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13/12/2012 at 4:15pm
Location: Hull
Outfit: Avondale Mayfly
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Not had a Rubis but we had a Rapido (the forerunner)
Would love one again if we could afford one.
Go for it. You have to be organised but they are easy to put up and very cosy.
We were on a farm site 10 years ago and the farmer knocked on the door to see if we were ok. He said it was minus 15 and his wife was worried about us.
When we lef home there was 4 inches of frozen snow on the roof. We couldn't shift it.
It took 5 days for it to melt so tat shows how good the insulation on the roof is.
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15/12/2012 at 2:39pm
Location: Teesside
Outfit: Mitsubishi ASX4
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Hi We've got a Trigano Silver, the later model which we've had for nearly 5 years now. Super vans.
Your van will go in the garage though length not height will be the problem.
Yes you do not pay for them on the French autoroute, though sometimes they will try and charge you. Stand your ground and you soon get sorted. I photocopied the specs page of the handbook, just in case, though never needed it.
Overloading. Not a problem, we can load our Trigano with 260kg. Check the specs of yours. Not many vans will allow that much. Our full awning sits in the side locker next to the wheel arch. The fibreglass poles are in the boot. I would however check the specs of the tyres fitted, ours came with very flimsy things, only just over the max weight rating.
They are very warm indeed in the winter, well insulated, and more important not too draughty. Ours has a warm air heater which is brilliant for the cold evenings and mornings in early and late summer, but in winter we use a small 500w oil radiator which we just leave on. Its never on more than half setting even on the coldest days.
Our van rode nose up, and as you cannot use drop bars these days, I fitted spacer bars on the A frame to raise the A frame up by about an inch. Its done 12,000 miles like this and tows beautifully.
One problem you might find is a caravan cover if you leave it outside. OH modifies a standard one, by cutting off some of the bottom, and sewing a new hem. We have just bought a new one, and used s slightly smaller cover, and used the spare material to fit a small wedge in at the front for the rounded bulge. Fits like a glove now.
Anything else, just ask.
Must get some new photos on here, don't use the porch awning any more.
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17/1/2013 at 11:45pm
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Hi John.
I was at the Manchester show today, and the Bailey chap, well Campbells caravans bloke said, my Golf would pull the Bailey Orion 430-4 no problem.
But I am not sure, even though the numbers add up, but only just, I still prefer to use a larger motor.
The Orion is a nice, if entry level van, and at £14k new seems good value, and I guess if a new buyer can say the van is going to be used as a static, the price would be down to £12k as no VAT would be due, although I am not sure that it is legal to buy that way.
I have been looking at Trigano Silver's, and even a 6 year old model is fetching close on £8k these days.
Anyway it's all work in progress, and it will be a few years yet before I end up buying a caravan, in the meantime the tent suits us fine.
As for the TAG we have been using one since 2009, it's a handy thing to have, if you do go for one don't use Sanef UK, best to buy via France APPR.
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24/4/2013 at 8:59pm
Location: Leicestershire
Outfit: Trigano Rubis 420
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I replaced my old Rapido for a 2004 Rubis 420 a couple of years ago to give us a bit more space and it's great !!
We can now leave the double bed at the front end out all the time so no faffing around every morning and night.
Tow's good as well and I get about 40mpg from my BMW 318 estate. The only thing I'd change it for is Silver.
A few cautionary words though -
1) I had a leak in the toilet compartment when we first had it and investigations found that the bracket attaching the gas strut on the roof was loose and screws were letting rain water in. The brackets are only attached by 2 little screws, so I made new stainless steel brackets with 4 attachment points. -No problems since so it may be worth other owners checking this.
2) Mine has a hot water system and Reich mover fitted and with the awning and everything else we carried around it actually weighed over a tonne. We now carry the awning and as much apossible in the car.
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