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Kirsten, sounds useful for those who haven't yet got John's experience...

Hi James, we have a S60 D5 which tows our Eccles Topaz (1318kg max) with relative ease. Around 40-45 mpg solo, 25-30 towing and loads of mid-range torque. Car in SE spec comes pretty much fully loaded with climate, leather, cruise etc. Overall an excellent car! Rgds, Simon

Mike, once you've got your caravan you might find it worthwhile to take it to a public weighbridge and get the car and caravan weighed separately. If you load both as if you were heading off on holiday you will then get an accurate and more realistic view of the weight balance. We did this with...

Mike, Volvo S60 D5 towing a Sterling Eccles Topaz 1300kg, solo = around 44mpg, towing around 25mpg at 60-70mph (latter in France...). Simon

Tim, try contacting Colin's Caravans just outside Reading. They have a list of storage sites and south Berkshire is not too far from north Hampshire! Hope this helps, Simon

Mike, next thing you'll be telling us you drive a 4x4...

Hi Richard, for overnight stops look at this site - http://users.pandora.be/leo.huybrechts/camp1.htm - which provides details of sites all over Europe. If you click on France you can pull up a list of sites near motorways which is really useful. We used this to select a Camping Municipal which...

Hi Tom, we went to the Alps this year and would definitely recommend the area - the scenery is stunning. We don't bother using operators but book it all ourselves using the internet and email. For overnight stops look at this site - http://users.pandora.be/leo.huybrechts/camp1.htm - which...

Many thanks for your responses, guys. Barney, I hope the cleaner's as good as your joke! Cheers, Simon

Helen, we've also got a 2004 Eccles but no problem with the shower (yet?). We do have the same problems with fridge not working on 12V and warped chopping board - what was the fix for the fridge? Cheers, Simon

We've just returned from 2 weeks in France and the front of the caravan is covered in dead flies & insects. What's the best method of removing them without damaging the paintwork? Does anyone have any experience of using a front cover whilst towing? Many thanks, Simon

Peter, their web site http://www.fiamma.co.uk gives a contact number and (in small print) mentions a company in Watford. Hope this helps, Simon