A few days away in the Cotswolds, probably the last outing of the year.

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this is my old rig!! Compass Casita TA. we loved it but during first lock down people were offering silly money for it. we owned it for 2 years and sold it for what we paid for it

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Jayk69 I had an X5 before the TDV8 4.4 which has the same engine as the TD6, it pulled the twin axle fine, you had to think a little in advance of hills but she was great.
The 4.4 TDV8 is simply on a different planet, I cannot put into words what she's like pulling a twin axle 'van, I still stick to 60-65mph but getting there is so effortless it's untrue. Drops a gear every now & again going up inclines but that's about it. She'll sit comfortably in 8th gear at 60-65mph on the main roads & also feels well planted on the road. Enjoy towing with her! 2012 Orkney Grey Westminster 4.4TDV8 with Ivory interior.........nice!
Alfa Romeo Giulietta
Just one Montesa now, 349 White Wonder
Austin A40 Farina MK2
1975 Morris Marina 1.8TC
1973 Honda CB250 K4

Ready to set off home from the LRO show in Peterborough last Monday.




Dunc. The life you have is the only one you'll get; make the most of it.
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2012 4.4 TDV8 L322 Autobiography
2003 TD5 Oslo Blue D2 ES Premium Auto (with mods!)

Here's a few snaps of our set up

It's a 2013 Sterling Eccles 636 with a Kampa Frontier Air Pro 300 Awning and we absolutely love it

i finally got the new Van October came and went as did xmas picked it up 2 weeks ago.
we are off for a long weekend this weekend so will post some pics.
the fatty 4.4 is an epic towing machine at returned 22 mpg on the way home from summerset to Daventry. 2012 Vogue 4.4 TDV8 - Current
2014 Navara V6 - Gone
2004 Vogue TD6 - Gone
Grand Cherokee - Gone
Discovery V8 (LPG) - Gone
Discovery TD5 - Gone

Not mine but a mates I only moved it to a new site while his sport was having its engine rebuilt. Had to use the wife's bus cos my ff don't have a tow bar.

Cheeky shot from a long weekend at Santa Pod a few months ago

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46Deg is savage!! 2012 Vogue 4.4 TDV8 - Current
2014 Navara V6 - Gone
2004 Vogue TD6 - Gone
Grand Cherokee - Gone
Discovery V8 (LPG) - Gone
Discovery TD5 - Gone

We just visited St Emillion to grab some lunch and managed to park very close to the Cathedral. We walked about 50m to the doors of the Cathedral and couldn’t believe that it was so hot. Inside it was only 35 degrees but felt cool by comparison. We ate outside under parasols but it was very uncomfortable. Remotely started the car and made our way back up the very steep walkway back to the Cathedral. By the time we got back to the car I was good for nothing but the AC had done the necessary inside and it was wonderful all the way back to the caravan and the AC within.

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Thought the van was a bit choppy on the way back through France, pretty much no weight on the nose 🤣, will Chuck some stuff up front for The trip back home…..

Just put the gauge on ours, with a bit of gear under the rear bed and the general pots and pans etc but no other stuff in the van I had less than 50kg on the gauge. So needs another 40kg at least up front!

as you say, no front locker with nice heavy gas bottles in it. I’ve moved all my pitch up stuff to the front side locker and the cadac fits nicely in there as well, so I’m up to about 65kg, when I put the awning on the floor between the front seats and a couple of other bits and bobs it gets me to about 90kg, will just require some attention. My old Lunar was just always nose heavy so it was never an issue. There is nothing that can't be fixed with a hammer😜😜
FFRR 4.4 SDV8 Autobiography Santorini Black.
Fiat 500x 1.4 multiair Lounge 2015
2010 LR D4 Commercial 2.7 TDV6

My mate has a Baily he has to load the front up too just to get a bit of weight there. Awning seems to help on that front 2012 Vogue 4.4 TDV8 - Current
2014 Navara V6 - Gone
2004 Vogue TD6 - Gone
Grand Cherokee - Gone
Discovery V8 (LPG) - Gone
Discovery TD5 - Gone