What are you all up to
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I hesitate to give advice on this sort of query but can only speak as I find..........I have had my 2015 Sorento KX3 (auto) since 2017 and it has proved to be the best towcar I have had in 48 years of caravanning.It is responsive,reasonably economical at around 26 / 28 mpg towing,very comfortable for long journeys,loads of space as a 5 seater,car like to drive with plenty of toys and most importantly very reliable.I personally ,have no faith in land rover vehicles but only hear tales from users (usually about the cost and frequency of repairs!)
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Thanks David, they are harvesting the tomatoes as it happens but we've had flies on every site so far, even a couple in France.
Wonder if it's to do with them having such a hot summer. I do have citronella candles and have lite them while outside it helps a bit. The black spirals that you get for mozzie helps to. We tend to eat indoors out of their way.
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I am a bit out of touch with towcars as we have been motorhomers for nearly ten years. Although funnily enough we were at the Kia dealer in MK today and what should greet us as we walked in was a lovely new Sorento. A bit OTT for two pensioners to rattle around in
If you are inclined towards the Sorento the only advice I can offer is to make sure it has self levelling suspension. Of the two I had the one with SLS was the superior towcar despite the other one having a more powerful engine. I am talking about the two original incarnations of the Sorento before the XXX ones were introduced but even with them I have heard the same story that SLS improves the towing experience.We were at the dealer for a reason. For months now I have been looking for a car to replace my now six year old Venga which is no longer made. I have looked at endless models including many that claim to be SUV's only to discover they are saloon cars dressed up as SUV's. Because of my left knee problem I need a car where by I can sit on the seat at a reasonable height and swing my legs round into the driving position. I have discovered the the Kia Niro seems to meet the bill so today I have ordered one but delivery is not until February/March of next year. Not too bothered by that as the Venga is still absolutely fine. I have gone for the HEV version on a level 3 spec. Didn't think I could justify the PHEV or the EV as we only do a low mileage.
David
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Goodness, David!! How time flies.... it doesn't seem like 10 years since you moved to the 'Dark Side' 🤣🤣
We're at Cirencester for a few days... eventually managed to get Internet tonight on 3 network. Weather has been a bit mixed Raining now, but it's been mainly fine during the day. Went for a walk around the Roman Amphitheatre before going into the town.
Car has a small oil leak at the moment - it's booked in next week. Looks like a 'body off' job!! 😲
David
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We have had 2 Sorentos, a 13 reg. manual KX2 and our present 66 reg auto KX3, both with self-levelling suspension and both from new, towing twin axle 1800kg Lunars. Both excellent solo and tow cars, though the later model rides and handles better, and is generally more comfortable, if it’s within your budget. For choice I would definitely go for automatic for towing. We have been really pleased with both cars, especially the 66 plate, and both have been extremely reliable, except for a few minor electrical gadgets needing attention, in nearly 10 years altogether. I have a farmer friend who has not a good word to say about Land Rover products, so bought a Shogun (he needed the 3.5 tonne towing and full off road capability).
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Well it doesn't look like anyone knows where those photos were taken, Brian, but they are no more than 50 mls South of you, as the crow flies. Will leave it for another day to see if anyone has an idea.
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Moved up to near Chester today, and managed to pack up and set up in the dry, although we to have had quite a fair bit of rain through the night and again this afternoon/evening.
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Thanks everyone who gave advice on the choice of car. The Kia’s seem a popular choice our local garage where we normally buy from have a couple in at the moment both 2014 models may go along at the weekend and see if we can get a test drive in one. Lots of research to be done but as I say we are in no particular rush will wait for the right car to come along
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Ye Gawds, Francis
How times have changed !! Back in the 1970's when I moved from camping to motorvanning an eight year old car was about two years past it's scrapyard date !! Even my lovely Renault 12 saloon only made 5 years with me then a further two in the local area before it was seen / heard trundling round for a few months as a mobile advert for a dust-pan and brush salesman 
!!I do hope you get the motor of your dreams in time for the " New Season "
Brian
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I know what you mean Brian. The cars from the seventies and eighties seemed to have been the worst. Fortunately from the nineties onwards things seem to have improved massively. My Venga is six years old and has been parked on my drive since I purchased it, rather than in the garage and not a sign of corrosion. My first car was a Morris Minor Estate and Margaret once complained that her feet seemed to be getting wet. When we lifted the carpet the floor had almost rotted away!!!
David
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We have been to overton station cafe for our Wednesday fix of a hot drink and hot sausage roll to find a film crew for channel 5 with John Sargent and Piglet from the North Yorkshire Moors Railway plus 92 squadron in the platform so spent longer than expected watching the goings on
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We escaped from the rain and spent a happy time at the pencil museum in Keswick (not in the excellent but previously visited museum bit) but browsing all the pencils and crayons etc. A nice touch is to find crayons and good quality paper on the coffee shop tables...so I enjoyed a bit of creativity.
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Brue shame it’s raining but thats the Lakes isn’t it. Although it’s also pouring down and miserable here, and most other places I believe. Is there still a queue at Brysons Tea Rooms, it was so long in September it’s probably still there 😂. Did you go to the theatre?
Talking of tea I’m sipping mine through a straw. Long overdue (due to covid and then her being booked up) visit to the hygienist today. Lots of talk of cleaning ‘deep pockets’ sounds gross. Due to my gum problem all numbed with a few injections before she could start, only one side done, back in December for the other side. That was 2 hours ago and it still doesn’t seem to be wearing off.
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Times have changed indeed Brian we were the same in the 80s and 90s had cars that were 7 years old and well past there sell by but luckily things have improved. Our current car was 8 when we got it and had it 5 years and it’s still going strong it’s just that for the amount of towing miles we do we would like to change to one a bit newer now as the Volvo is beginning to cost us a bit of money
Enjoy Keswick Brue we love it there visit often love having a beer in the Oddfellows inn
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Debsc (and Francis) we often come up here a bit later than this, we seem to have met the full force of the autumn weather this time, gale force winds and rain rather than sunny frosty days! We hear it's much the same at home so haven't missed much. Keswick is fairly quiet so no queues for food. Had a meal at the Packhorse yesterday as they'd lost power at the Dog and Gun...working our way round various establishments. Theatre for me tomorrow had an email warning about the play containing strong language, violence, distressing themes..wonder how they'd warn about Macbeth?!
Nice to be up here, second visit this year.
Hope your mouth recovers well from the ordeal Debsc.
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Well, it's smashing to be home after spending an unscheduled fortnight in hospital following a stroke that has incapacitated my dominant right side of the body. Bit of a surprise as there's no history in family and my regular check ups have never revealed anything untoward.
Early release from hospital as there is an active physio support team for home visits plus I've been a good boy and seemed to have satisfied their criteria for releasing me. Some of the people on the ward have been in months and months.
I genuinely count my blessings, seeing how it has affected some other patients as I have escaped any damage to the main cognitive powers. Had my first session of home physio today having come home yesterday and slept for over 12 hours. It will be a long haul getting my right hand and arm back but the prognosis is good.
Not sure what else is happening as haven't read any posts so apologies if I've missed anything important.
Hope everyone is well and, if away still enjoying themselves.
Take care.
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Take care Wherenext, wishing you all the best, as you know. Life can be an absolute bummer at times, but all you can do is crack on. Xx
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Sorry to hear that Wherenext, I hope that you make a speedy recovery now that you are home. Keep up the hard work on the physio. Our daughter in law suffered a stroke a few years ago, it didn’t affect her limbs but it did affect her speech and thought process. With some amazing help and a lot of hard work on her part and now you would never know. Do take care of yourself.
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Take care from us Wherenext and as folks have said keep up the physio, We had a close friend in Somerset had a stroke many years ago and quite young and his OH was a senior Occupational Therapist and she found it difficult dealing with her own OH going through what she used to help others everyday that in the end the marriage broke down.
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Sorry to hear of your hospital stay ,seems you have good rehab and physio in your NHS trust just make sure they do not sign you off before YOU think YOU are ok.
That caused by severe shortage of staff in our area has been and still is a very big problem for OH
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Best wishes from me Wherenext, sorry to hear your news but glad to hear you are home and have caught up on some sleep, hospitals are rarely the best place to drift into the land of nod. Hope you can tackle all the physio stuff and get yourself moving again, regards to your OH and MIL, I bet you've put them through it! Take care.
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Hope everything works out for you Wherenext, must have been a bit of a shock. Hope the Physio is not to harsh!
David
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Dammit, DEBSC, I thought that Cleaning Deep Pockets was trying over hard to find your clients very last 5p piece
or should that be Deep cleaning Pockets ??
!WN, I'm so sorry to hear of your problems but pleased as I can be to hear you are fighting your corner well !! The physio gave my late father a few things to help him survive . Things like a Block of wood with a piece of pimpled rubber on the back and three 4" nails to hold a potato whilst he peeled it. She fell about laughing when I strolled in !! Dad was so busy trying to learn things that he never pointed out that he already had a 45 year old Carer !!
Keep on keeping on !!
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Great that you are now home and getting help there rather than in the hospital. Must be strange for you to get so many hours sleep, you will be even livelier ( don't know if that is a word of not) during the day than normal. See you soon. All the best and take care.
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Wishing you a speedy recovery WN - hope you are soon back to being 'fighting fit'! Like you - when I was in for surgery in January (for something far less serious), I couldn't get out of hospital fast enough. I am sure being back in your home environment will do you the world of good. Take care.
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