Little Maison 18'8
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- Price
- POA
- Max weight (ATM)
- 2,700kg
About the Little Maison 18'8
The Little Maison is an 18ft 8in single-axle van entered through a rear door. It suits a couple who want a proper pantry within reach of the door-side kitchen.
Tare is 2,180kg and Highclere quotes ATM at 2.7 to 3.0 tonnes, a range that spans the three build tiers. Ball weight is 210kg. Confirm which tier a quoted figure applies to before you choose a tow vehicle.
Highclere fits a 6ft 2in pillow top mattress to the front island queen. Inside, a cafe dinette sits road side, next to a full-height pantry built into the doorway. The rear ensuite holds a full-height fibreglass shower and cassette toilet, plus a 3.5kg top-loading washer.
A gas and electric mini grill with a pot drawer cooks on Dynasty. Carnarvon and Grand Explorer XT trade up to a full oven. Every tier runs a reverse cycle air conditioner. Only Grand Explorer XT lifts the fridge past 188 litres, to 224 litres.
Entry-level power is one 100Ah AGM battery and 210W of solar. Carnarvon lifts that to two 120Ah AGM batteries, 420W of solar and a BMPro monitor. Grand Explorer XT goes lithium, with two 150Ah cells, 630W of solar and a Victron 3000W inverter.
Fresh water runs to two 95 litre tanks as standard. Carnarvon takes a separate 100 litre grey tank too. Gas and electric power the hot water system.
Highclere cuts the chassis from Australian Supagal steel on a 6 inch main frame and A-frame. Semi off-road suspension covers Dynasty, full off-road covers Carnarvon. Grand Explorer XT steps up again with its own truss chassis and air bag suspension. Dynasty runs ribbed aluminium sides and a one-piece fibre roof. Carnarvon and Grand Explorer XT both run composite aluminium sides and roof.
A 5 year Highclere warranty covers the whole van, whichever tier you choose. The Little Maison is a dealer purchase: Highclere builds it in Epping, Victoria and supplies one dealer per state. Your state dealer quotes the price, or the Epping factory does for Northern Territory buyers.
Technical specifications
About Highclere Caravans
Price on application - the dealers below price it to the spec you choose.
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Towing and weights
A guide from this van's ATM only. The numbers that decide it are your car's towing capacity, its GCM (Gross Combination Mass) and the compliance plates.Check your car properly
What towing this van needs
A brake controller in the car. Coupled up, the Highclere Caravans Little Maison 18'8 puts about 2,490kg on its wheels, and Australian law needs a controller above 2,000kg GTM (Gross Trailer Mass).
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Figures come from the maker's published specs.
Insurance for your Highclere Caravans Little Maison 18'8
Agreed value and market value pay out differently
Before you get quotes, find out what changes the amount a caravan policy pays out.
Read the insurance guideBefore you go and see it
Finance first, then the phone call, then the checks at the van.
1Walk in with the money already sorted
Different lenders will offer you different rates.
Jade's loan specialists compare offers from major banks and other lenders, and negotiate on your behalf.
A free two-minute finance quote from Jade tells you what your loan would cost, before you ring the dealer.
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2Ring ahead, then go see it
Highclere Caravans sells factory-direct - you deal with the factory, not a dealer network. Ring ahead to check what's on display.
When you call, ask:
- Have you got the Highclere Caravans Little Maison 18'8 in the yard now, or is it on order?
- Can I come and walk through it this week?
- What's your best drive-away price on it?
- Is it the same build I compared, with matching layout, weights and features?
3When you get there, check
- The compliance plate - check the tare and ATM against the specs you compared here. The plate carries the legal numbers.
Where the plate is and how to read it - Water damage - soft spots in the floor, stains on the walls, or a musty smell in the cupboards.
How to spot water damage - That everything works - lights, water pump, fridge, gas, and the brakes and hitch.
The full inspection checklist, system by system - Sort your finance before you hand over a deposit, so you are never committed to a van you cannot finance.
Read before you go
Our guides for the day you go and look.
Delivery and freight
Highclere Caravans builds to order, so you collect from the factory or have it delivered to you. Interstate freight is a real cost, often a few thousand dollars, and it climbs with distance, so budget for it.
Email yourself the to-do list
We'll send the to-do list, the dealer details and your finance link for the Highclere Caravans Little Maison 18'8, ready on your phone at the yard.
We use your email to send this one list and we don't add you to a mailing list.How we handle it: privacy policy. The finance link in the email goes to our partner Jade Finance, and partners can pay us.
