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Quote: Originally posted by nelmo on 03/9/2009

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Hi,

I've been reading through this thread with interest, especially as I found Elite caravans website and couldn't understand why they had 07 models as new and so cheap - now I know, so many thanks

I've mailed them to see if they have any left but, if they do, does anyone know what will NOT be included in the sale that is normally on a UK-spec van? This would be my first caravan, so not sure what to check for...

PS: gazmeister, I see you have the 560 which is just what we want - if you plan on selling up anytime soon, bagsy first dibs...

 

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Hands off our van you Nelmo

Seriously we love it, its a great layout, my only reservation was the toilet emptying cassette was on the awning side which thought may be a problem when we have the full awning up but wasn't and we can still access the door easily. The bunks are great as they are adult sized and recently at a meet we had 4 adults and our little one (in his bottom bunk) sleeping in the van and was perfectly adequate

We also added onto ours before we picked it up and external 240volt socket and and external gas bbq point (As I had them on our old van)

Elite do not give you much in the way of freebies, it didn't matter to us as we had all the stuff but if you are new you will need, or need to negotiate

EHU lead, Spare wheel (we got ours thrown in with the van as they told us it came with one and when we collected it they told us it didn't)

Make sure they give you the corner steady winding tool thing aswell as they hadn't put ours in the little holder so they had to go and find us one off another van.

You will obviously then have to aquire your other bits, awning, water and waste carriers, waste pipes (get that from elite as they are an unusual size)  plates, glasses, etc etc and most importantly a corkscrew

My main worry with ours was the small washroom, as our last caravan had a seperate shower cubicle, however we have been to no facility sites with it 4 times since collecting it, including 10 days at a washroom less site in devon and had no problem showering in the washroom,

Good luck and I hope you get what you want, we have had 5 caravans over the past 8 years and this one is by far and away the best, I was always a bit "yeah thats quite nice" til we had this one which I absolutely love.

 

Quote: Originally posted by Lassie on 03/9/2009

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We were almost tempted to buy the XK559 but the site lady then told us it does not have blown air heating and as we use our van through the winter we would miss that. Also there wasn't an oven only a grill and microwave

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Is that normal on the Aussie spec vans then?

I imagine they could do without heating but not in the UK 

If you send an email to me at gazandnedra at hotmail.co.uk

but instead of the "at" use the at symbol

I can forward it on to Ecocamping who has all the emails in a central place, she has been sending us updates,

Hope that helps

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Thanks Gazmister have just emailed with explanation of how I got email address then realised it must be yours when I read the above properly!! Doh!.....

LOL

I received it and forwarded it on,

Should hopefully have some more info soon for you and we can all meet up at a lovely Geist rally.

Speak soon

E-mails received!!! hope you have now got one with an owners club questionnaire?

Any other Geist owners who are interested in joining an owners club are welcome to e-mail geistowners at googlemail.com

There is a questionnaire for all Geist owners which has been produced by a group of Geist owners so we know what everybody with a Geist would like from a club.

J