team.

Since acquiring our Camper in the spring of 2017, we have had all sorts of great adventures and a few misadventures including a fender bender (not our fault). Phill helped us with the arrangements to get the camper fixed. Thank you! We have stored our camper at Phill’s premises for two winters while home in Vancouver.

Buying a campervan in Europe is obviously a big financial cost with lots of unknowns, particularly if your home is on the other side of the planet. That said, we have no regrets and we are pleased to have had Phill and the team helping us fulfill our goal.

We are looking forward to many years ahead touring Europe. We strongly recommend anyone considering a similar adventure to work with Phill, Hannah and the team at Euro Camping Cars.

Feel free to contact us if we can help in any way via our blog, www.swifteurope.ca

~ Chris and Gill