Recent content by Tonka

My last post here was way back in 2013 and I have been silent ever since :confused_old: But now, I'm back :):) The last nine years have been an experience for us in many ways. A change of job. Serious illness (I nearly died o_O but beat the odds :cool:) We have obviously done plenty of...

We can make a 4.5 cylinder last for ages. We have no hot water heater, no gas/electric heating (oil radiator only) and the fridge only works on EHU. Feel like the poor relations.....

Thankyou Roger. I did wonder if it is a hexadecimal colour code?

On our good old 1984 Eldiss Cyclone the following is etched on the windows: a41199e After having the 'van for 8 years, I have never known its meaning....... Can anyone enlighten me?

My word. That is quite a catalogue of misfortune Prof. I too run a Passat as a tow car. An '04 1.9 130 estate however. I am sure that once these issues are overcome you will have a VW you will really enjoy. As they say in Germany 'Das Auto'

To add. How many of us have mains connected at home to charge or warm the van. Perfect to power an angle grinder . . .

Have you witnessed a caravan theft Graham ?

+1 is it available on Virgin?

Its not cheap. Its free!!

If you have an Android smart phone then Navfree is good. The maps are downloaded as a package so no 3G data usage when travelling. It accounts for wide vehicles and best of all. It is free ;-)

If an insurance company write off a caravan have you the option of buying it back off them and having the damage repaired either by yourself or a third party?

Wow TD. That sounds great. My change is not happening until next year so plenty of time to make a choice. We are wanting to reduce berths. The Eldiss is a five berth. Two up front and three in the rear. I would ideally like something more modern. Blown air heating, a cassette loo and hot...

Hi Josh. Good to read you enjoy your 'Dub' as much as I do. That is a good weight to pull. Now I know they will perform as people claim. Are you a member of the forum 'ukpassats'? Sean

Hi Sir Sprocket. The G. Mass in service is 1569kg This gives an 85% of 1333kg That has widened my options again. Thanks Sean

Just make this a little more baffling for me, I have been to look on http://www.whattowcar.com/ I don't know if it is just me but I can't find my car on it I presume 'variant' means estate It is a 2004 Passat Highline Estate, TDI, 5 speed manual, 130, 1.9pd Would a kind person please...