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    help with trip to france

    hi thanks for all your help will let you know how we get on franklin
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    help with trip to france

    hi thanks very much for your comments it looks like we will just have to bite the bullit will let ypu know how we get on franklin
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    help with trip to france

    hi we want to go to france with our caravan. we have not towed abroad before can anyone give us some tips ie good sites, best ferry, towing restrictions etc we have only had our van for a few months and allthough we have been to several sites in england we would like to go further afield but are...
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    invertors

    thanks for your comment i am still unsure about running the telly off the invertor my battery is a 110amp and my telly uses about 3amp my solar panel is 45whatt again about 3 amp dose this mean i can watch telly 4 or 5 hours a day withouy flatttening my battery
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    invertors

    hi this may sound a daft question but if i leave my invertor plugled in and my tv turn off will it still take power from my battery it seems to stay warm and this leeds me to think that it is using power thanks
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    x trail or kia sportage

    thanks ann no wonder there are so many great offers on x trails.franklin
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    x trail or kia sportage

    thanks again, have been to see a van that we like but some of the dealers local to me still give totaly different advice on the weight we can tow. we are going to have the 2.2 diesel x trail and pull around 1450 this to us seems the best option franklin
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    x trail or kia sportage

    thanks for your addvise particually abnout the differnt kerb weights for different x trail models i thought they where all the same. it just proves how good and helpful this site and ther people that use it are thanks again.franklin
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    x trail or kia sportage

    looking for comments we are going to buy 1 of these but dont no which is best for towing can anyone help thanks franklin
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    legal towing weights

    thanks for all your advise
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    legal towing weights

    Can someone help me with how the law stands on towing limits we are just about to buy a caravan and have been told we cannot tow anything that ways more than my car, on the other hand the max tow wieght in my hand book is more than my cars wieght help please. very confused. franklin
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    apache verona awnings

    hi dont know if it is of any interest but i have an apache auvent corsica 900 awning it is the extra wide one 3.5mtrs "looks like a conservatory when up" We are both disabled and it is too heavy for us to fit it is in very good condition if interested please contact my e,mail is...
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    water ingress

    hi can anyone reccomend anything i can do about a small patch of damp in one bottem corner of my van it only seems to have affected the floor but if you look from underneth you cannot see any problem thanks franklin
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    electrolux 3, way fridge

    "Wow" what a great site, thanks for your comments I am going to weston on trent today for the st Patricks "do" and will give your addvice a try
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    electrolux 3, way fridge

    help I do not know what is wrong with my fridge it works on 240volt but I cannot get it to light on gas I do not know if I am trying correctly I get a clicking sound from the top left button but it does not seem to light, thanks