Camper Van (e.g. VW California)

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How? On which platform are you? What is the rate you are renting out and how much does the platform take?

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We will, after our 2nd child will be born :wink:

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Mycamper.ch, the rest is in the FAQ. They are not cheap, but mostly effortless in terms of CAC.

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Hi! Are you still doing that?

Any bad experience? What happens if one of the renter crashes your vehicle?
Thanks!

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the platform has a full casco coverage, independent of your own.
the deductible will be invoiced directly to the client.
on top of that you have a deposit in your hand.

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Any thoughts about the new cali?

Looks like less space for more money…
Even if i like two or tgree features im not 100% convinced about the seats and the table is now always stored in the back.

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Since the T3 it has always been less space…

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To bringe the thread back to life (and to brag a bit) we just bought a cali 6.1 and are happy to start the season soon!

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Congratulations @Kay4rElle!
OP of this thread here, hopefully you will have as much fun and great memories as we have had with ours. We have had it for 2 years now and I’ve almost spent 80 nights in it :slight_smile:
Kind of triggered by owning the van, we will even have a 8 week mini-sabbatical this summer and we will go for a tour in Scandinavia with the van.

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Hi @user137

Thanks a lot for sharing your experience in the VW California thread. I found your comments about renting it out on MyCamper really interesting, especially the idea of using the rental income to offset part of the ownership costs.

I’m currently thinking about buying a VW California Ocean (T5 or T6, ideally below 150,000 km). The main reason would be to use it with my family, but I would also like to rent it out when we are not using it.

I live in Ticino, and after looking at MyCamper I only found two campers in the area with some rental history, so I’m trying to get a better feeling for the real demand here. From the outside it looks quite limited, but I’m wondering if this is simply because there are not many vehicles available, or because owners usually keep the calendar open for their own plans rather than renting it out.

I’d be really interested to hear about your experience:

  • Roughly how many rental days did you get per year?
  • Did you often receive requests that you had to decline because you wanted to use the van yourself?
  • Where did most of your renters come from (German-speaking Switzerland, French-speaking Switzerland, Ticino, Germany, Italy, etc.)?
  • Do you think the location makes a big difference for demand on MyCamper?

Any insights would be really helpful. I’m trying to understand whether a California in Ticino could realistically cover part of the ownership costs.

Thanks again!

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It changed everything when MyCamper bought the current platform they have about 3 yrs ago - they are neglecting the Swiss users and favoring the (much larger base of the) Scandinavian sector.

They also got super greedy and are asking 30-40% commission by now, so the profit is not there anymore, I quit about two years ago as all the liability was left with the owners and they took the profit. It was very inbalanced.

Europcar rents VW Californias (Beach Edition), that and the surrounding van rental companies might be your competition.

A California is a fantastic asset and a very good holiday tool. If you have the time and chance to play a digital nomad, I highly encourage you to try, even if you end up not renting it. Selling it on Year 2 gives you almost net zero loss, but certainly less amortization than if you rented one for 3-3 weeks both years.

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