Recent content by James3

Has anyone had any problems with the clutch when reversing with the caravan ? Mine seems to smell quite badly when slipping the clutch when reversing slowly

We used to stay at Freshwater Beach Holiday Park which is not far from West Bay. This site can get very busy in the main holiday periods but at other times is much quieter. We certainly prefered staying at freshwater rather than West Bay. It has its own beach but not good for young children. Go...

Thanks Val - I will try and phone the club and see if it makes much difference as I obtained the prices over the web site.

Intend going to France with just the car in July (not taking the caravan) quote direct from Brittany Ferries including cabin going out was £482 tried the Caravan Club but there quote was exactly the same at £482. Have tried a couple of other cheap ferry web sites - all quote the same. I thought...

Very sorry to hear Roger dodgers problem over stolen van. It does however prompt me to question just how effective these tracker systems are. Looking on various forums, magazine articles and comments by caravanners it seems whilst many systems actually work very well the weak link is how...

Thanks David your blog has made great reading especially as our caravan season is virtually at an end and we are starting to think about next year - very inspirational. We did a similar trip a few years ago although we stayed on different sites and unfortunately our trip lasted only about 3...

What type of tow bars are best for the 2010 Santa Fe ? Would the normal flanged type with a bumper protector plate effect the reversing sensors ? or can the parking sensors be switched off ? Any advice welcomed

Has anyone tried any of the paintwork protection systems on their vans. Can they be put on used vans or can they only be applied to new vans. Number of systems on the market for cars such as Autoglym Life Shine; G3 systems; Willaims Formula 1 etc. Any info would be useful

This why I asked the question because the Caravan Club Towcar of the Year report is wrong The Santa Fe indicates it is a Manual and the noseweight is 100kg in the Hyundi brochure and not 80kg as the CC report If it were an auto the noseweight is 80kg. The Sorento is the same hence in the...

Jeff or Homer have you the auto or manual ?

I'm sure I have stayed on this park a fairly simple park with quite old but very clean facilities and very keen and helpful owner. C.....o C.....r well worthy of its rating and great for overnight stop.

Are there any problems in towing with an auto box on either of the new SUV's or is manual the best bet?

Visit Britain who grade the sites in England have their web site which gives some information on criteria used. See extract below from the web site:- "Our ratings made easy: Holiday Parks (1-5 stars) Includes the categories Holiday Park, Touring Park, Camping Park. Parks are assessed on...

My god what level has the forum reached - 75p for Jam how bad can it get !!!

If you are talking about the new one it looks really good. Powerful and good torque plus an 8 speed auto box. Interesting to see the road tests especially if they are towing with one. Even Top Gear liked it!