Recent content by bertie1

My car is fitted with a Brink towbar, with detachable towball. According to the ad in the C.C.mag., and I quote: "That's the unique, lifetime warranty we provide for our entire range of fixed and detachable towbars. As I am not aware of "detachable towbars", can I assume they mean "detachable...

Hi, Julian. Sorry not to get back to you, but had service provider problems and have had to switch to new provider. My touran is the 105 bhp, 7-seater with manual gearbox. The kerb weight (with driver) is given as 1614 kg. The towball noseweight is 75 kg. My caravan is 1430 kg MTPLM...

taking on board John L's comments about the risk of water getting into the regulator, what if some gentle heat could be directed into the locker from the blown air system? Wouldn't this have a similar effect to the hot water on towel approach

Hi, Chrissylizzie. It's a Coachman Pastiche 460/2. I really can get the bathroom very warm, using the blown air. In cold weather, the gas side of the system seems to be more effective than electric. We always open the mini-hiki roof light slightly, and have never experienced condensation...

My Thetford fridge has a blue light in the panel, which flashes if the fridge isn't working.

Not sure what you are saying, Geoff. Our new 2006 van has a Thetford fridge. This is designed to operate on 240 volt mains or gas. The 12 volt operation is for keeping the temperature down during towing, and power is supplied through the 12S socket on the car. If it were to be connected to...

I tow with a VW Touran. VW do not make dedicated extension mirrors. There are three problems (1) the small gap around edge of mirror means any entry of ext.mirror bracket "lugs" could break mirror. NEVER operate mirror adjustment when ext.mirrors are fitted. (2) shape of mirror body makes it...

I have a Winterhoff hitch, and decided to obtain a spare set(2) of friction pads. In camping shops, I found these at prices like

If you pull van onto ramps with car to pitch, then hitch up to leave and drive straight off, doesn't that mean the van wheels go off the high ends of ramps? Isn't there also a risk of ramps "kicking up" and hitting underside of van? I'm having difficulty visualising the situation.

Good tip, Ray S. I'll check my pump model.

In reply to an e-mail to Flogas, I have been informed that there are no facilities at garages for refilling LPG bottles. This is for Health & Safety reasons; both at time of filling and after-use.

Exactly right, Steve. If you moan about your van design/layout/equipment after you have bought it, what attracted you to it in the first place?

When I bought my new van last June, it was already fitted with an Al-ko 3004 hitch. Before taking delivery, I had the dealer replace the Al-ko with the Winterhoff hitch from my trade-in van. The reason for this was that the removable towball on my car was too close to the rear bumper for the...

We have been considering one of these machines. Erica's comments have probably swayed us into a "yes" vote.