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| munch90 Member Since: 26 Oct 2013 Location: guildford Posts: 3558  
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should not tow nose up , bad for starting snaking
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26th May 2014 8:28pm |
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| borderterrier Member Since: 09 Dec 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 1677  
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Any photos of the damage?
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26th May 2014 8:30pm |
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| Caterham Member Since: 06 Nov 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 6298 
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26th May 2014 8:43pm |
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| Pam W Member Since: 25 Oct 2011 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 1169 
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Google / apple maps before you set off, get a decent route, check the roads are all suitable, print out the directions and the. make a list of the main junctions on a post it note and put it on the dash.
Use sat nav as a guide but always have a chosen route before hand and ignore the satnav if it seems to be going off somewhere you haven't already planned to go. Especially with a caravan or other high roofed vehicle.  Our blog - http://landytravels.com/
Yorkshire Off Road Club - http://www.yorkshireoffroadclub.net |
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26th May 2014 10:39pm |
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| Caterham Member Since: 06 Nov 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 6298
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Sparkylee....not sure of mpg at the moment but it would appear to be bl##dy great!
(doing a 'trial' at the moment....watch this space so to speak) Pam.....dont disagree with your comments but on this occasion a big F O pothole hidden by a puddle couldn't be avoided. |
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27th May 2014 8:29am |
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| Grouse Member Since: 16 Apr 2012 Location: on the hill Posts: 521 |
Sorry, no excuses, that's just bad driving
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27th May 2014 7:54pm |
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| Skippy R Member Since: 08 Feb 2012 Location: Yorkshire,out 'n'about Posts: 160 
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Did you not feel the bump/ pot hole with the defender before the caravan got to it ?? Dave
98 'S' 90 300Tdi (sold) 07 D3 HSE (now sold) 1993 Scania 143 450 (should have kept that ! ) |
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27th May 2014 8:17pm |
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| martinfiattech Member Since: 13 Nov 2013 Location: leicester Posts: 422
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I spent a year repairing caravans, believe it or not its a common problem.
Saw a lot of this when people forgot to put the legs down  or would reverse into a slope / log 
Kept us busy at the end of the season when the work dropped off. If you book it in at the end of the year you may be able to get a deal on the repair price Excuse the spelling I`am better with spanners and wires. |
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28th May 2014 10:09am |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20367
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Ike Mal said, claim off the local authority. About time they start paying out anyway!
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28th May 2014 10:35am |
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| Caterham Member Since: 06 Nov 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 6298
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so got the photos.
defender didn't go into pot hole otherwise I would like to think I'd have slowed down to avoid the caravan dropping into it. would like to think you were just joking about the 'just poor driving' ? ....on the plus side I'm thinking there's still 2 more corners on the caravan for me to damage for my parents. plus this also gives me the incentive to buy a twin axle
did I get round to asking if anyone can recommend a repairer in B'ham area? |
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28th May 2014 4:42pm |
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| ARC99 Member Since: 19 Feb 2013 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 1831 
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Try yellow pages to start with or go to a local caravan dealers and ask them. I will have a look in caravan magazines Don't make old people mad.
We don't like being old in the first place, so it doesn't take much to  us off.
Richard |
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28th May 2014 7:36pm |
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| Caterham Member Since: 06 Nov 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 6298
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Local caravan dealers going to fix but thought if someone on here could recommend someone would be glad to go down that route.
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28th May 2014 8:10pm |
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| ickle Member Since: 22 Jul 2010 Location: South Vendee Posts: 1782  
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Buy it off your parents & then you could ally tread plate the corners so it looks like a land Rover caravan, especially if it leaks as well!!
On a more serious note looks reasonably level when hitched, but don't caravans look low when connected to a Defender? |
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28th May 2014 8:21pm |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17382 
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Can you get lift kits for caravans? I reckon that needs raising by at least 6 inches to give a satisfactory departure angle.
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28th May 2014 9:45pm |
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