Recent content by Simon_5079268

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    volvo estate

    Hi Alan, We tow with a V70 D5 AWD and we're more than pleased with car both when towing and solo. We've got self-levelling rear suspension (can't remember whether it's standard or an option) which makes for very stable towing. AWD is a permanent 4 wheel drive system with traction directed to...
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    Swapping the Bailey

    Paul, We've got a 2004 Topaz which we ordered at the Earls Court show in 2003. We looked at a load of different models and had no difficulty in selecting the Topaz based on layout and the really bright, modern interior which was miles away from all the chintz and draylon we saw elsewhere. We...
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    Wheel spin with front wheel drive

    Lutz, well said! CliveV never seems to miss an opportunity to rise to this particular bait and generate yet another tedious 4X4 good/bad debate...
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    12V cables

    We had a problem last year in France when we stopped at the end of a fairly strenuous mountain descent to find that one of the 12V cables from car to caravan had dragged along the road surface and had shredded through 6 of the internal wires leaving us with no caravan road lights. We then had to...