Caravans & Dealers
2011 Caravan News: AS Caravans
The first glimpse of the Auto Sleeper touring caravan line-up showed that these are very special tourers. Company CEO Geoff Scott said at the...
News
Caravans & Dealers
2011 Caravan News: Adria Altea
Adria’s entry-level Altea range has added cutting edge style to lightweight practicality for 2011. A radical interior revamp has consigned the clever but dull interiors...
Caravans & Dealers
2011 Caravan News: Adria Adora
Following a reshuffle by the Solvenian manufacturer, Adria’s Adora is now the top caravan range on offer in the UK. The biggest change is...
Tow Cars
Your essential guide to… Matching cars and caravans
There’s an art to getting the right tow car to match your caravan – or the other way round. Here’s how to do it
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Devil in the detail
One feature in the new Bailey Unicorn that I love is the kill switch for the lights. The switch is fitted to the side...
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Exciting times for top-end buyers
For the 2011 model year, every manufacturer is concentrating their efforts on the top end of their ranges. Elddis is making big changes to...
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VAT rise will focus the mind of new year buyers
The rise in VAT now confirmed for early 2011 will be a mixed blessing for the caravan market. On the one hand, I expect...
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Update: Mitsubishi Outlander 2.2 DI-DC Diamond 7st
A ROUND TRIP of 1000 miles is a stern enough test of a towcar’s capability and comforts, but throw in some snow and mountain...
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Update: Suzuki Grand Vitara DDiS SZ5
The Suzuki’s 13-pin electrics went on the blink recently, writes Stacie Pardoe. It was relieved of any towing duties this month while we got...
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Update: Skoda Superb SE 2.0 TDi 4×4
We haven’t had our Skoda Superb for long but nearly everyone on the team has towed with it, writes Alyson Warnock. No matter what...
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Update: 1986 Sprite Alpine C
It was hard deny that the little Sprite had a bit of a damp problem when travel editor Claudia managed to pull the rear...
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Update: 1986 Sprite Alpine C
After a weekend in the Sprite at Stowford Farm Meadows on the Reader Rally, it was obvious that there were some areas needing attention....
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Update: Mitsubishi Outlander 2.2 DI-DC Diamond 7st
Despite the lack of serious towing duties this month, the Outlander has come into its own ferrying various members of the team around in...
Shows & Events
C&CC sites share £1m makeover
News storyThe Camping and Caravanning Club says owners of its franchised sites have spent over £1million on improvements for this season.
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Sprite Musketeer TD
This month the Sprite Musketeer TD joins our fleet, writes Stacie Pardoe. Since its launch last September we have had several opportunities to get...
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Update: Suzuki Grand Vitara DDiS SZ5
Last time I towed with the Suzuki Grand Vitara I had our Sprite Musketeer TD on the back, writes Alyson Warnock. The Sprite was...
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Update: 1996 Volvo 850 SE
'Hello? Is that Mr Donnelly? It's about the MOT on your Volvo...' Volvos are above all, tough. Our one had clung on for a long...
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Update: Mitsubishi Outlander 2.2 DI-DC Diamond 7st
When planning my trip to Somerset with the big Swift Charisma 550, I automatically reached for the S-Max keys, writes Alyson Warnock. For the...
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1996 Volvo 850 SE
Regular readers of the magazine may be familiar with our Volvo 850 towcar, but if you haven't been introduced, allow me to explain.
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Update: Suzuki Grand Vitara DDiS SZ5
I towed an Elddis Xplore 544 to Suffolk for the travel feature to the East Anglian coast in April and quickly formed a few...
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Mitsubishi Outlander 2.2 DI-DC Diamond 7st
Mitsubishi is known for its high-performance towcars, writes Mark Bigault. My initial experience of our Outlander reinforces the brand’s credentials.
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Skoda Superb SE 2.0 TDi 4×4
There’s another new face on the Practical Caravan fleet, a Skoda Superb, writes Alyson Warnock. Ours is the four-wheel-drive model in SE trim, which...
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Update: Sprite Musketeer TD
The Musketeer sailed across to the Isle of Wight this month, its first outing since joining the fleet, writes Stacie Pardoe. Towing the lightweight...
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First thoughts on fleet’s new 4×4
A Suzuki Grand Vitara joined our fleet this month. Jim Nosrati at Heathrow Suzuki greeted us on arrival at their showroom on the A30...
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Suzuki Grand Vitara 1.9 DDiS SZ5
A Suzuki Grand Vitara joined our fleet this month, writes Alyson Warnock. Jim Nosrati at Heathrow Suzuki greeted us on arrival at their showroom...
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Suzuki Grand Vitara 1.9 DDiS SZ5
A Suzuki Grand Vitara joined our fleet this month, writes Alyson Warnock. Jim Nosrati at Heathrow Suzuki greeted us on arrival at their showroom...
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Award-winner joins the fleet
This month the Sprite Musketeer TD joins our fleet, writes Stacie Pardoe. Since its launch last September we have had several opportunities to get...
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First thoughts on fleet’s new 4×4
A Suzuki Grand Vitara joined our fleet this month. Jim Nosrati at Heathrow Suzuki greeted us on arrival at their showroom on the A30...
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Sprite Musketeer TD
This month the Sprite Musketeer TD joins our fleet, writes Stacie Pardoe. Since its launch last September we have had several opportunities to get...
Travel
European Parliament backs motorway ban on caravans
A PROPOSED BAN on caravans using the motorway network this Easter has been backed by the European Parliament. The plan suggests touring caravans over...
Caravans & Dealers
Warming to the new Swifts
Thicker sidewalls, Alde heating and inboard water tanks make the 2011 Swift and Sterling models its warmest caravans ever. The sidewalls thickness has increased...