What are you all up to today? - part 3
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I think it's generally accepted now that there's no need to put miles on the clock before towing. LR don't stipulate it these days. If in doubt, consult the handbook.
I don't have the handbook, as we don't get the vehicle till Sept, or I would do that. I thought that there was no longer any need to run the car in, as we used to have to do, but it's better to check with those who have a similar car.
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I think it's generally accepted now that there's no need to put miles on the clock before towing. LR don't stipulate it these days. If in doubt, consult the handbook.
I don't have the handbook, as we don't get the vehicle till Sept, or I would do that. I thought that there was no longer any need to run the car in, as we used to have to do, but it's better to check with those who have a similar car.
Of course it is, Nellie. Why not ring the dealership and have a chat with a technician or service manager?
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Sell, re van weights, ours is not much heavier than your so hopefully we'll attain similar fuel consumption as yourself.
Write your comments here...Guess it will be a little bit less as you have gone for the auto.
We will find out in due course. How much milage did you put in before towing for the first time with the D4?
Write your comments here...Was approx 800 miles, no reason for this it was just the first opportunity we got due to work, are you going for the volvo fitted towbar or are you sorting your self with a independant fitter ? i went for the Volvo detachable.
Same here. We are taking the benefit of the 10% discount offered for being a CC member., did you?
We got something over 20% off ours.......but I guess you have to do the best deal you can at the time.
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I think it's generally accepted now that there's no need to put miles on the clock before towing. LR don't stipulate it these days. If in doubt, consult the handbook.
I don't have the handbook, as we don't get the vehicle till Sept, or I would do that. I thought that there was no longer any need to run the car in, as we used to have to do, but it's better to check with those who have a similar car.
Of course it is, Nellie. Why not ring the dealership and have a chat with a technician or service manager?
Will do.
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Well Malcolm, I tried to get you your own thread to post on, but it got taken over by some others being rude and then got closed.
Sorry mate.
Anyway, on the plus side, it looks like you are free to post on here again......tell us about your day, mate
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Made arrangements for repairs to campers fridge this morning ! At least I got in sooner than at Doctor's Surgery and he actually asked me to make an appointment but it will be mid-August at the earliest before I can get in there
!Then Weekly visit to Aged Sister and she's dead chuffed !! Been visited by some local Council bods & such -- now she's got a new stair lift, help with some of this, some of that -- scary this is. The only one not 'appy is her moggy with all these strange folks pinching his seat ! At least she got a nice new Pond in her garden -- but that was just the result of rather a little excessive shower. Gawd Knows Cheshire should be sinking 'cos the underlying salt must be dissolving faster than I can "one-finger type".
Harwell, bed-time calls so be nice to each other, please.
Good Night,Brian A B M
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Sell, re van weights, ours is not much heavier than your so hopefully we'll attain similar fuel consumption as yourself.
Write your comments here...Guess it will be a little bit less as you have gone for the auto.
We will find out in due course. How much milage did you put in before towing for the first time with the D4?
Write your comments here...Was approx 800 miles, no reason for this it was just the first opportunity we got due to work, are you going for the volvo fitted towbar or are you sorting your self with a independant fitter ? i went for the Volvo detachable.
Same here. We are taking the benefit of the 10% discount offered for being a CC member., did you?
Write your comments here...No didnt realise they had a offer, oh well that £75 lost
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I think it's generally accepted now that there's no need to put miles on the clock before towing. LR don't stipulate it these days. If in doubt, consult the handbook.
I don't have the handbook, as we don't get the vehicle till Sept, or I would do that. I thought that there was no longer any need to run the car in, as we used to have to do, but it's better to check with those who have a similar car.
Write your comments here...Nellie i will check my manual tomorrow and see if there is anything mention in it.
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I dont have a problem with getting rid of the star system. Would be nice though to reach 5 reds before it happens (lol)
... I've been on 4 reds for ever
Write your comments here...Same here Tammygirl, mind you i guess i only do about 10 posts a week if i am lucky will be a long time before i get to 5, definately not star chasing lol
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Sell, re van weights, ours is not much heavier than your so hopefully we'll attain similar fuel consumption as yourself.
Write your comments here...Guess it will be a little bit less as you have gone for the auto.
We will find out in due course. How much milage did you put in before towing for the first time with the D4?
Write your comments here...Was approx 800 miles, no reason for this it was just the first opportunity we got due to work, are you going for the volvo fitted towbar or are you sorting your self with a independant fitter ? i went for the Volvo detachable.
Same here. We are taking the benefit of the 10% discount offered for being a CC member., did you?
Write your comments here...No didnt realise they had a offer, oh well that £75 lost
I think Nellie was referring to the 10% available on Volvo cars, SELL.
As I mentioned earlier, Volvo went through a spell of offering huge discounts on their cars and we got over 20% with little or no effort......but don't know what's available now.
On the towbar, I would certainly have them fit it. Ours does things like turn off the reversing lights and sensors when the caravan is connected. Also turns off the car fog lights (to avoid dazzle) and turns on the caravan fog lights and dims the car rear lights for the same reason. Obviously the fridge also needs to work. There is a secondary set of indicator lights on the dash for the caravan indicators. Cars are complicated these days and I'm not sure that all towbar fitters can sort out all these things.
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Write your comments here...Was approx 800 miles, no reason for this it was just the first opportunity we got due to work, are you going for the volvo fitted towbar or are you sorting your self with a independant fitter ? i went for the Volvo detachable.
Same here. We are taking the benefit of the 10% discount offered for being a CC member., did you?
Write your comments here...No didnt realise they had a offer, oh well that £75 lost
I think Nellie was referring to the 10% available on Volvo cars, SELL.
As I mentioned earlier, Volvo went through a spell of offering huge discounts on their cars and we got over 20% with little or no effort......but don't know what's available now.
On the towbar, I would certainly have them fit it. Ours does things like turn off the reversing lights and sensors when the caravan is connected. Also turns off the car fog lights (to avoid dazzle) and turns on the caravan fog lights and dims the car rear
lights for the same reason. Obviously the fridge also needs to work. There is a secondary set of indicator lights on the dash for the caravan indicators. Cars are complicated these days and I'm not sure that all towbar fitters can sort out all these things.I'm with you on using the manufacturer's/dealer's parts and knowledge for towbars and electrics, Ian. It might cost a bit more but they will understand the complicated electronics of the modern car and use purpose designed parts and wiring. It's usually
not otherwise possible to break into circuits and wire extra bits in without causing problems these days - unlike the old days.0 -
I'm with you on using the manufacturer's/dealer's parts and knowledge for towbars and electrics, Ian. It might cost a bit more but they will understand the complicated electronics of the modern car and use purpose designed parts and wiring.
It's usually not otherwise possible to break into circuits and wire extra bits in without causing problems these days - unlike the old days.A lot more in my experience
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Arrived at yellowcraig yesterday 4 PM gentle Wet drive up, pleasant greating by wardens.No hardstandings available so picked a nice grass pitch. Awning up and. Animals fed and watered by 5.30 then had BBQ and beer in the rain in the best of British spirit
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Good Day Everybody
. Hope you all behaved after I went to bed last night ! L O LUp with the larks today, fed the birds , shopped for a little food then went for a sit down in Clarks ! Sadly only the shoes on the designated rack were actually on sale, but my needs were still there so the "Card" got a hammering. Scampered up to Bridgmere Garden Centre ( A part of Wyevale now ) to look for "Nauticalia" a {theoretically} sailing based trader, for a couple of silly things before this branch outlet closes. Got a couple of Royal Scot Mugs and a nice tea caddy to match, slowly kitting out the M/H with its very own bits and bobs so, unlike some on here I should not require a storage facility to unload it at change-over time
.Now its time to get stuck into the problems with my Kindle -- it only accepts new books as "Pending" so they are stuck up in cloud or cloud cuckoo land at the moment. Technology for a simple, easy life ?? Pah, Don't you Believe it grrrrrr !
C U later, bieee
Brian
P.S. The bird feeders are all empty again, I think the tweets are using Henry vacuum cleaners or some such
!!Well I'd only spend it on shoes
B
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Busy morning doing hand washing, giving the van a good vacuum out and everything (hard surface) inside washed down with disinfectant, hoping to discourage the beasties. Then a spot of lunch sat in the lovely warm sun. Later a ride out on the trike to get
some shopping and give it a good run as its been a week since we used it, due to the awful weather. Its much warmer here than it was in Limoges yet we are 170 ish miles further North. We still get the occasional shower and rumbles of thunder but thankfully
they are infrequant.The site isn't busy at all, it usually has quite a few Dutch and German vans on it but hardly any just now. There was a group of English vans arrived last night at 8pm from Cherbourg, all looking a bit tired, speaking to them today they had been up since
5am, quite day for them today then they have al lsorts planned.PS OH did a few jobs too
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Had a walk this morning then this afternoon went to Sezincote House and did the house tour.
The weather was lovely while we were there, then as we came away it started to rain. Got back to the caravan and it was dry here - not rained at all.
Half an hour later, the heavens opened!
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Sell, re van weights, ours is not much heavier than your so hopefully we'll attain similar fuel consumption as yourself.
Write your comments here...Guess it will be a little bit less as you have gone for the auto.
We will find out in due course. How much milage did you put in before towing for the first time with the D4?
Write your comments here...Was approx 800 miles, no reason for this it was just the first opportunity we got due to work, are you going for the volvo fitted towbar or are you sorting your self with a independant fitter ? i went for the Volvo detachable.
Same here. We are taking the benefit of the 10% discount offered for being a CC member., did you?
Write your comments here...No didnt realise they had a offer, oh well that £75 lost
Got the discount on the winter pack, the spacesaver wheel, and the auto gearbox too, and free upgrade to metallic paint!!
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I think it's generally accepted now that there's no need to put miles on the clock before towing. LR don't stipulate it these days. If in doubt, consult the handbook.
I don't have the handbook, as we don't get the vehicle till Sept, or I would do that. I thought that there was no longer any need to run the car in, as we used to have to do, but it's better to check with those who have a similar car.
Write your comments here...Nellie i will check my manual tomorrow and see if there is anything mention in it.
Thanks, SELL. Will be interested in what you find.
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Busy day today. Completed the cleaning of the outside of the caravan, which I started yesterday only to be rained off. Back to the dentist this afternoon and had filling redone. Hope it last a bit longer than last time.
Then this evening, after watching the football, booked 4 more sites for our next trip and also sent a couple more enquiries. Hopefully I'll get responses tomorrow and then will only have about 8 nights to book to complete our summer tour.
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Write your comments here...Nellie i will check my manual tomorrow and see if there is anything mention in it.
Thanks, SELL. Will be interested in what you find.
Write your comments here...nellie have checked the towing section of my handbook and there is no mention anywhere about having to put any mileage on vehicle before you start towing.
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Just been told that Worthing have implemented a ban on m/vans in some areas because of complaints ,no more info as yet
Write your comments here...There are a few parked around Broadwater Green. They never seem to move.
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Thank you, Ian.
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Just been told that Worthing have implemented a ban on m/vans in some areas because of complaints ,no more info as yet
Write your comments here...There are a few parked around Broadwater Green. They never seem to move.
Write your comments here...I think the problem with Broadwater Green is that there's a limited amount of parking available especially during the day and if motorhomes and caravans take up the spaces, there's not enough room for cars to park. That could be the reason why people have complained.
Afternoons are particularly difficult. There's many a time I've tried to find somewhere to park the car whilst waiting for the next delivery and there are just no spaces available.
It can be better on weekends unless there's a cricket match on.
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