After 8 years of thinking about it ..

[SFO]

I have finally ordered a California Coast 6.1 after trying to justify one for 8 years. During that peroid, price has gone up at least £15k. Hey ho

Great fun trying to decide spec and colour:

starlight blue metallic

17" Devonport with 235/55 17 tyres and 17 inch chassis (whatever that is!)
80l tank
shower (and fancy [and silly expensive] extra interior lights)
mattress topper
3rd under seat drawer and upper bed net
fly screen for near side rear sliding window
tyre pressure monitoring
4 keys
high beam control
grey canvass with panorama window
rear camera

if only they did the Coast with 204hp ..

 

[B J G]

17" chassis gives 17" wheels and the bigger front disc brakes.

 

[SFO]

17" chassis gives 17" wheels and the bigger front disc brakes.

Ta. It's NCO.

 

[calibusje]

I have finally ordered a California Coast 6.1 after trying to justify one for 8 years. During that peroid, price has gone up at least £15k. Hey ho

Great fun trying to decide spec and colour:

starlight blue metallic

17" Devonport with 235/55 17 tyres and 17 inch chassis (whatever that is!)
80l tank
shower (and fancy [and silly expensive] extra interior lights)
mattress topper
3rd under seat drawer and upper bed net
fly screen for near side rear sliding window
tyre pressure monitoring
4 keys
high beam control
grey canvass with panorama window
rear camera

if only they did the Coast with 204hp ..

You are right about those interior lights: an expensive option. We hadn't checked them on our ordered coast at first, but after a trip with a courtesy vehicle (ocean) that we received this summer due to let us say the long delivery times, we were convinced. We had to have this: dimmable but at the strongest real reading lamps. Upstairs it's really dark and they're just easy. The ones in the tailgate are your reading lamps for the lower bed and when the tailgate is open, they provide enough light not to stand there in the dark. The ones in the kitchen cupboards are pretty useless in my opinion, but everyone has their own idea about this.
Greetings

 

[SFO]

17" chassis gives 17" wheels and the bigger front disc brakes.

the brakes fill the wheels .. barely any space between spoke and calliper

 

[SFO]

It's here. I am impressed by the paint and build quality.

on delivery


after 2 coats of jet seal 109

 

[soulstyledevon]

Congrats.
Enjoy the van

 

[LCD]

Congratulations!!!
How does `grey canvass with panorama window` look like? Any chance you could upload a pic? Thank you?

 

[SFO]

Congratulations!!!
How does `grey canvass with panorama window` look like? Any chance you could upload a pic? Thank you?

 

[LCD]

Thank you very much

 

[SFO]

Nearly 2 years later, still looks new (lack of use!) .. only 4300 miles

 

[Defender90]

Nearly 2 years later, still looks new (lack of use!) .. only 4300 miles

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Amazing you need to use it we have just returned from a 3 week 3600 mile trip to Spain this is our third year of eu travelling the cali is an amazing long distance travelling machine perfect balance of comfort and drive ability best vehicle I have ever owned

 

[SFO]

I agree .. it’s great cruiser. I will use it more this year.

Really good fuel economy too.

 

[Defender90]

Amazing you need to use it we have just returned from a 3 week 3600 mile trip to Spain this is our third year of eu travelling the cali is an amazing long distance travelling machine perfect balance of comfort and drive ability best vehicle I have ever owned

I can also add in France we got some very heavy rain 2020 bellows held up well not a single leak the site was water logged we had parked on a grass pitch away from all the other campers the van had sunk good job I have gone Swamper diff lock activated a/t tyres and off we went not a single slip of a wheel happy days lol

 

[Defender90]

I agree .. it’s great cruiser. I will use it more this year.

Really good fuel economy too.

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My mpg doesn’t look like that lol

 

[JohnCalifornia]

Mine neither…..

 

[Kimbo]

47.1mpg average, I've got the same van and mine is more like 37.1mpg, what am I doing wrong?, is that the jet seal 109 making it more slippery?.

 

[SFO]

I cruise at around 65/70 mph.

And I get the van to coast on downhill sections instead of engine braking .. have to turn off ACC to activate coasting

I also have “super low rolling resistance” tyres.

 

[Hawthorn37]

I got 47mpg out of ours last week, driving down to Kent. Mind you, half of the M1 was at 50mph for road works and congestion, and the whole of M25 was the same ! !

 

[Hawthorn37]

Nearly 2 years later, still looks new (lack of use!) .. only 4300 miles

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We did 10,000 miles in Year 1 and 12,000 miles in Year 2

 

[Perfectos]

I got 47mpg out of ours last week, driving down to Kent. Mind you, half of the M1 was at 50mph for road works and congestion, and the whole of M25 was the same ! !

That was a positively speedy day you obviously had the red carpet treatment