Recent content by jaffasdad

Should also have said that it's listed under Bayeux.

In my not very up-to-date copy of the CC 'bible', there's a site at Martragny called Camping Le Manoir de l'Abbaye. It seems to be open all year and has a pretty good write up.

Good suggestions are arriving thick and fast! Thanks - I'll try that one.

That's good point about the warranty as the van's only 1 year old. I'll check with the supplier. Thanks.

I prefer to drain the caravan's hot water tank when I'm doing a long journey for weight issues. If I stop for an overnight stay I have to refill the tank and then drain it again the following morning if I wish to have water in the taps. As I am setting off on a journey through France which will...

I'm assuming that's it's the full thing - as offered to me when I purchased the car - but will let you know. The chances of my ever actually using a polishing kit are fairly remote anyway. To be quite honest I just want to draw a line under the whole business and enjoy the car. So far I find...

Another brief update....... The car is booked in next week to have the towbar and bumper removed and the 'correct' ones fitted. The firm has also offered to give me (or the car to be more precise) the Auto Glym bodywork and uphostery treatment FOC as compensation for my frustration and...

I would if I knew how to! Any suggestions? You are all quite right; the dealer buying experience has been awful and I now wish I had used an internet firm.

If I could just steer this back to the original post..........here's an update! We should've collected the new Yeti yesterday but the computer system that allows dealers to tax the car online was down so we went today. (Tuesday.) I wasn't surprised to find that the towbar was NOT as per a...

Many thanks for your comments. I don't think this issue is important enough for me to consider rejecting the car, although it will be interesting to see whether or not the detachable tow ball has a covering plate on the bumper - which I believe the factory-fitted ones have. In any case I am...

Thanks for those reassuring comments. The towbar is clearly described as 'factory fitted optional equipment' in the brochure, which is what we used in the ordering process though it doesn't actually say that on the order form. I suppose I felt a bit annoyed that I found out about this more...

I hope I'm putting this in the correct section, but please feel free to move it. In March I oredered a new Skoda Yeti with a factory fitted towbar costing £420. Yesterday I went to sort out the finance and found that the towbar had not been fitted. At first the salesman was rather evasive but...

Thanks for all these - they're just what I'm after. Please keep them coming.

After nearly three 'dogless' years following the demise of our old much-loved rescue dog, we have just got another from the RSPCA. So far, so good - she's a little star! Having a dog around the house again is wonderful and I'm walking miles every day! Next job is her pet passport. We're now...

Has anyone any experience/thoughts/views on taking out an extended warranty (ie an insurance policy) for caravan repairs once the normal warranty period is over? Are they worth the money? Are any firms better to deal with than others? Thanks in advance.