Recent content by MikeWild

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    Caravan Club pitch availability with/without awnings

    There is also the possibility that the site does not have any specific non awning pitches so they block off all that section of the booking form to avoid any confusion but may have caused more confusion by doing so!!!. That gives everyone the choice of putting up an awning or not
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    Holiday in The New Forest

    Spent 10 days at the Caravan Club site at Black Knowl last July. Lovely site near Brockenhurst. Walk out of the site and you are right in the New Forest itself. You can walk for miles from here.New Forest ponies come righ tup to the cattle grid gate. We did quite a lot of sight seeing here as...
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    Adult only site

    Not got round to booking any of these yet but have a look here...... http://www.adultcampsites.com/ http://www.adultstouring.co.uk/ Mike
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    Hyundai Santa Fe Premium versus Kia Sorento XK2

    Paul Pleased to hear it was worth the trip to look at the Mazda CX-7. What you won't find ( or I couldn't 4 months ago) was a Witter Towbar). Apparently they don't make one for this model of Mazda. I was told by local fiiter who has done all my (Witter) towbars over the years, that as Mazda...
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    Hyundai Santa Fe Premium versus Kia Sorento XK2

    Forgot to add.... it won its weight class in this Magazines Towcar of the year awards recently- That is what made me look at it!!
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    Hyundai Santa Fe Premium versus Kia Sorento XK2

    My 4 Month old MAzda CX-7 demonstrator with 4,000 miles on the clock came in at just over £24K. I am towing 2009 Swift Conqueror 540 with it and it is brilliant. I could never manage to accelerate away up a hill in 5th Gear in the Freelander! Kerb weight of 1865 gives 85% of 1585 and that is...
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    Hyundai Santa Fe Premium versus Kia Sorento XK2

    Forget either of these two and go for the Mazda Cx-7 2.2 Diesel (forget the petrol -it had awful write ups). I have been towing for over 25 years with Volvos and Freelanders and this is the best towcar I have ever owned. "Sporty" when solo and excellent when towing- plenty of power and a...
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    Bailey Alu Tec 2

    Now why would a non Bailey dealer suggest that a rival Manufacturers products might be defective- I wonder!!!! Reading all the comments on forums about problems people have with their caravan/dealer/manufacturer I fail to understand why they keep buying them!!