Was pressured into signing a contract, and was not fully informed of the risks involved. Mitsubishi Outlander and rear end tent. http://www.sccavanners.com/modifications.htm. What a joke. Thanks for the info guys, some good information there. I'd also do a complete rewire/build for the 12V system with solar too, and probably modify the 240V as well. Gwynnie- Matildatraveller, 'The self is not something one finds, it is something one creates.' Govt. came back and said he couldn't find out that day, I said I would leave caravan I was told no room will have to take it back home and they will ring me , 6 weeks later no call and nobody knows. These do not influence our content moderation policies in any way, though ProductReview.com.au may earn commissions for products/services purchased via affiliate links. The standard unit carrying load Avan applies is: Single Axle; 300kg. They all have their little problems. Contact Us for an obligation free quote! "We have our Avan Pressurised when on the dirt for that very reason.". Book a Consultation 03 9870 6102. It will sort us out ATM and clearance wise :) We also changed the chains, jockey wheel and hitch to ensure better function and weight specifications. What state are you in, nothing on your profile ? You also need to know what your car weighs, then add the tow ball weight, the weight of your fuel (allow 1kg per litre), the weight of your stuff in the vehicle and the weight of your passengers and driver. So this method was the last resort and it does work and very well as you can see at the above link. If you already have an avan go to the other caravan bloke in town, polite, knows what he is doing, and does it in a timely manner. It might simply be tightening or resealing a joint. Additional weight tax may apply for NSW registered vehicles. It must be very handy having such a clever wife to be able to make the awnings/annex like that also. * Pricing is based on a standard 2019 model. I had an A'liner (2B floor plan) for 7 years and the times with that were the most enjoyable in our camping experience. Was told by the dealer that they all look like that. So many choices.. G'day Powercasta,I've got a Jayco Discovery Outback bought new last September,had a couple of small problems the first trip but have had no trouble since Vickie, ex Bricklayer 20 years & 33 years Carpet Cleaning. VerticalScope Inc., 111 Peter Street, Suite 600, Toronto, Ontario, M5V 2H1, Canada. Choose a good setup that meets Most of your needs and expectations. Transport has no borders. Ours has never been off the bitumen. G'day Mike, thank you very much for the idea's/tips on replacing the foam strips and the links. Also is does the damaged foam cause a problem or is it cosmetic or may cause a problem? We have sealed the hinge and put new rubber around to no avail.Dont know if we have used the correct seal so any help would be appreciated. If we're bushing it for a while we carry the equivalent of a second tank in Jerry cans in the car and depending where we're camping we usually can get another fill up if we go somewhere where there's potable water. Especially important are what weight your car can tow and what weight it can accept on the towball. Also if you have a Fiat etc that Facebook page also. I am only small and have great difficulty. My vehicle is a 2.8lt Toyota Hilux 4x4 utility with over axle leaf shocks together with ENCORE BIG BORE 4X4 shock absorbers. With additional size and living space, the Cruiser and Cruiseliner models feature higher road clearance, upgraded chassis and bigger tyres than the Aliner model. If it has leaked the dealer will certainly be aware of it and Im very curious to know that We even asked another sales person to have him contact us again without response. I have noted in my travels a Brand new Kimberley Camper with a broken suspension, Large new off road you beut caravan with fridge fallen out of its cabinet, sky domes ripped off in slip stream. We have for instance a Pressure System to keep the dust out. regards brett. The adventure pack has a coil spring Trailing Arm Suspension and more ground clearance. After this I will begin to get serious about finding an 'outback rig' and will take all comments and suggestions as a learning curve to begin the next stage. The salesman also pointed out the different dome options you mention as well, and I can definitely see the benefits of the larger ones. Get the "Closed Cell" type seal From Clarkes. Were the best Subaru Forester Owners Forum to talk about the best years of the Subaru Forester, modifications and reliability history of the Subaru Forester. Then fill your fresh water to see which gauge has changed so that is Fredh water. Webproblem YouTube. It was in my car manual.I pull with an old Hilux, which can only tow 1800kg and 150kg on the ball. I have difficulty getting the hooks back in place to hold it down. Websome problems with van fell in love with van, problem roll out awning it fell to bits and crap tyres only did about 5000 km, had to remove pipe from twin tanks hitting axel now have Below. ?? We bought a good Fiat Ducato Avan from Avan Nowra Steve was the Sales person who sold us the M6. Make sure the Nylon (Polystone) guides are still in place at the end of the Top Roof Panel. - Short North is the railwayman's nickname for the NSWGR main line between Sydney and Newcastle. IT FALLS OFF. Hi well I can only assume that you have something running draining the battery you need to put an isolator switch on the batteries so when the batteries are charged and not in use turn the isolator switch on to cut all current power if you're not able to do this you need an auto electrician to do it I did mine and had no more problem this is only the one solution at the moment. I had left the porer lead plugged in almost the whole time during the 2 months. The entire process takes a matter of minutes. Just purchased the Avan Aspire 555 from Nowra. I took it on dirt and corrigated roads, SLOWLY. Hi guys, by now I realise that there are a few Avan owners on the the forum and I am wondering if anyone has had to replace the high density adhesivefoam on side roof panels? Does anyone know or have any experience with this type of small camper please:? Thanks, GaryKelly. I too have had a HiAce with a poptop, and also a Mercedes poptop. Agree with you about bending your kness, and having straight arms but this is altogether different. One of the earlier people to post a message regarding this provided a link to a site showing the roof being raised. My problem is that I don't have the strength to lift the roof more than thefirst few cms that you see in the video.. I am going to change the springs sometime this year on ours but there is no rush. I took the battery to Battery Workd who kindly replaced it after testing. After numerous personal contacts the flyscreen has still not been replaced. Welcome Fran. Sorry about the green. That was the colour of the link 'till I made it clickable, so I'm stuck with it for the rest of this post. to figure out how to deal with this situation. The numbers from AVAN vary. Love what you do Do what you Love!! Thankyou everyone who responded i have heaps of info you guys have made our decision a lot easier, cheers Powercasta. , Have a look at this below. There were deaths in Qld and a driver charged earlier this year. These high mobility campers are available in a range of layouts to suit the single adventurer or full family. We bought a new Aliner last year and have been documenting all the mods that we've done to it, to give inspiration to other Aliner owners. Body Length (Exterior): 4440mmInterior Length: 3615mmGarage Length (Overall): 5765mmTravel Height: 1720mmInterior Height: 2440mmWidth: 2075mmBall Weight (Approx): 100kgTare Weight (Approx): 940kgBerth: 3, Body Length (Exterior): 4440mmInterior Length: 3615mmGarage Length (Overall): 5765mmTravel Height: 1720mmInterior Height: 2440mmWidth: 2075mmBall Weight (Approx): 100kgTare Weight (Approx): 940kgBerth: 2. If its not the above and you've eliminated the extension cord and the power source is definitely live, sounds like it's service centre time. I hope you're pleasantly surprised, but I suspect it will not be so. You also learn a lot from other members at their rallies and get to see what others have done to their vans and how they have solved problems such as yours etc.. Just a thought. When the finance was declined he refused to refund me. Luckily I had some wire on board so used that to secure the hinges and tied down the roof with ropes. The van is 2.4 years old, not many problems previously, but this time the bumper bar broke from the tack welding, which is only about an inch long on all four spots and will not tolerate-too much jarring, it was a shock to us, could have been serious if it had released entirely from the van totally re traffic following. http://www.tracktrailer.com.au/tvan_overview1.html. The team Anthony, Steve and Rob could not have done more to help us with our purchase and gave us a good deal. If they can do this, wouldn't that be similar to what would be needed for the "A" Van ? It Lights on the internal charger were on and there were flashing lights on the solar charger (a-van was in a shed with no sun). We only detected this when laying on the bed it could be heard purring through the pillow. Yes it was smaller but build wise the same. Cruiser/Cruiseliner 1 - Rear dinette converts to single bed, Cruiser/Cruiseliner 1D - Seats convert to double bed, Cruiser/Cruiseliner 2B - Lounge converts to double bed, Cruiser/Cruiseliner 3 - Seats convert to double bed, Cruiser/Cruiseliner 3C - Sofa converts to double bed, Cruiser/Cruiseliner 4A - Lounge converts to double bed, Cruiser/Cruiseliner 5 - Kitchen with single beds, Additional Interior Size and Living Space (Cruiser & Cruiseliner), Lockable Side Wall Mains Water Connection, Large Front Storage Boot (Cruiseliner Only), Higher Road Clearance (Cruiser & Cruiseliner Only), Hot-Dipped Galvanized Centurion Chassis with Upgrade Specification, Light Truck Tyres (Cruiser & Cruiseliner Only), Titanium Exterior Colours & Checker Plate Exterior, Alternative Fixed & Wind-Out Dome Configurations. So just replacing the factory springs could destroy your roof panels. There is one in each corner. But Why doesn't the pump STOP, Hi Bea, I'm no expert just handy :) My understanding is the pump maintains pressure in the line if it's left on. I never use my system as I have no problems with the roof but my wife does. Hi my answer may help i have a 2012 Avan cruiseliner 14 ft i had it weighbridge to see how heavy it's going to be for my little Hyundai diesel ix35 as the tare weight says for my van 920 on the back of the car is Ltd to 1300kg as the van came up empty around about 1220 kilos did not give me much to fill it up so I tried it with all my gear and a extra deck deep cycle battery and a tank full of water and a little bit more extra food than I normally would take it came up just a little bit over 13500 kilos i had no probem whats so ever doing thousands of kilometres so as long as you know what your car and tow bar limit is and the caravan limit you should not have a problem. Thanks to David Hall (of Australia) the solution has been invented to raise roof panels with the supplemental assistance of gas springs. Several US A-frame manufacturers have carried his technique forward. Hi Tina, that is a simple one to fix. Finance available. , Due to the overwhelming negative responses everyone has passed onto me regarding the AVAN it is DEFINITELY NOT a consideration off road option for me. Can you advise what tyre pressure we should have when on road travelling for our Golf Camper - Bush Challenger 4 - its been a couple of years since we have been on the road :). we are powering it with a small Mower battery 100amp hr. Wouldn't they be able to adapt it somehow ? Embraer 170 System Manual seowebservices net. Hi I have an AVAN Cruiseliner Adventure Pack Plus. I found that by using my legs rather than arms, it was easier to lift. Outback travel heights increase by 250mm. You need to read all the facts about weight before buying the new vehicle. This dealership will turn people off the AVAN brand which would be a real shame the vans are awesome its just this dealer that is disgraceful. Once they have your money they don't care, while we like the caravan would never buy another avan or recommend them, Best Caravan & Camper Trailer Shops in 2023, Camping essentials for your next road trip and where you can buy them. Do I need to replace the internal charger? The Cruiseliner is fine and car fully loaded is well within GVM. ozi2i have had some success with using wd40 to remove transfers and the gum residueif it is not totally sucessful at least it is not agressive toward paintbrian, Same here, use it always for removing adhesive e.g. From winch types, Gas Struts, Air bags. Govt. Once it is sold, not their problem apparently. They do not have a true off roader, but do/did have ones with higher and stronger chassis and larger tyres (commercial tyres rather than car tyres - talking about the Aliner. I did change my tyres to commercial tyres and still found I had enough room under the guards to accommodate the tyres and up and down movement. I had a standard road model. Avan cruiseliner Ducted A/C will never work as it should. The air conditioner is not large enough to cool the van. The van volume is quite small and has a 2.2 KW air conditioner fitted as standard which is sized correctly but in practice does not work. Cruiser's new sleek designs are a breeze to tow, giving you greater fuel economy. 2023 ProductReview.com.au Pty. My friend from the Avan Club also told me that one of their members over east have made a lifting device and sells them, suggest you contact the Avan Club and ask them for details of this blokes device, also about the gas struts, here are the contact details; http://www.avanclubaust.org.au/501/Contact_Us/. As I am a female solo traveler subject to the environment the canvas camper trailers (which would be ideal) are not an option for me. foam seals., Good for getting selastic or sikaflex off your hands as well. Ihave the abilityto get more glue, sealantor paint on me, than on the job when using these items., WD40 is my hand cleaner when doing those sort of jobs.. Avan themselves dont seem to care about there products once it leaves the factory. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dl0V6ex6wSs, 2006 Discovery 3 TDV6 SE Auto - 2008 23ft Golden Eagle HunterSome people feel the rain - the others just get wet - Bob Dylan, Hi Kathy, There is a club, which is called Avan Club of Australia and there are a couple of people who have invented lifters. Evidently there's an derogatory term of a 'Man' look that has been applied to me from time to time :) In my unit the extension cord is hard wired so can't be tested by me. Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Just bought an Avan Adventure Plus Love it. 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