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Long Weekend
- From
- $129,990
- Weight
- 2,800kg tare
- Sleeps
- 4
About the Long Weekend
The Long Weekend is a compact 4x4 motorhome on a Toyota HiLux or Ford Ranger chassis, sleeping four and parking in a standard car space. It drives on a standard car licence.
It measures 5.8m long, 2.1m wide and 3.25m high. The base vehicle is a HiLux Workmate diesel or a Ranger XL diesel, both four-wheel drive. Smidge publishes a tare of about 2,800kg against a 3,500kg GVM (gross vehicle mass), for a payload of about 700kg. A GVM upgrade with a suspension upgrade is available, and Smidge rates the optional removable tow bar to 1,500kg.
The main bed is an over-cab double under a skylight, on a foam mattress with an innerspring upgrade available. A rear dinette with panoramic windows converts to a second double. Ceiling height is 2m. A wet bathroom behind a door combines a shower with a cassette toilet on an 18 litre cassette tank. The kitchen sink serves as the handbasin.
The kitchen has a cooktop with rangehood, a microwave, a recessed sink with mixer tap and a 12V compressor fridge, on a laminate benchtop. Full-length overhead lockers run both sides, with a dedicated wardrobe and underseat storage at the rear. Every window has a flyscreen, block-out blinds and curtains, and a central opening hatch skylight is standard. Cabinetry is marine-grade plywood in a light or dark timber finish, over vinyl flooring.
Power is a 240V and 12V dual system with a 120Ah AGM battery and a 100W solar panel. Fresh water runs to 86 litres and grey water to 43 litres, with storage for two gas bottles. Air conditioning, diesel heating, an inverter, a reversing camera, a TV and an external shower are all optional extras.
The body is an aluminium frame with insulated fibreglass panels, fully insulated throughout. Smidge says all chassis work and finishing happens at its Thornleigh facility in Sydney's north. On its About page it adds that its manufacturing partners complete the bulk of the build overseas before shipping to Australia.
Smidge sells it from the Thornleigh showroom with a 10 per cent deposit to order. Build turnaround is three months or under unless stock is available, and Smidge quotes delivery separately. It comes in one exterior finish with orange city decals.
Technical specifications
About Made by Smidge
Two people buy this van at the same price. One gets a loan rate 2% higher than the other.
Over seven years, the one with the higher rate pays about $8,900 more.
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 quote from Jade tells you what your loan would cost, before you sign anything.
Asking commits you to nothing. You can say no thanks at any point. Jade runs no credit check to give you the quote.
Jade arranges the loan. The dealer sells you the van.
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Example figures: 20% deposit, seven years, change them in the calculator.
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Towing and weights
Insurance for your Made by Smidge Long Weekend
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
The same van costs about $8,900 more over seven years with a loan rate 2% higher.
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.
Get a free finance quote to take to the yardAsking commits you to nothing. You can say no thanks at any point. Jade runs no credit check to give you the quote.
Jade arranges the loan. The dealer sells you the van.
Jade Finance pays us a commission if you finance through them. About Jade
Example figures: 20% deposit, seven years, change them in the calculator.
Or have Jade call you about this van
A Jade specialist calls you to talk it through.
2When 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
If there's no dealer in your state, most brands deliver Australia-wide. You can also collect from the factory. Interstate freight is a real cost, often a few thousand dollars, and it climbs with distance, so factor it in before you commit.
Email yourself the to-do list
We'll send the to-do list, the dealer details and your finance link for the Made by Smidge Long Weekend, 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.
