20.63-1 Outback = 1 Happy Family
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Hi Ren77
Many thanks for your kind words. It was your story on this forum that made our minds up on the 20.63-1 model. The excitement you spoke about and the photos were awesome.
I hope to soon be able to put my own photos up of us in our shiny new panda... 5 days to go
Many thanks for your kind words. It was your story on this forum that made our minds up on the 20.63-1 model. The excitement you spoke about and the photos were awesome.
I hope to soon be able to put my own photos up of us in our shiny new panda... 5 days to go
Hi Dandy
We use a Merc ML350 with a tow pack conversion... It's got a 3.5t capacity and a max ball weight of 325kg. The air suspension is handy but it likes to drink the fuel.:devilish:
It will be ok for short trips but when we do a 3month+ Trip we might think about a change to the new jeep.
After a full service on the tug
After 4 new tyres
After booking forest glenn CP
After booking noosaville CP
After everything being ready for tomorrow's collection at 8am. I just got a call this evening at 4:45pm telling me that the tow bar installer is ill and can't fit it.
Then because of school holidays no other installer is available either.
The outcome is
Lost deposits on both bookings and no new expanda until next Thursday!
How do I tell the kids we are not going on holiday until next Friday
The best things come to those who wait... I guess
After 4 new tyres
After booking forest glenn CP
After booking noosaville CP
After everything being ready for tomorrow's collection at 8am. I just got a call this evening at 4:45pm telling me that the tow bar installer is ill and can't fit it.
Then because of school holidays no other installer is available either.
The outcome is
Lost deposits on both bookings and no new expanda until next Thursday!
How do I tell the kids we are not going on holiday until next Friday
The best things come to those who wait... I guess
Oh no!!!!!!! What a let down for you. Are you sure the parks where you are booked won't transfer your deposit to another date if you explain the situation?
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Wife is on the phone to the parks now. I'm stuck in Hobart airport at the moment, so can't pop into camperland Brisbane. But it looks like collection is defiantly Thursday next week.
all that for a lousy tow bar, bloody hell that sucks! When you say the Merc is thirsty it couldn't be that bad could it, is it the diesel?
Yep we have had a few set backs but it looks like it's good now. (Fingers crossed)
On the plus side we got to check out the van over last weekend and found 3 water leaks underneath and the winder handle missing in the shower.
All have been fixed before handover on Thursday.
The Merc is the petrol version and brought way before we planned on getting a expanda.
I'm hoping to see around 16L return from it. It's due for change next September and something more suited will arrive. At the moment I'm thinking the jeep grand Cherokee seems the best value.
On the plus side we got to check out the van over last weekend and found 3 water leaks underneath and the winder handle missing in the shower.
All have been fixed before handover on Thursday.
The Merc is the petrol version and brought way before we planned on getting a expanda.
I'm hoping to see around 16L return from it. It's due for change next September and something more suited will arrive. At the moment I'm thinking the jeep grand Cherokee seems the best value.
as long as you get it during the holidays I'm sure all will be forgiven, besides that lazy westerly has been blowing all day and hopefully will be gone by the weekend
We are booked in at the
BIG4 Noosa Bougainville this Friday.
A nice quick and easy shakedown trip. Fingers crossed for no wind and sunny days.
BIG4 Noosa Bougainville this Friday.
A nice quick and easy shakedown trip. Fingers crossed for no wind and sunny days.
EnjoyWe will be up at Dicky Beach on the Sunny Coast on Friday for the weekend as well
Welcome to the forum Moore family hope you have many enjoyable trips in the years to come go out and enjoy this great country off ours
and have fun
Ken& Leanne
and have fun
Ken& Leanne
It has arrived!!! And is now at home.
1st lesson learnt: ensure you have a 15a plug socket at home, so you can plug it in to get the fridge cold for tomorrows trip....bugger.
Pretty little thing isn't it? just run the fridge on gas it actually works better anyway, make sure the van in level though no matter what you run it on
