Another newbie

Welung666 · Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 9:14 am Post subject: Another newbie

Just thought I'd take a minute to introduce myself, I'm Lee and my partner Al and we are very keen campers. We currently have a 6 berth tent which is a pain to erect in even the slightest breeze! So we've been looking for a decent TT or FC for a while now. After trawling eBay and the free ad sites we went to look at a CC and instantly fell in love with it's simplicity (we like things simple). So now we're on the look out for a 'fixer-upper' to call our holiday home. Hope you are well and happy campers and look forward to many happy holidays in a CC winken

Just as an afterthought, is anyone familier with the law on towing weights? It's just our other car is a Morris Minor Traveller and we'd love to take it away with us instead of the eurobox.

Caz · Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 9:44 am Post subject:

Hi Lee & Al. Welcome to the mad world of Combi Camping.

A Combi would look great behind your Morris Minor Traveller.

To be legal, you mustn't exceed the towing limit of the car, or the trainweight. I don't suppose you have the handbook which would give the braked and unbraked towing limits for the car, but the trainweight should be on the plate that gives the weights in the engine compartment. Maybe there is an Owners Club who could help with the info?

As you are looking for an older Combi, it would probably be unbraked but the max gross weight would be 450 Kgs or less, so I'm pretty sure you would be ok. I'm sure I saw these cars towing c@r@v@ns when I was young.

marymary · Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 9:50 am Post subject:

Hi and welcome both!! Happy combi hunting! friendly_hamster

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bigbird · Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 10:52 am Post subject:

Hi there! Welcome to the clan.

I thought I saw that someone on here had a CC for sale as a doer upper for about £75(it was on a thread) is that still available....anyone??.....of course knowing my brain, I could have imagined it! blinzel

Was it Lin?, I just can't remember who it was....

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Welung666 · Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 10:56 am Post subject:

Hi and thanks BigBird, it was g7mtg selling one for £75, I found the thread, but it appears it's now a trailer Crying or Very sad

Bren · Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 11:46 am Post subject:

Welcome to the site Smile

have you tried 'adtrader' there's usually a couple on there for less than £200.

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Welung666 · Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 12:23 pm Post subject:

Thanks Bren and no I hadn't tried adtrader, I'm off for a look now.

Lin M · Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 12:56 pm Post subject:

It wasn't me! Welcome! I love Morris Minors. I learned to drive in one many many years ago.

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bigbird · Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 5:38 pm Post subject:

Sorry Lin, I just couldn't remember who had posted it, and for some reason your name was 'ringing a bell' daumen_hoch

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Canvas Fran · Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2008 9:00 pm Post subject: Re: Another newbie

Welung666 wrote:

Just thought I'd take a minute to introduce myself, I'm Lee and my partner Al and we are very keen campers. We currently have a 6 berth tent which is a pain to erect in even the slightest breeze! So we've been looking for a decent TT or FC for a while now. After trawling eBay and the free ad sites we went to look at a CC and instantly fell in love with it's simplicity (we like things simple). So now we're on the look out for a 'fixer-upper' to call our holiday home. Hope you are well and happy campers and look forward to many happy holidays in a CC winken

Just as an afterthought, is anyone familier with the law on towing weights? It's just our other car is a Morris Minor Traveller and we'd love to take it away with us instead of the eurobox.

We towed a Combi quite happily with Flossie (a Trafalgar Blue Traveller) amd Ruby (an Old English White Traveller) The older models (Speed, Easy etc|)are well within a Moggy's towing capabilities.

We still have Ruby, and her cousin Ollie, a 1960 convertible of the same colour, languishing in our garage and a local lock-up. My 16 year-old wants Ollie as her first car, so I am going to have to bite the bullet and find out how much a resto for him will be geschockt

. 14 year old wants Ruby as his first car, so I have a little more time to get her back in service! daumen_hoch

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