Recent content by eclaire

We had an award - the first van we bought- and didnt spot the damp. once we looked closely the whole of the back corner and door frame was totally rotted - you could poke a finger into the wall in the corner. Got a quote for repairs but sold it to a man who said he didnt mind a bit of...

We took our caravan there for a service - we thought we would have a proper dealer service for its first service with us. We got there but they were so clearly inept we didnt leave it - took it away and got the service done by our usual place who did a grand job. claire:-}

We've sold two on ebay, first was bought as a buy it now then the bloke came and haggled. Second didnt sell but we had load of people email or ring after the end of the auction and sold it to one of them. Bought our current one in the same way, saw it on ebay and it didnt sell so contacted the...

We have a fleetwood colchester 1992 and apart form several damp issues it is a great , well built and sturdy van. we will be replacing it with another fleetwood as we are currently looking for a 2002 600 ES claire:-}

great idea ----why didnt i think of that......... claire:-}

hello, we think this is what we want to go for next, transverse bed, big fridge etc but has anyone had any bad experiences with these vans. Our other option with the same layout was an avondale argente but these seem to be poor build quality. Cant find out the differences between the 640 and...

hi, can anyone help, we need some new tyres for our fleetwood colchestr 1850-5 the tyres say 145 80 13 but we cant find these to buy anywhere. they really need to be reinforced - i think - as its a big heavy old van. any info would be great thanks claire:-}

hi, we joined the camping and caravanning club last year as we were told it was 'friendlier'. we havent used any of their sites so havent recouped the membership and the anti 4 x 4 article in this months mag made me livid. i am now wondering what the advantages of being in a club are - and why...

thanks guys - gone for an ABI award sunstar and we love it (apart from the damp but thats another story) its quite heavy but weight doesnt matter as we tow with a big landrover . its around the 16ft mark - not sure exactly but it does what we want. ideallyi would have a double bed at the end...

hi, we have found damp in our new van - is 'expensive' hundreds or thousands of pounds? claire:-}

hi, we are thinking of getting a first caravan and looking for a 5 berth for 2 adults, 3 teenagers and 2 biggish dogs. i think 16ft is a minumum but others have said that is too big and we wont be able to get it up tight lanes to the ort of sites we want to use. the towcar has a turning circle...

hi, we are looking at buying an older (80s/90s) caravan. can we fit a microwave? if so what sort of wattage. how do you know what you can run off the mains hook up - eg can you run a toaster, kettle, fan heater? cheer claire:-}