Defender90
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I don’t think the reviewer has driven a 6.1, as they didn’t mention the lack of handbrake between the two seats and the removal of gearstick.
Nice. Would be good to hear about whether the extra length is an impediment for parking or navigating tights city streets or is not a noticeable issue in practice.I got bored of waiting so have got a MV 2.0tsi Style LWB.
It’s quite nice actually.
Will see how it drives for me and if it’s good I’ll order a Cali Ocean.
Let me know if you have any questions.
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Yes that would be good to know. Perhaps you could post some photos of it in a standard parking bay with the front lined up with the lines so we could see the overhang at the back?Nice. Would be good to hear about whether the extra length is an impediment for parking or navigating tights city streets or is not a noticeable issue in practice.
It’s around 5.2m long and I believe standard parking bays are 5m long. That’s why a 4.9m long T6.1 Cali just fits.It does look long in those photos. Maybe its the overhang at the back that accentuates the look and in practice it wouldn’t make a difference but I get the impression that it is going to stick out of a lot of parking spaces. Thats a shame because one of the benefits of the Cali to me us the ability to park almost anywhere.
Not a great view really. Supermarket parking bay would be better as the white lines are clear front and back.I don’t see any issues to be honest.
If I was flat at the back, then yes the front would be over by 200mm
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If you have any problems fitting in the bay, just keep a tin of white paint in the van and extend the lines!Not a great view really. Supermarket parking bay would be better as the white lines are clear front and back.
It’s around 5.2m long and I believe standard parking bays are 5m long. That’s why a 4.9m long T6.1 Cali just fits.
Not round here. No front lines.Not a great view really. Supermarket parking bay would be better as the white lines are clear front and back.
Does look integrated. Is that the high level brake light it is housing? In that case a tailgate bike rack looks unlikely.No one has mentioned the Rear Spoiler.
Doesn’t look like an “ add on “ like the present spoiler on the Transporter.
So will there be a Tailgate Bike Rack?
Can only find Towbar or Roof bike racks. Oh Dear.
I think it is referring to where the side lines finish and whether you have to overhang them. Personally I don’t see that as a problem unless it is a tight carpark and you end up sticking out to the extent of being vulnerable to less careful drivers.Not round here. No front lines.
Longer and wider on the outside and shorter, lower and narrower on the inside. VW 1) has lost the plot and only sells to day campers or 2) will in the future build a California on the new Transporter (Ford Transit rebadge), which is what California Cris has asked them to do in his latest video. This new California has the exterior length of a LWB 6.1 with less interior space than a SWB 6.1.I don’t see any issues to be honest.
If I was flat at the back, then yes the front would be over by 200mm
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I would speculate that it may be part of the deal with Ford that VW cannot build a Transit based camper and likewise Ford cannot build a Caddy based one.Longer and wider on the outside and shorter, lower and narrower on the inside. VW 1) has lost the plot and only sells to day campers or 2) will in the future build a California on the new Transporter (Ford Transit rebadge), which is what California Cris has asked tren to do in his latest video. This new California has the exterior length of a LWB 6.1 with less interior space than a SWB 6.1.
Remember that VW will be shipping them from Turkey to Germany anyway to sell them as rebadged Transporters.I would speculate that it may be part of the deal with Ford that VW cannot build a Transit based camper and likewise Ford cannot build a Caddy based one.
Of course it may well be down to logistics. Shipping vans from Turkey to the California plant in Germany may not be economically viable.
When I have the towbar bike rack on, I just take up 2 parking spaces. I put my van way behind the front line, and let the bike rack stick out almost to halfway the second parking space. It is almost impossible to fit the California with towbar in a normal parking space, so with bike rack, it just is impossible.If you have any problems fitting in the bay, just keep a tin of white paint in the van and extend the lines!
IShipping vans from Turkey to the California plant in Germany may not be economically viable.
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