Larkrise
VIP Member
Well, we are settling in to Cali ownership, and love it! Quite a few short breaks so far. About the spec: really happy with the 180 DSG- it is a real pleasure to drive. After parking on a damp grassy slope last weekend I did wonder about the 4Motion, but we didn’t slip, and it’s too late anyway.
Generally pleased with the RNS510 though still a little wedded to Waze on the phone for accurate navigation especially good for eta. How on earth do you mute the radio…only by reducing the volume to nil it seems! The leather retrim was our best extra – changes the feel of the van and no worries about dirt etc. The router was another great addition- we can work anywhere and get better bandwidth than at home in many places. Reliable text conversations with our son in Afghanistan, reliable streaming Spotify Bluetooth to 510, vpn to work…all good. Also Bose mini soundlink as others have said is lovely.
We have absolutely no issues for the dealer (yet) and even the not clicking down sink catch was only a matter of repositioning the little gel thingys that had moved a bit.
We haven’t got a topper for the roof. We sleep downstairs and it has been fine so far. We haven’t got an awning but are tempted by the Brandrup side panel. We did get a tailgate air-safe from the forum but this was faulty and almost impossible to remove, so will get the Brandrup version now. Jury is still out on a toilet. We tried and rejected Duvalays and are very happy with a Zonesleep topper (why are they so expensive!). We’ve resurrected and updated our old camping list and trying to get as many items permanently into the van for a quick get-away.
So, off to Ireland for a couple of weeks next month and northern Spain late September. No regrets so far! Oh, and hats off to the forum which remains more civilized than most and a great source of wisdom.
Generally pleased with the RNS510 though still a little wedded to Waze on the phone for accurate navigation especially good for eta. How on earth do you mute the radio…only by reducing the volume to nil it seems! The leather retrim was our best extra – changes the feel of the van and no worries about dirt etc. The router was another great addition- we can work anywhere and get better bandwidth than at home in many places. Reliable text conversations with our son in Afghanistan, reliable streaming Spotify Bluetooth to 510, vpn to work…all good. Also Bose mini soundlink as others have said is lovely.
We have absolutely no issues for the dealer (yet) and even the not clicking down sink catch was only a matter of repositioning the little gel thingys that had moved a bit.
We haven’t got a topper for the roof. We sleep downstairs and it has been fine so far. We haven’t got an awning but are tempted by the Brandrup side panel. We did get a tailgate air-safe from the forum but this was faulty and almost impossible to remove, so will get the Brandrup version now. Jury is still out on a toilet. We tried and rejected Duvalays and are very happy with a Zonesleep topper (why are they so expensive!). We’ve resurrected and updated our old camping list and trying to get as many items permanently into the van for a quick get-away.
So, off to Ireland for a couple of weeks next month and northern Spain late September. No regrets so far! Oh, and hats off to the forum which remains more civilized than most and a great source of wisdom.
