Buying T7 California Beach Camper

[MickyBlue]

I thought you slid the kitchen outwards to use it? If that’s the case how can you have a gas dropout unless there is one in the kitchen and one in the floor which align when the kitchen unit is slid back.
I wonder how the T6.1 Beach camper with the pullout gas hob manage?

Burner does slide out but the gas locker is in the front of the cabinet with the regulator & pipe to the slide out tray in the back

I bet the 6.1 dropout goes through the floor or sill between the floor & outer body skin?
However I’ve never looked where the gas bottle is on one of those

 

[thatsnotmynaim]

Not sure tbh, may be to do with where the gas bottle is rather than the job, I think the guy that commented it said as per the caddy

 

[thatsnotmynaim]

Burner does slide out but the gas locker is in the front of the cabinet with the regulator & pipe to the slide out tray in the back

I bet the 6.1 dropout goes through the floor or sill between the floor & outer body skin?
However I’ve never looked where the gas bottle is on one of those

Our 6.1 had the gas in the far rear left corner,

 

[stoobthealien]

I need to have a close look at an actual van in the flesh. JCT600 Hull are the nearest dealer to me.
I will have to contact then & see if they have one yet

I've just been to see one onsite at VW commercial in Newcastle - the kitchen very much looked like one unit with gas pipes etc all inside it

 

[MickyBlue]

I've just been to see one onsite at VW commercial in Newcastle - the kitchen very much looked like one unit with gas pipes etc all inside it

Thx TBH I have completely given up on the T7 beach now due to the battery issues etc, as I was most interested in the PHEV 4motion version.

I will be sticking with the gas-less converted T6.1 diesel we currently have for the foreseeable future. I simply don’t trust VWCV Corp to get this right anytime soon

 

[2haw]

Thx TBH I have completely given up on the T7 beach now due to the battery issues etc, as I was most interested in the PHEV 4motion version.

I will be sticking with the gas-less converted T6.1 diesel we currently have for the foreseeable future. I simply don’t trust VWCV Corp to get this right anytime soon

I drove a T7 1.5 Hybrid (250 odd hp 4motion) Ocean today and was a little disappointed to be honest. I was expecting it to be quick but found it sluggish on the dual carriageway compared to my T6.1 204…

Way better at slow speeds around town though. A few photos of the Beach interior to satisfy the thread title.

 

[MickyBlue]

Crikey that bit at the back of the roof bed board/roof bellows looks like an afterthought??

Seems a right mess without either a ceiling panel or roof locker

 

[2haw]

Crikey that bit at the back of the roof bed board/roof bellows looks like an afterthought??

Seems a right mess without either a ceiling panel or roof locker


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There is a roof panel but they’ve added a net to increase storage. Doesn’t look the best though.

 

[burton61]

I wouldn't call the T7 Phev sluggish.

Did it have the high voltage battery charged and what driving profile did you have selected? eco/ comfort/ sports etc?

Having driven 6.1 diesel and tested the T7 Phev and T7 diesel back to back on a long drive the T7 Phev is far and away the best drive and it shifts some when you put your foot down even in normal comfort mode. It made the T7 diesel feel much slower to pick up speed.

If you run the high voltage battery right down the 1.5tsi if fine to drive but I might call that a little sluggish in comparison to full high voltage battery and 1.5tsi together.

 

[2haw]

I wouldn't call the T7 Phev sluggish.

Did it have the high voltage battery charged and what driving profile did you have selected? eco/ comfort/ sports etc?

Having driven 6.1 diesel and tested the T7 Phev and T7 diesel back to back on a long drive the T7 Phev is far and away the best drive and it shifts some when you put your foot down even in normal comfort mode. It made the T7 diesel feel much slower to pick up speed.

If you run the high voltage battery right down the 1.5tsi if fine to drive but I might call that a little sluggish in comparison to full high voltage battery and 1.5tsi together.

In all honesty, I have no clue what setting it was in. I just put my foot down and was expecting more. Pick up between approx 50-70 mph didn’t feel as good as my T6.1