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GaryC
12th March 2011, 23:00
Just come back from a sightseeing holiday in London..
We,( me and missus)stopped at a Caravan Club site in Denham Uxbridge and caught the train from Denham Station (approx 1 mile from site) into London.
We bought a railsaver ticket for just over 80 quid including the underground for the week, so we could travel anywhere we needed to by tube. The train from Denham into Marylebone only took 20 mins and we made sure that we missed the rush hour commuters when travelling into London.
As far as the car,
the 75 towed my 1400kg Swift Corniche faultlessly..
Highly recommended..
G
Roverowner
13th March 2011, 06:35
Very good tip. Do you have to be a member... book in advance?:}
sikelsh
14th March 2011, 13:03
Just got back ourselves from a night near Boston, nice to be back out there and the 75 pulled my ickle 12ft Corniche no problem (well thanks to the modifications I think)

Few pics

Pre cleaning it:o
http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/188318_1862760324637_1109820655_2774900_3486420_n. jpg

http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/189144_1862732483941_1109820655_2774881_2767346_n. jpg

Cuppa time :)

http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/184302_1862761164658_1109820655_2774904_980133_n.j pg
Roverowner
14th March 2011, 15:04
Looks great:) Nothing like a cuppa in the van. Iīm working in Lapland again where itīs about -2 to 0 C and still a lot of snow:o
CoOkIeMoNsTeR
15th March 2011, 16:34
Eeek! All this 'Car didn't struggle with my 12ft van' stuff is worring me! How the hell is the poor car going to cope with my 24ft monster:getmecoat: Mind you, it is a light monster at just 1500kgs MTPLM:D
para999
19th March 2011, 23:24
Eeek! All this 'Car didn't struggle with my 12ft van' stuff is worring me! How the hell is the poor car going to cope with my 24ft monster:getmecoat: Mind you, it is a light monster at just 1500kgs MTPLM:D

Same as mine I guess...NO PROBLEMO!! :D
kevrandle
20th March 2011, 07:54
Eeek! All this 'Car didn't struggle with my 12ft van' stuff is worring me! How the hell is the poor car going to cope with my 24ft monster:getmecoat: Mind you, it is a light monster at just 1500kgs MTPLM:D


Just tried my Rover75 CDTI tourer with Synergy2, fitted by John at Andi Willis in Doncaster, on a trip to the Milestone site near Newark. Absolutely no problem with large 5 berth tourer, Lunar 525 Freelander. The only danger is forgetting you have twenty odd feet of caravan on the back of the car. I think the Synergy, set at high torque, made a difference.

The Milestone site is a caravan club site but is open to non members. It is absolutely immaculate with easy access to Newark, a great market town. Highly reccommended.

I still can't reverse with my caravan and am reluctant to spend Ģ600 on a mover that I'll probably use, at most, a dozen times per year. Any advice on reversing would be greatly appreciated.

Pics to follow.

Kev.
Roverowner
20th March 2011, 08:51
Camera at the back. Get the mover together with some friends who also go caravanning. Practise:o
GaryC
15th April 2011, 16:32
Very good tip. Do you have to be a member... book in advance?:}
They only accept members at this site-maybe worth joining..
See online -The Caravan Club..
They have some cracking campsites especially in the Lake District..

G
Roverowner
15th April 2011, 18:12
Not really worth it for us as we donīt live in UK. Some of their sites are okay and not too expensive as a -guest-, some are horrendus. The one in central Oxford for example:o

I pipped CC at the post the other year (2007) when they had their 100th birthday. Bought a caravan book off ebay, printed in ..1907. Some of the texts are hillarious.....