Thread: Towing Weights

Originally Posted by PAT303

That is without doubt the stupidest thing I have ever seen.

Apart from lacking windows I think they have brought something a bit different into the market.

Lol Pat, any reason for it being stupid?

I quite like it,especially the air suspension.
For me the bed setup kills it due to my back issues,also the ventilation,not a fan of aircon unless its in a vehicle or machine I'm operating.We have aircon at home,rarely use it,prefer a breeze or ceiling fan.
Andrew

its funny,, it has an air con,, but its built to stay anywhere but next to a power point,,
and Andy, with those side windows open and poptop windows open, it will have as much airflow as any other van,,

anyone know how many zero's on the price?

Originally Posted by Pedro_The_Swift

its funny,, it has an air con,, but its built to stay anywhere but next to a power point,,
and Andy, with those side windows open and poptop windows open, it will have as much airflow as any other van,,

anyone know how many zero's on the price?

$110k i believe Pedro. Unfortunately looks like that suspension and the lightweight materials come at a cost...

Comes with genie to run aircon atleast =)

I'd be going for something under 18' with single axle and independent suspension and good ground clearance personally. That way you can get into places the owners of the behemoth type vans with all mod cons can't, but they do look good stuck in caravan parks.
We do go into v/parks occasionally to do a really good clean up and I love to see the owners of some of the real upmarket vans (normally covered in checker plate) talking to their admiring fan club of the "quality that jumps out at you" or some such rubbish. Just don't look under that pretty skin matey.
Do a good search among repairers websites for the real story on some of the stuff on our roads and read the posts about van retailers attitudes to warranty work. I've posted a few myself about a certain yard in WA and been threatened with legal action..... especially about my spare wheel cover which wasn't nice to them. But as I have it all documented about consumer affairs and small claims court action they can't really start being too clever as they may get hurt a bit more.
But a decent van (ours is not bad now it's all sorted) can make a difference to life travelling especially when it's pouring hard. Nothing nicer than straight out of the car into a dry van and having a good cuppa.
Bugger mucking about with canvas and poles etc.
And treat all the salespersons say with a large pinch of salt..... just like you would car yard shysters.
Enjoy the fun.
AlanH.

Originally Posted by Russrobe

Lol Pat, any reason for it being stupid?

Lets look at this rationally.You have a 3000kg 4wd with a 3000kg ''offroad'' van on the back,the whole lot wieghts more than a truck and is physically bigger than a school bus so honestly where ''offroad'' are you going to go?.I also don't see the point in offroad vans made from cold rolled steel or 6'' chassis beams when the tow vehicle is made from 0.9 folded sheet metal .I often wonder what people actually do that need this type of van,do people fight ISIS while travelling from van park to van park sitting on 80 to save fuel?. Pat

Originally Posted by PAT303

Lets look at this rationally.You have a 3000kg 4wd with a 3000kg ''offroad'' van on the back,the whole lot wieghts more than a truck and is physically bigger than a school bus so honestly where ''offroad'' are you going to go?.I also don't see the point in offroad vans made from cold rolled steel or 6'' chassis beams when the tow vehicle is made from 0.9 folded sheet metal .I often wonder what people actually do that need this type of van,do people fight ISIS while travelling from van park to van park sitting on 80 to save fuel?. Pat

Pat it weighs 1.6T that's the whole idea of it being made from different materials and what splits it apart from the 3000kg vans...


Agree with everything you say though, which is why i like this one.