Has anybody seen the elusive beast?

[Black.Sheep.Cali]

Lovely looking motor, and the best colour I reckon for less washing !
One Q, does the handbrake impede turning the drivers seat ?

The handbrake is now electronic on the dashboard so no problems here

 

[mr pg]

It doesn't impede the seat on the pre-facelift either as it's a flyoff type and always in the down position whether applied or not.

 

[Californication69]

It doesn't impede the seat on the pre-facelift either as it's a flyoff type and always in the down position whether applied or not.

Great info, thank you !

 

[Bajers]

You're not looking hard enough ...Car park at Glenridding back in April

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Wow! Right colour as well (in my opinion of course) !

 

[Bajers]

Go to the Continent and you'll see loads of them - a mixture of rental & privately owned ones.

They're a big hit in Europe and can't really understand why they haven't done better here; a really quality feel with lots of on board utility in a relatively compact space.

Hi, yep, off for a month in September. Looking forward to it. Ill post some photos if I see any.

 

[Bajers]

We have one! GC600! We love it! We also thought a bit ugly but we don’t have the top bed option so we have so much space it overrides that. It’s a quality build, heating is superb and it’s big enough but not too big, can still park in supermarket car parks. The white cupboards look a bit stark to begin with but once you put your belongings in it’s an excellent neutral background and makes everywhere light. Highly recommend this excellent VW camper as an upgrade from the California.

Hi Michele,
Same as us. We had a T6 Ocean 4 Motion which we absolutely loved (still do to be fair) and had some fantastic times touring the UK and continent, but oh my, no way would I go back to one now having lived with the GC for a while.
Yes, 2 berth for us, the same as you, the space above is cavernous.
Still struggle with the looks though but love the interior and the extra space over the Cali.

 

[Bajers]

We see plenty of GC's around Switzerland and Germany. My Westfalia Club Joker Highroof on the other hand... I have only seen 2 in the last 3 years.

Hopefully coming to Switzerland next month as part of our Europe trip. Just got my vignette, hope the weather stays fine and I will look out for you!! Westfalia Club Joker with a high roof. Sounds nice!
Cheers.

 

[Bajers]

Well I agree .
I’ve had my GC600 for three months, I’ve been away 5 times but never seen another one.
I love it , roomy ,comfortable and loads of storage space compared with my old T6 .
Every site I go to I get people asking about it and admiring it .

Totally agree Jon. The extra living/storage space over the Ocean has been transformational for us.

 

[Bajers]

That's the one, Ice Blue, should get it late Sept or early Oct.

Lovely, lovely vehicle. Great choice. Looked at one at Wandahome near us a while back but really availability and I suppose price put me off. It was my first choice then saw the Eriba car at a show and liked that. Once again, availability was the big problem. Suppose I just tripped into a GC600 then, but fairly pleased with it so far.
Enjoy your Sven....

 

[Bajers]

Lovely looking motor, and the best colour I reckon for less washing !
One Q, does the handbrake impede turning the drivers seat ?

Hi,
Just jumping in with the handbrake question and no it doesnt.
The handbrake is the 'flyaway' type which helps, so even when the handbrake is on, it lies on the van floor so doesnt impede when turning the drivers seat.
The Cali was such a pain we used to just end up moving it forward and inclining it and not bother turning it around.
You do need to have the seat in the correct position though, same as the California, but the scope of positioning is a 1000 times easier than the Cali.

 

[Californication69]

Hi,
Just jumping in with the handbrake question and no it doesnt.
The handbrake is the 'flyaway' type which helps, so even when the handbrake is on, it lies on the van floor so doesnt impede when turning the drivers seat.
The Cali was such a pain we used to just end up moving it forward and inclining it and not bother turning it around.
You do need to have the seat in the correct position though, same as the California, but the scope of positioning is a 1000 times easier than the Cali.

Yep the handbrake is pretty easy to use now.
I purchased the one and only Adria Twin Max 600 on a MAN TGE 4.180 base.
It’s the only one in the world that was made by Adria as a test bed for the twin max 680.
They made a few 680’s then stopped as we’re going to use the VW crafter base.
That fell through and now they are producing the twin max on a sprinter base.
Also option of 4x4.