Does anyone practice the (slightly) recently promoted 'Dutch Reach' when opening their car door? Personally I can see no advantage in doing this, particularly in my car which has quite a thick door pillar which blocks the view. I've found it far, far better to carry on with the method I have used for many years and that is…
Hello, Our new Suzuki Vitara 1.4 Mild Hybrid Auto is going to ready with the dealer to collect next week. The spec was supposed to include a rear view camera, but because of Infotainment system supply issues, if we went for an automatic, it would not include a factory fitted rear view camera. It would come with a Sat Nav…
Hello, We are hoping to buy a Trigano Silver Mini Freestyle 290 (MTPLM 1,000Kg, MiRO 688Kg) and are thinking of buying a Citroen Grand C4 Spacetourer 1.2 PureTech Petrol 130 bhp EAT8 Auto. We have done lots of research and have decided against diesel, hybrid and electric for now for various reasons. We have been wondering…
Hi all, I had a test drive of the new Kuga hybrid yesterday and wondered what people thought of it as a tow car, I have an Eriba Triton so am under the 1200kg maximum towing weight, the Kuga has a 225hp 2.5 litre petrol engine. The figures for fuel consumption is quoted at 201mpg overall and a range of 30-35 miles on the…
Hi all, I'm getting as brand new Kia Sorento shortly and wondered what was the official / unofficial advice as to towing with a brand new car. Do you need to get a few thousand miles under your belt to allow the engine to bed in or can you just hitch up and go?
I recently changed my tow car to a Mercedes E220d estate, and was terrified at the price quoted by the main dealer I found these people , https://www.danhiretrailers.co.uk/category/towbars/ who supplied and fitted a removable ball bar with dedicated and coded 13 pin electrics .All for less than £600 as well ! They do not…
Hello fellow caravanners. I have a very very beloved trike that I would love to take with me when I go on holiday. It sounds simple except that I have a VW T6 Campervan towing a small 2009 Swift Coniche 15/2 - 2 berth caravan. Can I tow my trike on that using any sort of device? The trike weighs 350KG on the road. Can I…
We are awaiting delivery of our new caravan, after 3 years of motorhoming and a thought struck me recently! Once when navigating the A66, with caravan in tow, we heard a strange noise, fortunately I realised what it was and pulled over to solve the issue. Our jockey wheel clamp had come loose in the up position and the…
Has anyone any opinions about the use of Radweld? When my car went in for service at the main dealer's I was told that there was a radiator leak, (they had also told me the same two years previous). There is no evidence, that I can see, of a leak but I do have to put in about a quarter of a litre of water about every 500…
Hello everyone! Soon be time to unwrap our faithful caravans and set off to pastures new. We, unfortunately, need to change our 7 year old towcar. Our Honda CR-V has had an electrical problem which has taken over 4 weeks to find and a further week to fix! So, we are considering a 1.6 Diesel Kia Sportage for our replacement…
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