Caravans

[laptop]

I'm warming to the idea of getting a driving licence for no other reason than to hire a caravan once a year and tootle around annoying the petrolheads. Entertainment/expenditure ratio clearly far better than, say, the Odeon.

 

[Cobbles]

I'm warming to the idea of getting a driving licence for no other reason than to hire a caravan once a year and tootle around annoying the petrolheads. Entertainment/expenditure ratio clearly far better than, say, the Odeon.

Pointless - queues behind caravans are largely composed of beige saloons of mid 80's -90's vintage.

Petrolheads drive vehicles that treat such excrescences as merely a way to demonstrate superior positioning and anticipation as they pass 3 dodderers and 2 vomit boxes in a single pass (all within the relevant legal parameters).

"OO-ER missus - you can't overtake unless the road is dead straight for 3 miles"................

 

[laptop]

Coo. Even writing about it produces a gratifying level of annoyance.

* Dawdles in middle of thread *​

 

[19sixtysix]

Follows slowly behind laptop with my caravan.

 

[El Jefe]

there is NOTHING cooler

 

[ajk]

Towed caravans are for all practical purposes illegal over here, probably the main reason why Clarkson moved over. Every silver lining has a cloud and all that.

 

[moonsi til]

I would love one of those American silver bullet ones. One of the girls from the B52s has a hotel with some of those to rent out...

 

[selamlar]

though if I find one cheap enough say £250 then Im likely to have a go and kinda want to have a bash at decorating a caravan.

I would have thought you would be lucky for £250, tbh matey. Anything other than a complete crate will be thousands rather than hundreds

there is NOTHING cooler

I would love one of those American silver bullet ones. One of the girls from the B52s has a hotel with some of those to rent out...

Ok, so those are quite cool. Although the only truly cool caravan I have seen was a campervan made out of a converted plane. I want to say DC3, but I ain't all that sure, and I can't find a pic.

 

[selamlar]

Oh hang on! I can find a pic!

Not of the right one, admittedly, but you get the idea.

 

[moonsi til]

I reckon I can find one for about £250. I only want a tiny one. Check out ebay and you will see what I mean. My local paper had one for sale at £250 the other night. I have a 1.4 engine car and my friends were telling (whilst giggling about me wanting a caravan and not a camper) that I would need a bigger car but I don't think so. I want a tiny 2 berth cute caravan..

 

[LilMissHissyFit]

If buying a second hand van invest in a proper damp meter and use it, shove the prongs into every space you can. A damp van will mean a major headache.

Take a look on www.ukcampsite.co.uk at their caravan forums inc the technical one for advice on what to look for. If you are expecting to pick something up for £250, expect to have to do at least some work on it to get it ok/keep it ok. Buying a cover can help keep an older van dry ( from around £50-£100+ depending on the size of the van

HTH

 

[pogofish]

Thank Christ for high volume V8 engines with buckets of torque for instant whoomph to leave Tupperware trailers far, far behind.

Fat lot of good to you if you are stuck behind one on a road like this:

Or heading straight at you, after having ignored the passing place it should have stopped in.

Then again, there are the cunts who have pulled-up in a passing place & got the deckchairs & little table out for a cuppa. Seemingly oblivious to the traffic chaos they cause!

 

[Pingu]

nah.. thats why you have a 4x4

lets offroad

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

there is NOTHING cooler

Have you seen some of their new models?

 

[Cid]

Fat lot of good to you if you are stuck behind one on a road like this:

Or heading straight at you, after having ignored the passing place it should have stopped in.

Then again, there are the cunts who have pulled-up in a passing place & got the deckchairs & little table out for a cuppa. Seemingly oblivious to the traffic chaos they cause!

Yep, ain't that the truth... It's hard to understand how fucking irritating the things are until have to commute through caravan hotspots. In Devon the corners are tight and low visibility, people seem to forget they have a caravan tacked onto the back sometimes, or just don't have a clue what they're supposed to do on a steep hill.

 

[Cobbles]

Have you seen some of their new models?

Snap.......

 

[geminisnake]

I have a 1.4 engine car and my friends were telling (whilst giggling about me wanting a caravan and not a camper) that I would need a bigger car but I don't think so.

It's not really about engine size moonsi, it's about towing weight allowed. I've seen a metro towing a small van before(many moons ago), but I'm not sure how legal it was.

 

[Kanda]

What you need ^^

 

[moonsi til]

Ok I'm back looking at caravans prompted by the imminent buying of new second hand car and BF scraping his camper on Monday...

So what car can I have with a small caravan. I really do want just a tiny caravan just a 2 berther..

 

[19sixtysix]

I'd go for a hatch back. The airflow is better than a saloon and they seem to snake less than saloons. Engines are a lot more powerful these days so even a 1.3 would be ok though you don't want too light a car in comparison to your caravan. Might be better to find out what caravan you get first then choose a car that is mechanically capable to towing the weight.

Oh and when you've got the van it'll be time organise a guerilla caravan event on Jeremy Clarkson's lawn

 

[1927]

I reckon I can find one for about £250. I only want a tiny one. Check out ebay and you will see what I mean. My local paper had one for sale at £250 the other night. I have a 1.4 engine car and my friends were telling (whilst giggling about me wanting a caravan and not a camper) that I would need a bigger car but I don't think so. I want a tiny 2 berth cute caravan..

If you're going to tow a caravan with a 1.4l car please let me know when you are out and about cos i dont want to be stuck behind you.

Imho, caravans should only be allowed to travel between 7pm and 7am, and you should have to pay road fund licence for the bloody things.

 

[moonsi til]

I'm shortly going to buying a new car and I'm asking what size car and even type I would need for the smallest caravan available.

I don't get all the upset at caravans!