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We bought a Rally Air 330 last year. I don’t recall it leaking rain in, but I don’t recall us having much in the way of rain either. I do recall it having what appeared to be bad condensation... We bought a fan heater whilst away in October, & left that on the 1Kw setting, & it greatly reduced...

I used Dent Devils recently, to remove a nasty dent in our Ford Focus. He was done in an hour & I would highly recommend.

Hi all. Well, we are currently half way to Scotland, towing with the Tiguan. :-) Have to say it tows brilliantly. The 150ps 1.4 petrol is plenty powerful enough. Sitting nicely at 60mph, at just over 2000rpm in 6th. Hills don’t seem to trouble it too much. Fuel economy isn’t great, looking...

Looking for some lights for the awning. The Kampa Sabre look good but quite pricey. Has anyone come across a cheaper alternative? Even a DIY solution perhaps...? Thanks. Paul.

Out first tow car, many years ago, was a 1.6 Corolla. It was only pulling a 1050kg MTPLM Caravan, but we had no problems with towing. A succession of diesel vehicles followed, all proving quite adept at towing. In their non towing form they were 50 mike a day commuting wagons for the wife so we...

Hi all. Well we’ve had the Tiguan for 3 weeks now, done about 700 Miles. The engine is loosening up a treat. I’m off out for work tomorrow, so hopefully another 250 mikes on her. Drives beautifully, economy isn’t great but it’s a heavy car & quite new. Had the tow bar fitted the other day...

Well, after some swapping around, we’ve gone for the 150hp version of the 1.4 TSi. Thanks for your input all.

Thanks all. Concern is the DPF issue becasue my Wifes driving pattern is short jourinys of less than 1/4 mils for most of the day, with at least one 10 min faster drive usually. Even the dealer mentioned that the diesel might not be the best choice, but that was based just on mileage, which...

Hi all. Looking at a new model Tiguan or Kodiaq for towing our 1500kg (MTPLM) Swift Challenger. Obviously the TDi models should be the go-to for towing, but this car will be the Wife's car too. Being a community nurse, her driving is all town driving, occasional weekly longer runs of half an...

I scanned in all the manuals from an Abbey we had from that era. I can dig them out if you like.

We took the metal cage that our 6 month old Cockapoo sleeps in at home, & he slept in the awning quite happily. We draped a fleece blanket over it at night to cut down the light & make it a bit warmer. One night was quite cold, (5c or maybe less), so he went in one of the fold-up fabric crates...

No, I think I have the perfect tow car... For the last 6 years we have been towing our 1500kg Challenger with a 2004 Galaxy TDi. Its not been the most fault-free car, a few common faults that I knew from researching them; but cheap to fix. In terms of its ability as a busy daily family bus I...

Hi. After a few issues that I thought were all down to the battery, I dropped a meter on the battery leads on the caravan expecting to see the normal 13.8 volts (or so), but only reading 0.2v. (The battery is off the van at the moment, connected to my CTek unit in the garage). With the...

We did 16 days, visiting Paris for Disney, an overnight near Dover, then Brighton, then a site near London for a day in the Capital. That's the longest so far but next year we are planning something along those lines, hopefully a few days more, touring the Scottish Highlands.

If it's smelling/sizzling/getting hot then I'd switch it off & get out of the way. Ours did this shortly before it exploded, sending shards of plastic everywhere, soaking the underside of the van with acid. I'd lifted it out of the locker to try & cool it down. Minutes earlier my sons had...