Well back again after a bit of time not posting. After alot of posting last November our computer had enough and blew up about 25th november. With Christmas costs and putting a deposit on a new 17.56-2 we were not in a position to get a new computer until about mid January - hence no expanda downunder viewing or commenting. We got the new computer about the time we headed off to Cape Conran for 2 weeks then back the day before school started and have been busy with beginning of school year stuff, cleaning out our Jayco Hawk and getting it ready for sale etc. It drove away with its new owners last Friday night - it was a bit sad to see it go, the kids were in tears - however the new 17.56-2 Outback arrives in mid March so hopefully the kids will transfer their emotions to the excitment of something new.
We have ordered 17.56-2 outback with the following options
We also took out the microwave and have the factory putting in a cupboard instead
Things we are to organise when we get the van:
We ended up by going with our local Albury dealership who after a bit of argy bargy we got a really good price out of. We were also really impressed with Griffith and what they were offering. Page Bros in Melbourne were also good but Albury ended up by being the best price in the end.
The wait for it has not been so bad - after the initial shock of not having a computer its positive point was that I could not keep looking to see what everyone was doing and hence not be jealous - also we knew we could not sell the Hawk until after our 2 week holiday end of January - but now that it has sold the next two tothree weeks of waiting for the van to arrive will be harder
Will keep you posted
from Busybusy mum and dad and 4 girls
We have ordered 17.56-2 outback with the following options
- Roof Mounted Air Conditioning
- Carefree roll out awning
- 150 litre fridge
- 12Vcooling fan for fridge
- CD radio stereo with ipod aux
- external speakers
- external fold out table
- extra 3 internal 12 volt points and one extra externally
- external TV point
- wind up TV antenna and points
- external shower
- extra annex light over external shower area
- 2 external gas bayonets - one each end of body of van on awning side
- RV control panel
- privacy screens to bed ends
- simplicity independant suspension
- extended A frame
- solar prewiring
- 2 X 100 Amp batteries
We also took out the microwave and have the factory putting in a cupboard instead
Things we are to organise when we get the van:
- anderson plug to wire in our 80 watts portable solar
- fixed 120watt solar panel for roof plus regulator etc
We ended up by going with our local Albury dealership who after a bit of argy bargy we got a really good price out of. We were also really impressed with Griffith and what they were offering. Page Bros in Melbourne were also good but Albury ended up by being the best price in the end.
The wait for it has not been so bad - after the initial shock of not having a computer its positive point was that I could not keep looking to see what everyone was doing and hence not be jealous - also we knew we could not sell the Hawk until after our 2 week holiday end of January - but now that it has sold the next two tothree weeks of waiting for the van to arrive will be harder
Will keep you posted
from Busybusy mum and dad and 4 girls
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