Traveling in a motorhome is a new fad! 1600 yuan to rent a motorhome to travel, are you willing?

Information Times News (reporter Luo Xiaotong) spend one or two thousand yuan to rent a caravan to travel, are you willing? In the past May Day holiday, the Information Times reporter found that driving a caravan to camp and travel has become a new choice for many consumers. In the car market, the types of caravan products are rich, the supporting living facilities are basically complete, and consumers can come to a trip by renting or buying a car by renting or buying a car.

Self-driving motorhome travel into the new May Day fashion

During the May Day holiday, some caravan campsites around Guangzhou attracted many tourists who drove their own caravans to camp. In addition to water supply facilities, power supply facilities, sewage treatment devices and other facilities specially configured for RVs, the caravan camp is also equipped with tents, wooden houses, sports and amusement equipment and other facilities. Mr. Zhao, who used to travel abroad during his holidays, chose to camp around Guangzhou with a rental car with a few friends on May Day this year. "Meet three or two friends, blow the evening breeze together, eat barbecue, drink small wine, talk about the troubles of childhood, more comfortable." 」 He said.

Judging from the situation visited by the reporter during the May Day holiday, many Guangzhou neighbors will also go to RV-related rental and sales stores to experience static experience or test drive RVs. Among them, a retired couple, accompanied by their children, experienced a B-type caravan, "Although the space of the B-type caravan is not as large as the C-type, the basic living facilities are complete, which is enough for our two elders, so the cost performance is also higher." Ms. Li, who has a family of six, told reporters: "We often rent a motorhome for a few days during the holidays and then take the children on a trip. In terms of model selection, we will prefer a more practical motorhome, which has both a bathroom and a living room, as well as four beds, and it is very convenient for a family to travel. Also considering renting a car is Mr. Zeng, "Now the epidemic does not allow us to go everywhere, renting a caravan to camp around the city is also very good, and there is no need to worry about the holiday hotel can not book a good room." ”

Travelling by motorhome, purchase or lease is possible

Car dealers currently offer services for renting and buying their own cars. Taking SAIC Maxus, which ranked first in the market segment in the first quarter of this year, as an example, it already has a wealth of caravan products such as trailer-trailer caravans, B-type caravans, C-type caravans, pickup trucks, etc., which can be purchased by themselves, and many models also support leasing. The relevant person in charge of SAIC Maxus maxus told reporters: "The choice of leasing or self-purchase of cars mainly depends on the different car needs of consumers, but no matter what kind of needs consumers have, SAIC Maxus will do its best to meet them." ”

When the reporter visited the Guangzhou direct sales store of SAIC Maxus MAXUS's original factory car during the May Day period, he learned that consumers who came to the store chose to buy and lease both, and some consumers would rent for a period of time before buying a caravan to experience it in advance. On the cost of renting a caravan, the sales staff in the store said: "If you rent it, it is billed according to the number of days, generally speaking, the cost of a day is about 1500 to 1600 yuan, and the holidays will be hundreds of more expensive, and it may be up to 2000 yuan." ”

In response to the problem of RV rental costs, Mr. Luo, who lives in Panyu, said: "Holiday hotels will increase prices, and it is understandable that car rental is more expensive. And a C-type motorhome is no problem to live for 6 people, not necessarily more expensive than staying in a hotel. ”

Motorhome sentry mode monitors intruders

Since the first motorhome with independent intellectual property rights rolled off the production line in 2001, the caravan has a development history of nearly 20 years in China, and the domestic caravan market has grown at a faster rate in recent years.

It is understood that the current motorhomes on the market are mainly divided into self-propelled and trailer-type, self-propelled motorhome refers to a motorized motorhome that can rely on its own traction to drive forward, and the trailer-type caravan is a caravan that has no power and needs additional vehicles to tow it. From the perspective of existing product categories, the current domestic caravan models are mainly self-propelled, of which the C-type caravan will still occupy the dominant position.

The interior of the C-type motorhome is basically divided into driving area, reception area, kitchen, bathroom and sleeping area, complete configuration, practical at home, such as bed, sofa card seat, induction cooker, sink, refrigerator, wash stand, toilet toilet, shower, etc. are equipped, and the internal space will be more spacious than the self-propelled B-type motorhome, some C-type motorhomes will also set up a forehead bed, and the bed board is turned over to be a car LCD TV.

It is worth mentioning that the caravan not only provides complete living equipment in a limited space, but also pays more and more attention to the safety of travel, among which many car dealers provide a higher level of safety by creating lightweight and high-strength body structures, using environmentally friendly materials to ensure the air quality in the car, and equipped with intelligent driving assistance configuration. Combined with the common car scenes of self-driving caravan travel, such as in the issue of height limit, because most of the RV body height is more than 2 meters, a little attention may occur due to the height limit caused by the "clipping" accident, for which SAIC Maxus MAXUS original plant car, Yutong RV and other products have installed a height limit warning system. For the safety of sleeping in the wilderness, SAIC Maxus Maxus Life V100 Mountain Residence Edition is equipped with a sentry mode, when there is a threat of damaging the body around the RV, such as other vehicle collisions, strangers trying to enter the car, etc., the security surveillance camera will take photos of the surrounding environment, and automatically sent to the owner's mobile phone "SAIC MAXUS" APP, the owner can deal with it in time after seeing it; if the owner is still not at ease with the car condition, or worried about the window and door lock when the car lock is forgotten, You can also remotely control, directly through the MOBILE PHONE APP remotely check the battery level, water tank, gray water tank, etc., at any time to understand the car condition.

Nowadays, there are more and more caravan products on the market, and the product functions are becoming more and more abundant, and the caravan market has also ushered in growth as self-driving caravans have become a new fashion. According to Cui Dongshu, secretary general of the Association, the RV market reached the level of 12,582 units sold in 2021, an increase of 43% year-on-year, and in 2022, it achieved a year-on-year increase of 17% from January to March and a year-on-year increase of 7% in March. The impact of the epidemic on long-distance and overseas travel in 2022 is still large, and short-distance self-driving trips in China are actually new choices for many high-end groups, and the RV market is expected to continue to show good growth.

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1． Can a non-driver lie in bed while the motorhome is driving?

No. RVs are not allowed to lie down or sit in seats without seat belts during the driving process, and even if they are self-driving motorhomes, passengers must sit in the appropriate position and fasten their seat belts.

2． What driver's license can I drive a motorhome?

The length of the caravan is less than 6 meters, the number of passengers is less than 9 people, as long as there is a C1 driver's license, you can drive, and most of the domestic self-propelled motorhomes are within 6 meters. If the length of the motorhome is greater than 6 meters, the A1, A2 and B1 driver's licenses are required according to the length of the model and the number of passengers. In addition, a C6 driver's license is required to drive a trailer.

3． How to choose RV rental and self-purchase car?

In general, rental RVs are suitable for consumers who have short-term RV travel needs, such as just want to experience RV camping, short-term multi-person RV travel, etc., while self-purchased RVs are suitable for consumers with long-term RV travel needs, such as wanting to travel around the country with RVs.

4． How to choose a trailer-mounted motorhome or a self-propelled motorhome?

In general, the trailer caravan is economical, easy to use, has a separate room, the living space is larger, the comfort is higher, but the trailer motorhome is inconvenient to move, driving will be relatively troublesome, such as turning, reversing, turning around, etc. More test driving skills, and parking is inconvenient, to occupy two parking spaces. The self-propelled caravan has its own power system, which is more convenient to drive than the trailer caravan, and the utilization rate is relatively high, but the living space will be relatively small, and the price will be relatively expensive.

Therefore, long-term outdoor play people can consider towing a caravan, which can bring more living space, a more comfortable rest environment, and no need to consider the problem of vehicle parking in the wild. For short-distance travel, such as traveling to other cities or some tourist attractions, you can choose a self-propelled B-type motorhome with low space requirements and relatively cheap price. People who have requirements for the space environment or long-term residents prefer self-propelled C-type RVs, followed by trailerS, which can bring a better living environment.