Recent content by TheCoachman

I use supermarket fuel all the time on both cars, Rover 75 V6 petrol and 75 diesel both autos and never had any problems. One thing is I do all my own servicing and change oil and filters including the fuel filter regularly. I've just had them both on a T4 diagnostic check and on the diesel...

Best to empty the holding tank completely and run the pump a short time to expel all traces of water. I did a thorough clean out of my tank just before the winter as it was full of bacteria etc. I used the garden hose at a trickle and a reputable toilet spray cleaner with added bleach ( you...

The set up I use was passed onto me by the previous owner of my caravan ( a caravanner of 30 years experience) and I have only used it only once with no problems. It consists of two aqua rolls sitting side by side and inter connected via a short hose with isolation valve (regular plumbing type)...

I've finally managed to get my hazard flasher / light test unit fitted and I'm delighted with the result. The power to the polycarbonate insulated box is via a 15amp fuse at source and taken from the master switch for the power mover so therefore only powered up when the motor mover is in use...

Our first caravan was a Ci Sprite Major circa late 70's. The first owner only had it a few months then sold it due to illness, and the second owner also hardly used it, in fact when we purchased it the caravan was sitting behind an interwoven fence with roses growing in front of it. The fence...

Hey! steady on here guys, where did all this "dangerous bend" and "you cannot" do this. Just how many caravanners move their caravans out of of their own driveways to couple them onto their cars in the street, Quite a lot I reckon and do they all stop the traffic from passing and place cones...

Very strange I understood it was against the law to leave a caravan on the public highway uncoupled as it did not carry any road tax. But yes I have noticed others which are not coupled up and nothing seem to be done.

No cabling etc will pass through the gas locker, As I said it will be fully insulated.

On the contrary I think I have taken more precautions than most others would do, even the flourescent jacket, so pity help anyone who does collide with me bearing in mind I am in a village street and not on a main highway. As for insurance companies well all I will say is that I am covered for...

The general car buying public should be voicing their opinions more on this issue. When we purchased our Rover 75 10 years ago within hours I had a packaging staple sticking into the rear sidewall (a long story) As the tyre could not be repaired I had to run with a different tyre brand on...

I always seem to go a bit overboard with anything I do .For example I stripped my SD1 down to the bare chassis, just because there was a little rust on the wheel arches. It's the same with the caravan, already I'm planning removing the power movers to give them a service and a re paint. The...

Sorry Sproket I've just looked at your link on the "Towsure UB11" It looks very good and it was nice to see a Rover 75 on a twin axle van. I've been on the "Towsure" website but they don't seem to have this product any more. I wonder why as I think it's a great idea. I've only used my design in...

Ah ! Forgot to say my storage is undercover so the Protec cover is really just to keep the dust off. As the caravan was still a bit damp I really wanted it to thoroughly dry off before fitting the cover. I have a simmilar type of cover on my classic Rover SD1 Vitesse and it works great. I can...

It's hard to believe but after just one outing with my ViP 520 I've already laid it up for the winter. We had hoped to get away some more but there's always something else on, however after browsing through this forum I've picked up a few helpful hints suitable for the purpose. As I do all my...

Many thanks for all your welcome messages. It is amazing just how our "other halfs" plan our trips around shopping, but our visit to Gretna was not at the anvil, that would have been over 40 years ago now. And yes we do hope to enjoy some more of Scotland as well as "down south" where we...