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Subject Topic: Ford Galaxy + Compass Corona 556 Post Reply Post New Topic
PersonBusy
12/8/2013 at 11:32am
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Hi all,

New to caravanning and in need of advice please...

I'm looking at 2nd hand 5/6 berth caravans.

I've seen a compass corona 556 and trying to work out whether my ford galaxy 57 5dr diesel ghia will pull this caravan ok?

Also does anyone have any experience of these vans and common problems that I should look for when I view the caravan?

All help much appreciated.



PersonWhite Rose
12/8/2013 at 4:53pm
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We've just bought one - it's a heavy beast and our old 1.9 Audi struggled with it so we've bough a Santa Fe. What's the kerbweoght on your galaxy?
One thing to watch for is leaks round the external door to the lower bunk - there seemed to be loads of issues with water coming in and Elddis/Compass put an extra catch on (think that was the solution but I'll wait for correcting :-) Another issue is shower cracks - the shower tray is not well supported so some trays are cracked and leak (ESP round plug), the home solution is to seal the leak then put extra support underneath the shower tray.

We love ours, but if i ever buy a bunkbed layout van in future, I'll be sure to figure out how hard it'll be to make the bed in the top bunk first!!


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Thanks White Rose.

Very helpful - I'll be sure to check the shower tray & bunk door.

What kind of price range do you think is reasonable for a 2007 model?

Also is the fact that it is single axle a problem when towing a fairly heavy caravan of this size??

Thanks lots...


PersonWhite Rose
12/8/2013 at 8:48pm
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Nope, as far as I know there's no issues with single axle and we've found it a pretty stable tow. The price is really hard to gauge - I had a spreadsheet (I am Spreadsheet Queen in our house!) with a list of prices, ages, specs and additional extras but have not deleted it, but it was just comprised of the prices that I saw any advertised at on here, Preloved, EBay, Gumtree, Caravan Finder the Caravan Club classifieds and Autotrader,
Also don't forget the Elddis Avante 556 is practically the same caravan but with different upholstery :-)


Personfrederico
13/8/2013 at 12:01am
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My 57 plate Smax 2L tdci pulls my 1600kg twin axle caravan ok. I try to keep it to 1550. That is the heaviest I would tow. The hand book shows 1750kg max and nose weight 80kg should be similar to your Galaxy?
Fred.



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