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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: Entwood on 24 June 2012, 18:35:45
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Seth has been after me posting up some piccies of the new van ... ever since we got it in October ...
Finally remembered on a day when the weather was actually nice enough to take a photo !!
So .. here you go Seth ... a couple of piccies for you ...... :)
(http://img542.imageshack.us/img542/8256/img6547g.jpg)
(http://img51.imageshack.us/img51/5035/img6550k.jpg)
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Good lord, that's longer than a Stobbart.
Edit, no wonder your dif was buggered. :o
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bring it over to trowbridge,4 star,swan vestas and a pikey palace,always a warming combination ;D :y
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Good lord, that's longer than a Stobbart.
Edit, no wonder your dif was buggered. :o
Exactly the same length as the old van .. as I'm too tight to buy yet another awning !!!, and its 1670kg MPTLM, so well within the omega capability .. :) in fact, it tows like a dream :)
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Good lord, that's longer than a Stobbart.
Edit, no wonder your dif was buggered. :o
Exactly the same length as the old van .. as I'm too tight to buy yet another awning !!!, and its 1670kg MPTLM, so well within the omega capability .. :) in fact, it tows like a dream :)
Nice looking van & outfit :y
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blimey didn't know it was legal to tow Buckingham palace around with you ;D ;D
nice looking though both of them :y
the van makes the car look tiny :)
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That hedge is like my head, patchy ;D
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Absolutely ... extremely ... very nice Mr E ............... and about blinkin' time too boyo! 8)
Quite fancied one of these Swifts ourselves, but they didn't do one in the layout that we specifically wanted.
That's why we chose the Bailey Olympus 525 - it ticked all the right boxes (for us, anyway!), and is 'Omega compatible'
(https://dl.dropbox.com/u/43954633/IMG_0325.jpg)
MTPLM is 1463 kgs - again, well within the Omega's capabilities/limits! :y
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That hedge is like my head, patchy ;D
yeah ... all the hedges around here are doing the same ... and no-one seems to know why .. :( Ideas put forward are the dryness of the last 2 years .. well that problem has gone, .... or some sort of infection ... just have to see if it grows back .. :(
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That hedge is like my head, patchy ;D
yeah ... all the hedges around here are doing the same ... and no-one seems to know why .. :( Ideas put forward are the dryness of the last 2 years .. well that problem has gone, .... or some sort of infection ... just have to see if it grows back .. :(
PMSL. Mine's not down to infection, it's age :-[ ;D ;D
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Mrs E will have to sell plenty of clothes pegs to pay for that Nige. ;D ;D
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Mrs E will have to sell plenty of clothes pegs to pay for that Nige. ;D ;D
She's already paid me ...... in kind .. :) :) :)
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Are they 'Hot Wheels' ;D
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Good lord, that's longer than a Stobbart.
Edit, no wonder your dif was buggered. :o
Exactly the same length as the old van .. as I'm too tight to buy yet another awning !!!, and its 1670kg MPTLM, so well within the omega capability .. :) in fact, it tows like a dream :)
Nice looking van & outfit :y
I agree, car and van seem to suit each other.... :y :y
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Bet that's one expensive plastic box! Looks brand new?
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Bet that's one expensive plastic box! Looks brand new?
It was in October .. :)
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Bet that's one expensive plastic box! Looks brand new?
It was in October .. :)
http://www.swiftgroup.co.uk/caravans/swift/conqueror/prices (http://www.swiftgroup.co.uk/caravans/swift/conqueror/prices)
18 to 22k :o :o :o
Fek me that buys a lot of hotels or private villas!
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Bet that's one expensive plastic box! Looks brand new?
It was in October .. :)
http://www.swiftgroup.co.uk/caravans/swift/conqueror/prices (http://www.swiftgroup.co.uk/caravans/swift/conqueror/prices)
18 to 22k :o :o :o
Fek me that buys a lot of hotels or private villas!
true, but not everyone wants to stay in a hotel or private villa that a bunch of teenage stag types, (or whatever stereotype you care to mention) has pissed or puked in......
/sweeping stereotype mode.... ;D
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Bet that's one expensive plastic box! Looks brand new?
It was in October .. :)
http://www.swiftgroup.co.uk/caravans/swift/conqueror/prices (http://www.swiftgroup.co.uk/caravans/swift/conqueror/prices)
18 to 22k :o :o :o
Fek me that buys a lot of hotels or private villas!
and if you think I paid that for it you are dreaming ...... :)
We've been caravanning many, many years and have worked up to this level ... I traded in a 2 year old Abbey for this one , and for the Abbey I traded in a 2 year old Challenger ...
My first 'van 30 years ago cost £1000 and was 15 years old then !!! :)
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Bet that's one expensive plastic box! Looks brand new?
It was in October .. :)
http://www.swiftgroup.co.uk/caravans/swift/conqueror/prices (http://www.swiftgroup.co.uk/caravans/swift/conqueror/prices)
18 to 22k :o :o :o
Fek me that buys a lot of hotels or private villas!
true, but not everyone wants to stay in a hotel or private villa that a bunch of teenage stag types, (or whatever stereotype you care to mention) has pissed or puked in......
/sweeping stereotype mode.... ;D
This was last Villa I used (Portugal), spotless, 2 swimming pools, cost less than 4 figures for 2 people, with hire car & flights.
(https://dl.dropbox.com/u/803897/Portugal/villa.png)
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Oh and I did'nt hold anyone up on the way to airport either! ;D
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Fine .. if you want to go to portugal for a week ...
we will be out in our tin tent some 26 weekends, 3 bank holidays, 2 weeks in France and 10 days in Somerset, on the present plans ... and we've had 2 weekends canceled due to the sites we were going to being flooded ..... so we should do around 88 nights in the van ..it would have been over 90 .. this year .... 90 nights in a villa/hotel will cost a fair bit ...... :)
I don't really care, and I'm not trying to justify it .... you ride a motorbike, ski, snowboard ... that is your choice and what you spend your time/money on .... we like getting away from the telly, meeting/making friends, and seeing many parts of this beautiful country of ours .. so we have made the choice to spend our money that way .... we have a great time in very comfortable surroundings .... :)
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We also support the local communities where we go by buying locally and sampling many good pubs .... and if you've seen the way I drive ... I doubt I hold many people up .. it's one reason for having the 3.2 Omega ..... :)
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Reckon you should get shot of that new Swift ....
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Reckon you should get shot of that new Swift ....
go on then ... I'll bite ...... why ??? :) :) :)
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Don't get me wrong I like camping, but with a tent. The English lands have some fantastic places, but, our weather is awful. We have had about 15 days of good weather so far, it's just not predictable. One minute it's fine, next it's pouring rain. Wales is excellent in the sun, as per my bike trip in march. But 95% time, it's cloudy rain & plain crap.
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Don't get me wrong I like camping, but with a tent. The English lands have some fantastic places, but, our weather is awful. We have had about 15 days of good weather so far, it's just not predictable. One minute it's fine, next it's pouring rain. Wales is excellent in the sun, as per my bike trip in march. But 95% time, it's cloudy rain & plain crap.
Which is where a caravan comes into its own... Nothing to put up (unless you choose to) or take down in the rain :y
Also, not all caravans hold up traffic. I've been in the car with you and can safely say that I would keep you honest (if you drove normally) even with a caravan on the back :-X ;)
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Reckon you should get shot of that new Swift ....
go on then ... I'll bite ...... why ??? :) :) :)
Can't say :-X
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Reckon you should get shot of that new Swift ....
go on then ... I'll bite ...... why ??? :) :) :)
Can't say :-X
Is that the reason for the dramatic price drop? Catterick Caravans are offering some very good deals on them..... :-\ :-\
We are a 'static' family ourselves, but we mix with the tourers...... :D :D :D
Indeed our closet friends are static tourers, we went from a caravan to static due to health needs..... :) :)
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More to do with the present economic situation, I reckon.
Dealers are cutting their margins in an attempt to move stock/stimulate sales IMHO.
When we seriously looked at changing our 'van last August, we saved around 20% (nearly 3.5k) by driving 70-odd miles to the next-nearest main dealer - and we got a brand spanking new one for the first time in our lives.
The deal just couldn't be refused! ;)
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Reckon you should get shot of that new Swift ....
go on then ... I'll bite ...... why ??? :) :) :)
Can't say :-X
Is that the reason for the dramatic price drop? Catterick Caravans are offering some very good deals on them..... :-\ :-\
We are a 'static' family ourselves, but we mix with the tourers...... :D :D :D
Indeed our closet[highlight][/highlight] friends are static tourers, we went from a caravan to static due to health needs..... :) :)
should read closest.............. ::) ::) ::)
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Reckon you should get shot of that new Swift ....
go on then ... I'll bite ...... why ??? :) :) :)
Can't say :-X
Is that the reason for the dramatic price drop? Catterick Caravans are offering some very good deals on them..... :-\ :-\
We are a 'static' family ourselves, but we mix with the tourers...... :D :D :D
Indeed our closet[highlight][/highlight] friends are static tourers, we went from a caravan to static due to health needs..... :) :)
should read closest.............. ::) ::) ::)
Fear not Vamps ..... my lips are sealed ..... honestly! :-X
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Reckon you should get shot of that new Swift ....
go on then ... I'll bite ...... why ??? :) :) :)
Can't say :-X
Is that the reason for the dramatic price drop? Catterick Caravans are offering some very good deals on them..... :-\ :-\
We are a 'static' family ourselves, but we mix with the tourers...... :D :D :D
Indeed our closet[highlight][/highlight] friends are static tourers, we went from a caravan to static due to health needs..... :) :)
should read closest.............. ::) ::) ::)
Fear not Vamps ..... my lips are sealed ..... honestly! :-X
Yeah, the picture's starting to form here too. :-X
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Tents are Ok but don't have keys you can chuck in the bowl, etc. :-X
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Reckon you should get shot of that new Swift ....
go on then ... I'll bite ...... why ??? :) :) :)
Can't say :-X
Is that the reason for the dramatic price drop? Catterick Caravans are offering some very good deals on them..... :-\ :-\
We are a 'static' family ourselves, but we mix with the tourers...... :D :D :D
Indeed our closet[highlight][/highlight] friends are static tourers, we went from a caravan to static due to health needs..... :) :)
should read closest.............. ::) ::) ::)
Fear not Vamps ..... my lips are sealed ..... honestly! :-X
Yeah, the picture's starting to form here too. :-X
;)
Tents are Ok but don't have keys you can chuck in the bowl, etc. :-X
Oh please don't go up that road Kevin!!! ;D ;D
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Our recent outing to France
(https://dl.dropbox.com/u/30040913/DSCF0058%20%28Small%29.JPG)
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Looks good, nice size pitch and a bit of shade .. :y :y :y :y
5 weeks to go and counting .... :)
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I'm off to the Loire on the 18th in father in laws campervan,can't wait :y :y
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Looks good, nice size pitch and a bit of shade .. :y :y :y :y
5 weeks to go and counting .... :)
Didn't need any shade for the first 3 days, it pee'd down ;D