Recent content by JohnW250

De nada also, you should buy an ACSI card, the ACSI discounts at each site will pay for itself within a week

Albarracin is the most fantastic village in Spain. Whole of the surrounding area is great too. Zaragoza – you never need to book – it’s a one-night stopover for most people, but in June it’s cool enough to go sight-seeing in the city. June 24th is a public holiday so that week you may need to...

We have an air canopy – it doesn’t have a front panel and we never fit the sides. When we’re out for the day we stow our stuff underneath the caravan in a lower “draft skirt” that has big zip-up pockets – out-of-sight and out-of-mind.

"At the moment the option for towing a caravan is no longer visible, but will be re-instated." Well, I'll be pleased to see it re-instated - but where did you learn this?

I think the primary issue is design quality… As a young automotive engineer in the 1970s I read many technical papers regarding improvements in vehicle body design and how to avoid corrosion problems. Simple things like making sure that the underside of overlap joints on floor panels don’t face...

Hello, Having heard all the pros and cons, I have bought a custom caravan cover – the sun is brutal here in Spain and we get a lot of Sahara rain. I’m planning to wash the caravan, each time, before fitting the cover to make sure there is no grit that might scratch the caravan when the wind...

OK, let’s take that the Daily Mail's Money Doctor as gospel. So, dealer A chooses “the total transaction cost” scheme. If he buys a car from a VAT-un-registerd private seller he will need to apply VAT to the final selling price. The final selling price will either be inflated when compared to...

Good point. Welding is a no-no. But bolting a replacement C-section appears feasible. The web holes are already there on one side of the break. Not enough web holes on the other side but it is surely do-able to drill a few more holes in the web?

That’s a +1 from me. So I’m old school and a mechanical design engineer too. I cannot believe how everybody could think this is a write-off. Welding or bolting repair sections into a broken or corroded frame was standard practice on any 60s car more than 6 years old. And still is on any classic...

Ahhhhh, I stand corrected. I had calculated 3275 based on the 19650 price. As you say, the VAT should have been applied on £5150 ... VAT £858 Dealer margin £4291 Apologies

Somebody correct me if I’m wrong, but….. The dealer buys the caravan for £14,500 He sells it for £19,650 (incl VAT) and pays HMG £3275 VAT The dealer’s margin is £1875

and another reply..... Hi John, Thank you very much for the suggestions. The Team next meeting is on Thursday coming. I will make sure to put the request forward to the Managers; who in turn will then escalate this valuable point to the Development Team. I will keep you updated. If you have...

My reply to Trimble: Hi Michel, thanks for the quick reply. I am sure it would help ALL of your Caravan users if you could add that clarification. Please have a word with the developers and don't take no for an answer! (I'm a retired software architect!) regards, John Wilson

Well, that was a very quick reply from Trimble, below... Hi John, Thank you for contacting Trimble MAPS Support. In regards to your query, please note that the dimensions would for the bigger vehicle (of two). Only enter the dimensions of the bigger vehicle; either the car or the caravan. If...

Thanks for your feedback folks. I like JohnL's logic. Also, it will surely be safer for me to specify a 12m combo than the 7.3m length of my caravan - presumably the "length" is used for some of the tighter corners. I must admit the Satnav took me around some very tight bends in a Spanish...