Recent content by ColinM50

Really surprised nobody replied, but there you go. So in the absence of any help here, I phoned the supplier of the cushions that Swift got them from and asked them. They were really helpful and recommended dry cleaning the covers rather than washing them. So took one to my local dry cleaner...

We have a 15 Swift Lifestyle and what with having two cavalier King Charles spaniels and despite our best efforts to keep them off, the beige upholstery is looking a bit grubby and could do with a clean. I see that the covers can be zipped out, so does anyone know if we can put them in the...

Thanks for the gjh, did some googling and it looks like they're out of business, No live website and their phone number is n.u. looks like a business to get into?

Having visited the motorhome and caravan show this weekend we've decided to keep the Swift Lifestyle we bought earlier this year. The upgrade cost is too much to justify. But it has focused my mind on doing something about storage. We have no cupboards or storage bins accessible on the outside...

Did you tell her she should have gone to Specsavers?

Well I'm the other way to you. For the last twenty years, with the exception of my kitcar, all my cars have been automatic by choice. Indeed I had a long search to find one particular car in auto format, the majority being manuals. Earlier this year I bought a '15 Swift Lifestyle also based on...

Thanks for the replies and to Tony especially for the Britstops mention. As a newbie m/h'er I'd not heard of that. Not going to join now, but will next year since membership is only to February. Would you be able to give any pointers to Britstops local to the NEC? BTW, just phoned Lincoln Farm...

We're planning to go this weekend to the Motorhome and Caravan show and I tried the on-site temp camp site for somewhere to stay Friday night but they've been full since late July. Phoned three or four other local sites but all fully booked too. One site asked me if I wanted to book for next...

Not sure if this should be here or Tech, Mods please move if necessary. Bought a 15 Fiat Ducato Swift Lifestyle earlier this year and really enjoy it. Now thinking of blinging it up a bit to make it a look special and I'd like some "real wood" type surrounds on the very very black plastic dash...

Thanks for that and yes my licence does include C1. So until I'm 70 I guess I'm OK?

Our Swift Lifestyle is a bit over 7.0 m I think, and we need two bays lengthways to park which can be a bit of a challenge but hasn't really been a problem. On a recent tour of Cornwall we parked up in Bude C&CC site and hired a Peugeot 208 for just under £30 a day and used that to tour round...

I've posted this on another website too, but you chaps are more relevant to the motorhome scene and may have an opinion. We've got a 6Kg lite cylinder in our motorhome and on a camp site last week I was chatting to a chap who just happens to do gas deliveries for Air Liquide. I jokingly said my...

Regarding weights and exceeding them? We bought a Swift Lifestyle in May with six travelling seats and when we bought it it only had five seatbelts fitted. Dealer said it was to get it into a lower road tax band. I've subsequently fitted the sixth seatbelt, only because I hate non assymetric...

If you're quick, you might still get these, still nine days left on the ebay listing http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ford-Transit-Motorhome-Mud-flaps-universal-fitting-wide-mudflaps-/190787121907 I know they're transit and not ducato but for seven quid worth a risk> I just googled fiat ducato...

Thinking of fitting some sort of booster or new aerial to my 15 Swift Lifestyle since the radio reception is pretty poor. Does anybody have any suggestions or ideas for improving reception?