1st Trip Out This Year

GaryC · 12th March 2011, 23:00

Just come back from a sightseeing holiday in London..
We,( me and missus)stopped at a Caravan Club site in Denham Uxbridge and caught the train from Denham Station (approx 1 mile from site) into London.
We bought a railsaver ticket for just over 80 quid including the underground for the week, so we could travel anywhere we needed to by tube. The train from Denham into Marylebone only took 20 mins and we made sure that we missed the rush hour commuters when travelling into London.
As far as the car,
the 75 towed my 1400kg Swift Corniche faultlessly..
Highly recommended..
G

Roverowner · 13th March 2011, 06:35

Very good tip. Do you have to be a member... book in advance?

sikelsh · 14th March 2011, 13:03

Just got back ourselves from a night near Boston, nice to be back out there and the 75 pulled my ickle 12ft Corniche no problem (well thanks to the modifications I think)

Few pics

Pre cleaning it

Cuppa time

Roverowner · 14th March 2011, 15:04

Looks great

Nothing like a cuppa in the van. I´m working in Lapland again where it´s about -2 to 0 C and still a lot of snow

CoOkIeMoNsTeR · 15th March 2011, 16:34

Eeek! All this 'Car didn't struggle with my 12ft van' stuff is worring me! How the hell is the poor car going to cope with my 24ft monster

Mind you, it is a light monster at just 1500kgs MTPLM

para999 · 19th March 2011, 23:24

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Originally Posted by CoOkIeMoNsTeR

Eeek! All this 'Car didn't struggle with my 12ft van' stuff is worring me! How the hell is the poor car going to cope with my 24ft monster

Mind you, it is a light monster at just 1500kgs MTPLM

Same as mine I guess...NO PROBLEMO!!

kevrandle · 20th March 2011, 07:54

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Originally Posted by CoOkIeMoNsTeR

Eeek! All this 'Car didn't struggle with my 12ft van' stuff is worring me! How the hell is the poor car going to cope with my 24ft monster

Mind you, it is a light monster at just 1500kgs MTPLM

Just tried my Rover75 CDTI tourer with Synergy2, fitted by John at Andi Willis in Doncaster, on a trip to the Milestone site near Newark. Absolutely no problem with large 5 berth tourer, Lunar 525 Freelander. The only danger is forgetting you have twenty odd feet of caravan on the back of the car. I think the Synergy, set at high torque, made a difference.

The Milestone site is a caravan club site but is open to non members. It is absolutely immaculate with easy access to Newark, a great market town. Highly reccommended.

I still can't reverse with my caravan and am reluctant to spend £600 on a mover that I'll probably use, at most, a dozen times per year. Any advice on reversing would be greatly appreciated.

Pics to follow.

Kev.

Roverowner · 20th March 2011, 08:51

Camera at the back. Get the mover together with some friends who also go caravanning. Practise

GaryC · 15th April 2011, 16:32

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Originally Posted by Roverowner

Very good tip. Do you have to be a member... book in advance?

They only accept members at this site-maybe worth joining..
See online -The Caravan Club..
They have some cracking campsites especially in the Lake District..

G

Roverowner · 15th April 2011, 18:12

Not really worth it for us as we don´t live in UK. Some of their sites are okay and not too expensive as a -guest-, some are horrendus. The one in central Oxford for example

I pipped CC at the post the other year (2007) when they had their 100th birthday. Bought a caravan book off ebay, printed in ..1907. Some of the texts are hillarious.....

12th March 2011, 23:00	#1
GaryC Avid contributor Rover 75 Tourer Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Worcester Posts: 163 Thanks: 5 Thanked 7 Times in 7 Posts	1st Trip Out This Year Just come back from a sightseeing holiday in London.. We,( me and missus)stopped at a Caravan Club site in Denham Uxbridge and caught the train from Denham Station (approx 1 mile from site) into London. We bought a railsaver ticket for just over 80 quid including the underground for the week, so we could travel anywhere we needed to by tube. The train from Denham into Marylebone only took 20 mins and we made sure that we missed the rush hour commuters when travelling into London. As far as the car, the 75 towed my 1400kg Swift Corniche faultlessly.. Highly recommended.. G

14th March 2011, 13:03	#3
sikelsh This is my second home MGF Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Boston Posts: 4,865 Thanks: 123 Thanked 281 Times in 178 Posts	Just got back ourselves from a night near Boston, nice to be back out there and the 75 pulled my ickle 12ft Corniche no problem (well thanks to the modifications I think) Few pics Pre cleaning it Cuppa time __________________ Si Kelsh Last edited by sikelsh; 15th March 2011 at 09:45..

15th March 2011, 16:34	#5
CoOkIeMoNsTeR Gets stuck in No job = No Car :( Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Menai Bridge Posts: 607 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Eeek! All this 'Car didn't struggle with my 12ft van' stuff is worring me! How the hell is the poor car going to cope with my 24ft monster Mind you, it is a light monster at just 1500kgs MTPLM __________________ Membership Number:- 455 Some people are like Slinky's. No use whatsoever, but still bring a smile to your face when you push them downstairs! He who laughs last thinks slowest! The CookieMonster fleet:- No car anymore unless you can give me a job I used to own a VW, but I don't like to talk about it [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

15th April 2011, 18:12	#10
Roverowner Retired CDTi Tourer 2005 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Linköping Posts: 5,023 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Not really worth it for us as we don´t live in UK. Some of their sites are okay and not too expensive as a -guest-, some are horrendus. The one in central Oxford for example I pipped CC at the post the other year (2007) when they had their 100th birthday. Bought a caravan book off ebay, printed in ..1907. Some of the texts are hillarious..... Last edited by Roverowner; 17th August 2011 at 17:11..

13th March 2011, 06:35	#2
Roverowner Retired CDTi Tourer 2005 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Linköping Posts: 5,023 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Very good tip. Do you have to be a member... book in advance?

14th March 2011, 15:04	#4
Roverowner Retired CDTi Tourer 2005 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Linköping Posts: 5,023 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Looks great Nothing like a cuppa in the van. I´m working in Lapland again where it´s about -2 to 0 C and still a lot of snow

20th March 2011, 08:51	#8
Roverowner Retired CDTi Tourer 2005 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Linköping Posts: 5,023 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Camera at the back. Get the mover together with some friends who also go caravanning. Practise