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https://www.leboncoin.fr/caravaning/105 ... tm?ca=18_s
https://www.leboncoin.fr/caravaning/105 ... tm?ca=18_s
for those odd people who like caravans...
breakdown truck
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I see what's going on here, you're posting listings for ugly caravans in an attempt to make people dislike caravans in general. 
I do like that truck though, imagine how big a caravan that would pull.
J
"Home is where you park it", so the saying goes. That may yet come true..
"Home is where you park it", so the saying goes. That may yet come true..
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what? you mean there are actually really good looking caravans out there?JPB wrote:
I do like that truck though, imagine how big a caravan that would pull.
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Yes, there are some very fine looking caravans to be had. Airstreams are rarely offensive to even the most practised of caravan haters, then there are such aesthetic triumphs as this GRP monocoque vision of loveliness:
http://vintagecaravans.proboards.com/th ... y-victoria
Even more encouraging, IMHO, is that there even is a forum for vintage caravan lovers. I could have read their content all night, only the 19th century pocket watch forum can come close to the joy of a nice old caravan.
Did I mention that one of Dad's Maxis (SJR241N, a Damask 1750HL) pulled a Sprite Major (Rich, that's a large caravan with a characteristic roof hump) over Sutton Bank, down there in the North Riding of Yorkshire, this despite the apparent lack of wisdom in ignoring the "NO CARAVANS, 1 in 3 incline ahead" signs on a wet day in a front wheel drive car.
http://vintagecaravans.proboards.com/th ... y-victoria
Even more encouraging, IMHO, is that there even is a forum for vintage caravan lovers. I could have read their content all night, only the 19th century pocket watch forum can come close to the joy of a nice old caravan.
Did I mention that one of Dad's Maxis (SJR241N, a Damask 1750HL) pulled a Sprite Major (Rich, that's a large caravan with a characteristic roof hump) over Sutton Bank, down there in the North Riding of Yorkshire, this despite the apparent lack of wisdom in ignoring the "NO CARAVANS, 1 in 3 incline ahead" signs on a wet day in a front wheel drive car.
J
"Home is where you park it", so the saying goes. That may yet come true..
"Home is where you park it", so the saying goes. That may yet come true..
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Is the towing capacity of your reliant high enough to drag that plastic house on wheels about with you John?
Understeer: when you hit the wall with the front of the car.
Oversteer: when you hit the wall with the back of the car.
Horsepower: how fast you hit the wall.
Torque: how far you take the wall with you.
Oversteer: when you hit the wall with the back of the car.
Horsepower: how fast you hit the wall.
Torque: how far you take the wall with you.
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terry has escaped from ghts dungeon! glad to have you back mate
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Terry, the last thing I towed with a Reliant was itself, out of a soft spot on the beach, using a Spanish windlass made from three pairs of the sis-in-law beast's finest hosiery products. There is a Rebel owner somewhere whose 928cc "Rootes Rebel" pulls a Portafold around everywhere it goes, but even the mighty Sunbeam OHC engine isn't quite enough and it struggles with the 440Kg of the 'van, probably because the engine is very, very worn. Caravans - much as I love them - are unnecessary when my daily car, in common with most JDM "Mini MPV" - shaped things, can be transformed into a most accommodating place to sleep.
Hmm. Rich, are you sure that you didn't have a hand in Terry's temporary absence? Think about it: Resides in France, has an old house with really thick walls that can mask even the most bloodcurdling of screaming, off the beaten track and invisible to Google Maps. I rest my case!rich. wrote:terry has escaped from ghts dungeon! glad to have you back mate
J
"Home is where you park it", so the saying goes. That may yet come true..
"Home is where you park it", so the saying goes. That may yet come true..
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I'm afraid no dungeons have been involved in my lack of internet time. Work is opening new offices which is keeping me very busy and not letting me have time to wave spanners let alone chat about waving them.
I've even had to do the unthinkable and pay a garage to replace the alternator on my daily as I haven't had time to get to it!
I've even had to do the unthinkable and pay a garage to replace the alternator on my daily as I haven't had time to get to it!
Understeer: when you hit the wall with the front of the car.
Oversteer: when you hit the wall with the back of the car.
Horsepower: how fast you hit the wall.
Torque: how far you take the wall with you.
Oversteer: when you hit the wall with the back of the car.
Horsepower: how fast you hit the wall.
Torque: how far you take the wall with you.
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Terry, there's nothing more annoying than having too little time to work on your own cars. Apart from being so in need of restoration oneself that it becomes essential to pay people to do such things. OK, so I'm fortunate in that I have at my disposal some of the region's finest young slave labour or "students" as I'm told I must call them these days, but even sitting a few feet away and barking instructions isn't as satisfying as knowing that it's done properly because we did it ourselves.
Rich, that young woman looks frozen! Poor dear, we should all donate a few quid so that she can buy some decent, Marks & Spencer clothes and a large pot of Sudocrem to help with that nasty case of rubber rash.
Rich, that young woman looks frozen! Poor dear, we should all donate a few quid so that she can buy some decent, Marks & Spencer clothes and a large pot of Sudocrem to help with that nasty case of rubber rash.
J
"Home is where you park it", so the saying goes. That may yet come true..
"Home is where you park it", so the saying goes. That may yet come true..