noddy wrote:

I think you're over the 85% rule there!

^ yep, it comes from the caravan club recommendations, which are that if you are new to towing then you should stick to an 85% ratio for more experienced tow car drivers 100% is ok. You are legal (if you have a pre 1997 license) upto the tow cars stated towing limit, 3500kg, so long as you are also within the max GTW of the outfit (i.e. the car isn't also overloaded).

 There is nothing that can't be fixed with a hammer😜😜
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I wasn't talking literally when I said that!

I had mine out for the 2nd time with the FF over weekend. I used to think the D2 was good but the FF is in a different league. Everything about it is better, I still can't quite believe the difference, it's effortless

Not the best picture but I was trying to take it one handed on the phone while holding the dogs in the other hand

IanV8 wrote:

The RR is awesome as a tow car, the van is 2400kg.

It's on a BPW with axles rated at 1200.

There are Alko chassis about with 2300 payloads, Vanmaster for example.

Ian

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Just back from a week on Anglesey, as always a solid tow at 22mpg fully laden with bikes and everything for 5 people.

Woke up his weekend to water running in the roof of my 2010 lunar.

The mastic had hardened on the vent over the microwave, and once unscrewed I could just lift it off. Easy fix at home as I have sealants galore in the garage. Had to find the local caravan shop in Witney, fortunately they had some Sikka type sealant which would do the job.

All sorted but a bit of a pita when it was down!

Check your sealants! There is nothing that can't be fixed with a hammer😜😜
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+1 on that. Really should be Sikaflex all over as it doesn't set but worth a check.

Our 'van is out most weekends so has a regular check but if they get damp it can spread like crazy Is this where I put the car details and a bit about myself ?........

Also Just re done the front rail above the windows today, as that had also dried at one end and was really crusty underneath. As it is a pita to clean it all off I re did it in IDL 99 which is what it was in the first place. Easy job but total ball ache to get all of the mastic which squeezes out off the front of the van.

The side rails are sikkaflex but for some reason the front is not neither are the top fittings.

Should be ok for another 5 years now! Going to have a check on the rest of the roof this week when I get chance. It still has some water ingress warranty left, but it's too much faf to take it to the dealer!

Have a damp meter in the van and give it a test every few months, was nice and dry last time I checked a few weeks back. There is nothing that can't be fixed with a hammer😜😜
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Hi all,

Here's my offering to the tintent brigade.

Looks like a Bessacar to me👍 There is nothing that can't be fixed with a hammer😜😜
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Spot on, it's Bessie 645.

n1cktdv8 wrote:

Just back from a week on Anglesey, as always a solid tow at 22mpg fully laden with bikes and everything for 5 people.