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magnusspuss

11/9/2016 at 12:44am
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Hello all
We went to see a Toyota Granvia tonight. It was our first look at at campervan. I have been looking at all the positive comments about vw so I wasn't expecting too much but it seemed really good and now I have my head turned .

Has anyone any comments on Toyota granvia? It is a 1996.

The price is good, it's being locally sold and we could use it in October rather than hiring. I'm put off as we haven't looked at any others but it would suit us a lot.
L

Tigermouse

11/9/2016 at 5:10am
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My opinion? Go for it. I drive an unconverted 1995 Granvia and love it, it's so versatile where camping is concerned. Admittedly it's not really a commuter/round town/shopping vehicle as it can be thirsty on the fuel but on a long run at a steady 60-65mph it's pretty good. Last month I went from home to Anglesey, drove around there over three days, came back home and went to work for five days on a tankful of diesel.

Very little goes wrong with it - just the odd bulb replacement here and there and I had to have the exhaust welded last year, other than that it never gives me any trouble and flies through its MOT with no problem - the MOT guy said that for a vehicle of it's age it's in excellent condition. If I had a choice between a VW and a Granvia it would be the Granvia every time

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magnusspuss

11/9/2016 at 8:41am
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Tigermouse, thank you for taking the time to let me know your thoughts and experiences. It is all positive too. I am very tempted and quite excited about the prospect, which is great. I was thinking we could only dream about a campervan that would run well without lots of repairs for our budget.

I wonder if rear headrests could be fitted. We have two small boys that will need them soon if not now as it doesn't have any.

I will keep you updated.

L

Greg M

12/9/2016 at 5:09am
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Hi,
A friend of mine has had one for some years now ,he uses it for sea fishing trips all year round
It smells like a Grimsby trawler ,is covered in dirt and is never cleaned.
Like Tigermouse ,his flies through the MOT every year despite him really mistreating it.

Hope all works out for you.
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magnusspuss

19/9/2016 at 2:10pm
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Thank you.

The granvia's certainly have good reviews about the engines. It is a lovely campervan. There was an issue about the driverseat no longer adjusting, I'm small other half is tall. Also a couple other things needing fixed. Mainly though, I also wanted to look at least at some other campervans and especially the vws that I had initially looked for (would love a t4 California).

I looked around but couldn't see what I wanted until I noticed a vw t4 auto sleeper trident. After viewing it we were very pleased. It doesn't have the spec for the driver that the granvia has (as my other half tells me) but I was happier with the accommodation lay out. So we have gone with the trident. Looking forward to collecting it this weekend. Hay hay!

Thank you for taking time to reply to me.

Lorna

feeblecat

19/9/2016 at 6:24pm
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I would go for it if I were you. A few years back when we were looking for a campervan all we heard was Volkswagen, Volkswagen, VW,VW. Well out of our budget. We stumbled upon a Bongo. The best money we ever spent. We travelled all over Europe for 5 years and it never missed a beat. Circumstances (grandchild and change of job giving less holidays) saw us move back to a caravan. We've recently been hankering over a campervan again. Much as we loved the Bongo, and it is still a consideration, a granvia is a bit bigger so we'd probably go for that. As well as the caravan.

magnusspuss

19/9/2016 at 10:17pm
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I agree it's a good campervan for sure. I am very happy with the trident though.

The granvia may still be available, central Scotland.

I see then that there can be room to have both campervan and caravan. We have a tent and soon to have campervan, so I can see the advantage of compact and larger space options being useful.

L

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