Useless VW Van „Specialist“

[Calimili]

 

[Calimili]

Good luck buying second hand from rentals...

 

[Alan]

Why useless ?
I thought that was a good video although the demonstrator should have dropped the legs on the awning after winding it out 2 or 3 foot to support it and followed the same sequence until desired position

Alan

 

[Calimili]

And elevating the roof without opening the sliding hatch. He wound out the awing completely without the legs, than put them as high as possible!
Didn‘t show you also need to open the gas valve on the cylinder at the back, not just the valve in the cabinet under the stove, implying you drive with the gas cylinder opened!
And he is a... „specialist“

 

[Alan]

Point taken

 

[Jabberwocky]

Why useless ?
I thought that was a good video although the demonstrator should have dropped the legs on the awning after winding it out 2 or 3 foot to support it and followed the same sequence until desired position

Alan

Hi Alan
My Cali says no more than 0.5m for the awning without support. I make that less than 2 foot. See attached.

 

[Wild Bob]

Why useless ?
I thought that was a good video although the demonstrator should have dropped the legs on the awning after winding it out 2 or 3 foot to support it and followed the same sequence until desired position

Alan

Yes I noticed he did that. One good way to break your awning !

 

[Wild Bob]

And elevating the roof without opening the sliding hatch. He wound out the awing completely without the legs, than put them as high as possible!
Didn‘t show you also need to open the gas valve on the cylinder at the back, not just the valve in the cabinet under the stove, implying you drive with the gas cylinder opened!
And he is a... „specialist“

I thought the same plus so heavy handed, everything he did was wrong. Wouldn't let him touch my Cali

 

[Wild Bob]

Good luck buying second hand from rentals...

Think most of the equipment would have been broken by the rental company !

 

[Wild Bob]

And elevating the roof without opening the sliding hatch. He wound out the awing completely without the legs, than put them as high as possible!
Didn‘t show you also need to open the gas valve on the cylinder at the back, not just the valve in the cabinet under the stove, implying you drive with the gas cylinder opened!
And he is a... „specialist“

I watched this video on YouTube couple of weeks ago and was shocked with the things he did. Everything I was told not to do on my hand over !

 

[Calimili]

I watched this video on YouTube couple of weeks ago and was shocked with the things he did. Everything I was told not to do on my hand over !

Exactly! So the young family want to try out a California before buying and that‘s the instructions they are given by the , I repeat, VW Specialist !

 

[Elmo3]

He’d have melted your sink bowl as well. Wasn’t even looking at the roof when closing. I wouldn’t let him anywhere near my Cali.

 

[Wild Bob]

Exactly! So the young family want to try out a California before buying and that‘s the instructions they are given by the , I repeat, VW Specialist !

Trouble is the family break the awning and roof after being shown that and faced with a huge bill/ loss of deposit !!

 

[larrylamb]

did he actually say "fill the fresh water tank up with a hosepipe"

 

[jts46]

Sorry but,
I fill my water tank with hosepipe, wind out awning fully then put legs out and open roof sometimes without opening hatch.
Had van 13yrs and no problems

 

[GrannyJen]

I quite often open my van with the hatch closed and I always fill the tank with a hose pipe.

I thought the Demo was quite good within the context of most. After six years I have yet to use the vehicle awning but do remember both renting and buying they did say to "step it out" as does the manual.

 

[Meoncoast]

USELESS VW VAN „SPECIALIST“
Personally I think a bit harsh.

 

[andyinluton]

Trouble is the family break the awning and roof after being shown that and faced with a huge bill/ loss of deposit !!

I'm sure if they were getting broken they would be instructing customers differently.
It wouldn't be in the hire companies interests to have customers damaging vans, its not just the costs, its having a van unavailable due to damage when its due back out on hire straight away.

 

[Calimili]

With a rental van I'd never drink from the tap, therefore filling the tank with a hosepipe on a rental van may not be as inappropriate. I usually fill the tank with a canister for drinking water and i have a drinking water pipe and drinking water fittings as well.
I respect people opening their awning and Pop up tent as they wish, but if both Thule and VW went to the trouble to specify in their manual to extend the awning 50cm than use legs and leave hatch and window/door open while raising the pop up roof , there must be a technical engineering reason for that I suppose.

 

[bendiesel]

Resting table side straight on to gravel to open will scratch from.

 

[bendiesel]

Scratch "trim"

 

[GSX1300R]

With a rental van I'd never drink from the tap, therefore filling the tank with a hosepipe on a rental van may not be as inappropriate. I usually fill the tank with a canister for drinking water and i have a drinking water pipe and drinking water fittings as well.
I respect people opening their awning and Pop up tent as they wish, but if both Thule and VW went to the trouble to specify in their manual to extend the awning 50cm than use legs and leave hatch and window/door open while raising the pop up roof , there must be a technical engineering reason for that I suppose.

I’m not sure exactly what the awning parts that overhang when you take it out weigh but I would imagine it’s quite a bit. Is the awning fixed to the black side rail? If so I would have thought it would put a huge strain on that rail. We have always followed the Instructions and take it about 18 inches then drop the legs. But some say “If all else fails read the instructions “.......