Recent content by DJGB

Organised a rally for Le Tour and for the Great Yorkshire Show the following week. Had a great time, able to walk into Harrogate to go see in finish of stage 1 and walk to Starbeck to see the caravane and bikes go past on stage 2 also. Great to see the build up of the finish line from Thursday...

Thanks Martin, glad you enjoyed the rally

And on page 13 of December issue of Practical Caravan! (It was a good rally even if I do say so myself)

Also thought the boot was tiny, wouldn't take the awning and chairs, let alone the BBQ and tables, solar panel .....

I had a 2.0 litre Antara last year, had it 2 1/2 months and took it back to the dealer for a refund. If you choose to have an Antara make sure your dealer knows what they are talking about, mine had a fault with the steering, they called Vauxhall to see if they could help and were given some...

Totally agree with Andrew. We also went to the Lawns on Saturday and bought a Pastiche 460/2, delivery not until next year! OK, I know they are expensive but got a great deal from Kenmore Caravans. I think the full width sunroof and solid wooden interior are much better than the plastic...

Hi If you can travel to Harrogate I would reccomend Harrogate Trailer & Towbar Centre. I've had my towbar fitted to my Mondeo today and would not go anywhere else. We have used them for years and the service is excellent. They can be contacted on (01423) 884962. It might be at bit...

Hi All After 2400 miles took the Antara back to the dealers today - and left it there - having owned the car less than 3 months. The dealer is giving me some money back due to errors made by the sales team (the car had more owners than they advised, messed up the finance) and poor prep of the...

Hi Mat Thanks for the offer, don't have a need for a dog guard at the moment though. Maybe there's some other Antaraists (if that's what you call an Antara owner) out there. Cheers DJGB

Gave the Antara more of a challenge this week. Took the caravan to Eden Camp near Malton for the weekend, a run of 46 miles from home. As anyone who has ever been to Scarborough via the A64 will know, the hill at Whitwell-on-the-Hill can be a tough test going up if you get the wrong gear and...

Picked the car up on Friday - a week late due to the number plate transfer taking longer than expected. Drove from the garage at 3:50pm, drove 8 miles home, hitched up and went away for the weekend - all 3 miles of it. Towed well on the short drive. This weekend more of a challenge, 40+...

Thanks for the reply Mat. I know the fuel economy wont be as good as some cars, but what can you expect with a heavy car. Any way too late now, take delivery (hopefully) on Saturday of a manual Antara CDTi S. Thanks djgb

Thinking of replacing my 57 reg Skoda Octavia Scout and have been offered a good deal against an 09 Vauxhall Antara 2.0 CDTi S. Are they any good? Been looking at Freelander 2 and CRV, but cant fnd one at the right price and with decent miles on the clock. Any ideas? Cheers DJGB

Here we go. Over the years we have had..... 1974 Excel 380, 1975 Boomerang Perth, 1976 ABI Ace Ambassador, 1976 Elddis Cyclone (ex-road rally caravan), 1979 Abbey Gloucester, 1982 Abbey GT 415, 1984 Elddis Shamal CT GT, 1986 Elddis Golden Crown 154, 1988 ABI Award Tristar, 1989...

The caravan is a Tabbert Paganini 655 DF. Not available in the UK it has a list price of 49667 Euros, about £43,000. At last years caravan show Ployplastic had a mock up of the front panel on show. cheers djgb