Recent content by ian_374294599

we have a powrtouch and it has been faultless for 5 years however i recently refitted it to a new van and was surprised how much corrosion ther`d been (it had been used on wet salty roads).. i had to completely scrape it, treat it and re-paint....these things are advertised as powder coated but...

ours is great ... especially in conjn with a freeview box

i sold one for

i`d take it off and remove evidence you had one on... i recently bought a car with towbar fitted and it put me off initially - i contacted the previous owner and asked him what towing duty he`d put the car through before being convinced it was an ok buy if a car has been heavy duty towing...

we`ve been caught out again this year... looking thro` the most popular caravan club sites most are booked full at least 1 day on every weekend throughout the summer.. this means we cant book our traditional fortnight`s stay (even though the sites in question are only part-full midweek) then...

well i have tried out the 530D auto on a round 180 mile trip mixed half motorway and half A-roads towing the 1500kg caravan and aiming for 60 to 65 mph on m-ways and about 55 on A-roads and i am getting around 24 mpg must say hill starts are great with the autobox although it does sometimes...

wouldnt there be a danger of "nodding off" what with an auto box, cruise control etc etc all you`re having to do is steeer the thing?

are you talking about 530d auto or manual g/box? mines an auto and on a motorway run doing a straight 90 mph i get an indicated 48 mpg.. however round town its down to 30mpg because of going up and down the g/box i`m about to have it towbared for towing a 1.5ton caravan.. will it be ok with...