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♪♫ Synge ♪♫ Jun 2022 2:46pm, 10 Jun 2022 45,744 posts	Quote Pin ♪♫ Synge ♪♫ Customer warning. There are downsides to owning a diesel vehicle that has to comply with Euro 6 emissions standards. They have complex exhaust systems which can be costly if they go wrong. (This is where readers who said “I could buy a lot of nights in a hotel for that!” will smile quietly.) That’s £500 spent yesterday on flushing out the whole exhaust system to clear build ups of soot and put an additive into the diesel and clear the dreaded amber warning light - and next week we’re back in to address the dodgy AdBlue range warning light, which could be software, a sensor or the whole system with its filters, pumps and injectors …
♪♫ Synge ♪♫ Jun 2022 2:55pm, 10 Jun 2022 45,746 posts	Quote Pin ♪♫ Synge ♪♫ That’s £500 spent yesterday Although to be fair that did also include an oil change and a pretty big out-of-warranty software update.
Diogenes Jun 2022 3:08pm, 10 Jun 2022 70,507 posts	Quote Pin Diogenes A question for you lot, where do you put your luggage when you have a campervan? I've just been looking at photos of some VW vans and there doesn't appear much space, especially if you have more than two people on board. Not that I can afford one, anyway.
Fields Jun 2022 3:21pm, 10 Jun 2022 4,916 posts	Quote Pin Fields I think I’m going to make a wooden bed base to go over my folded back seats & boot, stick a mattress on top and then figure out a way to block the light from windows. Should be good for a few nights car camping then
Reiver Jun 2022 3:22pm, 10 Jun 2022 3,078 posts	Quote Pin Reiver We are getting better at travelling light and tend to pile stuff into the drivers seat and footwell. I have also made a large shelf with plywood which we put over the front seats once the poptop is up and that gives us loads of space for our clothes which we pack in plastic storage tubs. It's one slight hassle of having this size of van as everything has to be moved around again if you want to drive for a day out!
XB Jun 2022 3:28pm, 10 Jun 2022 14,642 posts	Quote Pin XB We have cabinets over the fixed bed for clothes and we use Ikea storage boxes for shoes, bike stuff, rucksacks, etc, that stack neatly under the bed. Fold up chairs slot in between the boxes.
Mandymoo Jun 2022 5:50pm, 10 Jun 2022 14,566 posts	Quote Pin Mandymoo We used the cupboards in our t6 for clothes, had lots of storage
royal jelly Jun 2022 8:46pm, 10 Jun 2022 3,140 posts	Quote Pin royal jelly In our old T4 vw van we had space behind the seat. Everything was well organised, we all had a bag. We did find we had less space when our van went in for some insurance work and they gave us a new pop top for a few weeks!
Big_G Jun 2022 10:33am, 12 Jun 2022 1,806 posts	Quote Pin Big_G Hi, we are going to be in France soon with the van and just getting the bits and pieces together that we need. Could anyone explain (ideally in words of one syllable as this stuff isn’t my forte) what I need to do about the reverse polarity at (some?) sites in France? Can I buy something to use with my existing eHU cable to sort this?
Mandymoo Jun 2022 1:30pm, 12 Jun 2022 14,571 posts	Quote Pin Mandymoo Other half has this for testing the sockets etc