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da_murphster
All, long time lurker and T5.1 Caravelle owner that has utilised many threads on here for help - finest achievement is the rear tray and associated cooking and storage modules.
I've had my Caravelle for 18 months or so and loved it as a family adventure wagon for 3 Euro trips and several camping trips.
I was considering a pop top on my Caravelle but the cost is high, but my biggest brake to doing it was my current Caravelle is 135k and 13 years old. Just not sure its worth it on my van.
A beach was the obvious upgrade option but as a daily family wagon I'm struggling with the lower spec they usually are (manual, no leather, no climate, 140/150 over my current biturbo 180 (I know the history of these engines BTW). I'd be looking at at least an extra £10k over mine for a beach and it would be comparatively basic spec.
Another option is a decent spec T6 204 Caravelle (with adaptive cruise, DSG, adaptive suspension etc) and add the beach pop top - I could do this for comfortably under £40k. I came from a 400bhp V8 estate so a 204bhp is appealing!
Of note there is a nice T6 beach on fleabay for £40k....but 150bhp, manual a/c, no adaptive suspension, no adaptive cruise etc.
I could retrofit Beach/Cali rear blind & chair holder, vanessa rear bags for rear windows.....so its just the mid two windows I'd be missing the beach blinds on (I do not think anyone has retrofitted these have they?)
So - Caravelle with roof vs beach - residuals? anything I've not thought of?
Residuals are important to me as I'd be stretching myself for a £40k van.
I've had my Caravelle for 18 months or so and loved it as a family adventure wagon for 3 Euro trips and several camping trips.
I was considering a pop top on my Caravelle but the cost is high, but my biggest brake to doing it was my current Caravelle is 135k and 13 years old. Just not sure its worth it on my van.
A beach was the obvious upgrade option but as a daily family wagon I'm struggling with the lower spec they usually are (manual, no leather, no climate, 140/150 over my current biturbo 180 (I know the history of these engines BTW). I'd be looking at at least an extra £10k over mine for a beach and it would be comparatively basic spec.
Another option is a decent spec T6 204 Caravelle (with adaptive cruise, DSG, adaptive suspension etc) and add the beach pop top - I could do this for comfortably under £40k. I came from a 400bhp V8 estate so a 204bhp is appealing!
Of note there is a nice T6 beach on fleabay for £40k....but 150bhp, manual a/c, no adaptive suspension, no adaptive cruise etc.
I could retrofit Beach/Cali rear blind & chair holder, vanessa rear bags for rear windows.....so its just the mid two windows I'd be missing the beach blinds on (I do not think anyone has retrofitted these have they?)
So - Caravelle with roof vs beach - residuals? anything I've not thought of?
Residuals are important to me as I'd be stretching myself for a £40k van.