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Think you need to go to specsavers we think ours is lush although I once owned an Alfa 166 which some said looked like the rear of a hippo so what do I know

Thanks for your advice I think the springs and shocks are a little tired good idea re noseweight will check that next run.

Quiet site used to be gorgeous when we looked at it a few months back it seemed a bit tatty and unkept Im not a love of Windermere we find it extremely over commercial and not what the lakes is all about thats just our personal opinion though. The old post office is good in wastwater thats the...

We can all come up with individual vans we love that buck the trend I had an ABI Marauder 1991 that had been used 4 times in 15 years loved it to bits but it was a one off. Not sure what you mean by crap in the caravan. Theres a few end bathroom Hymers around Im sure they are others too if you...

Fleetwood went into administration in 2009 and are now owned by Adria so you may be buying a continental caravan without knowing it rather ironic !! Avondale have also now gone bust leaving a lot of unhappy caravanners with worthless guarantees

Perhaps I should elaborate on what I have just said Re retired I am talking more here about the Caravan club magazine as opposed to PC average readership age must be 60 plus. Although them slacks are looking tempting ;-)

Ive never towed with anything so powerful this is a quite incredible towcar. I get up to 55mpg solo and 30mpg towing I have not succumb to the 4x4 yet as good fuel economy is important to me. I have fitted spring assistors which seem to have helped at the back but I would like to fit heavy duty...

Apologies to Parksy I thought you had a business interest with PC. I do read PC and yes occasionally it has continental vans in but its a rarity. I think the journalism is changing towards the younger generation but its a very slow process. Adverts for vitamin pills, stannah stairlifts...

Quote from 2005 Caravan club survey "Given the higher level of user satisfaction seen with imports, this has pushed up the overall ratings. This aspect should start alarm bells ringing at our domestic producers. If foreign caravan manufacturers can come up with higher satisfaction ratings (all...

Hymers are now

I am not suggesting for one minute that the British caravan industry disappears that would be nonsense. We pays our money and we takes our choice. If British is better or people perceive thats the case they will buy British. However we live in a global marketplace and journalists should be aware...

Glad you are enjoying your swift am a little surprised the Adria was heavier though ! Am amazed at the price of Adrias if Im truthful perhaps the furniture is a little Ikea but at that price and at that weight I think they are pretty unbeatable for those on a budget

Ill hold my hands up vanmaster isnt a van I know very much but you want scientific I guess this is the closest until someone comes up with something better http://www.caravanclub.co.uk/practical-advice/thinking-of-buying/reliability-survey/caravan-survey

One more point the last damp proof/build quality tests were done by the caravan club as I remember. As I recall 8 out of top 10 were continental thats probably the closest to scientific as we have recently .......

As for the BBQ question the vast majority of german caravan do have ovens where else do you feel they are lacking may I ask ? I can only go of experience (which is fairly extensive) and yes its not scientific but as I said in my previous comments lets see PC do some scientific damp tests on 5...