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Location: Rosyth, Fife
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Ted Newman wrote:
Our Airstream now ten years old still feels new !!
My Carlight is now 20 years old and also good as new Expensive at the time, but worth it.
11th Dec 2019 11:59 am
Hot Tub
Member Since: 15 Aug 2017
Location: Milton Keynes
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Agree with Pelyma does not matter what you have
Finally home now tows well nice and stable if it didn't need a clean before it certainly does now
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12th Dec 2019 3:32 pm
trev 1
Member Since: 09 Sep 2014
Location: Seaton, Hull
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Same here when we lost my Mum and Dad it' just not the same now, we always went off together.Serbian Silver 2011 Discovery 4 HSE SDV6 8 speed auto
12th Dec 2019 6:28 pm
Pelyma
Member Since: 06 Jan 2005
Location: Patching, Sussex
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B16 KJR wrote:
Ted Newman wrote:
Our Airstream now ten years old still feels new !!
My Carlight is now 20 years old and also good as new Expensive at the time, but worth it.
That’s what you get with a proper built van. DS3 TDV6 HSE - Silver with Alpaca (old one) Gone
DS3 TDV6 HSE- Silver with Alpaca (new one) Gone
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12th Dec 2019 6:30 pm
Moo D3 Decade
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Our Colchester, called Arthur, was built in 1974 and is still going strong and with no damp or rot. We're not really caravaners, we bought it for the kids but it is great fun when we get to use it. We have refurbished it and fitted underfloor heating, mains, a 3kw inverter and 12v so we have ,most bases covered, although there is no toilet and we don't cook in it.
Oddly, I was tempted with an Airstream and came close to buying a vintage one in the spring but decided we'd never use it.
D4 HSE EU6 (Known as Jeeves)
New Defender L663 110 SE (known as Noddy!) Sold
Sold Volvo XC90 R-Design (known as Basil)
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No longer the Old Buses original owner
231,000 miles and counting
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Still original injectors and turbo
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BAS Remap, Allisport Intercooler and deCat
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12th Dec 2019 7:55 pm
ClassikFan
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Location: Surrey
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Nice Just 'cause you got the power... that don't mean you got the right.
12th Dec 2019 9:01 pm
Hot Tub
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Very Nice Moo
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13th Dec 2019 12:12 pm
Pelyma
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It might be my age but caravans were so much more interesting of the age of Moo’s and the hiss of the gas mantle light can’t be beat. DS3 TDV6 HSE - Silver with Alpaca (old one) Gone
DS3 TDV6 HSE- Silver with Alpaca (new one) Gone
D4 HSE Lux - Montalcino Red Gone
Porsche Cayenne V8 Diesel S
13th Dec 2019 12:46 pm
B16 KJR
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Location: Rosyth, Fife
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Our first caravan was a 1972 Thomson Glennevis with gas lighting. As you say, sitting in the caravan at night with the lights hissing and the open gas fire burning was a world away from the caravans of today
13th Dec 2019 12:58 pm
Hot Tub
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Stephen have you got it year or are you still counting down the days Welsh Collie Chauffeur Service To Barney & Rooney.
10th Mar 2020 7:09 pm
stephenw46
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Location: West Midlands
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Two weeks to go and new caravan will be with us can’t wait
10th Mar 2020 7:24 pm
ClassikFan
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Let's hope the weather improves so you can start enjoying it asap.
8)Just 'cause you got the power... that don't mean you got the right.
10th Mar 2020 7:55 pm
Hot Tub
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Location: Milton Keynes
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Enjoy off to Norfolk in two weeks already had a week in January we was lucky with the weather. Plus whilst away got a call from dealer who where selling old van on my behalf that had a guy with cash so deal done result
Hopefully you will have lots of days away to enjoy new caravan a Coachman fan like yourself Welsh Collie Chauffeur Service To Barney & Rooney.
11th Mar 2020 6:16 am
J@mes
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stephenw46 wrote:
Two weeks to go and new caravan will be with us can’t wait
Pick ours up on Monday, 8ft Swift Super DB. First brand new caravan, our last van being 8 years old when we bought it.
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11th Mar 2020 8:39 am
Frapp
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James, I hope the lights work unlike my new swiftMember of the carrot crank club
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D4 Landmark for towing duties
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Expensive at the time, but worth it.
I remember my mum and dad having to do that a real pain if needing to do shutting 
