What have you bought for your Cali today :-)

[studioTUNGSTEN]

New Battery! It has no problem till yesterday but suddenly died. Good £300 spent by RAC.
:-(

 

[andrejab1]

Cheap carpet, cut to size, to protect the middle from stains. 2 euros. Yay.

 

[andrejab1]

Tiny jars for condiments, since I love to cook in California.

 

[BayCatOne]

1l of engine oil as the lamp lit up after being stationary for one night. 1000 normal miles to go before first 4K service. This is the first new vehicle I’ve had to fill up oil before the first service. However the 4K service interval is great as it’s cheaper than your average car, but, the service contract doesn’t include oil fill up before the first service which was expected but still a bit meh...

 

[sapto]

We were thinking about a bbq with some longer legs (but Cadac ones start around €200) however we end up buying a second table from Decathlon (€14) and a table net (€4). Works for us and we spend the cash on more important things

 

[sapto]

Tiny jars for condiments, since I love to cook in California.

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Love thatNot bought but reused:
Chickenspices, salt from the Gotthard Mountain, salt and hot spices from Elba

 

[westfalia]

We were thinking about a bbq with some longer legs (but Cadac ones start around €200) however we end up buying a second table from Decathlon (€14) and a table net (€4). Works for us and we spend the cash on more important things

We've also got one of those, i think i will buy another one, you cannot have too many
tables.

 

[alan middleton]

A Kindle for the wife. Not a swap, a gift.

I think I'd want at least an iPad

 

[alan middleton]

I’ve not had a bad experience from the sellers in all fairness.
Its Amazon itself.

I will not use a company that evades taxes, pays low wages and expects so much from those that have so little. Amazon one sale at a time, takes money from your local high street and lines the pockets of the richest man in the world.
Have a read about what is expected from an Amazon delivery driver...

My wife used to buy lots of books from Amazon. I convinced her to shun them and buy from our local bookstore.
She much prefers shopping there now, has built up a relationship with the owner, enjoys collection day and the walk in to town (light exercise) and chatting and it actually doesn’t work out anymore expensive. Especially as every 10th book is free at the shop.

For the last 18 months I’ve made an effort to shop with real people or outside the parameters of Amazon and it’s been a much more satisfying experience. Like being given a free gas bottle for my California, providing i refill back at the local caravan store when it’s ready. I’ve had other additional good Will gestures and help since using my local businesses.

I urge everyone to use local where possible, especially if you want to support your local high street and put money directly back into your immediate economy.

Sorry rant over

That's not a rant. It's a sensible recommendation. We tend to use Amazon a lot and have been known to "Wine and Prime". So I have a drone, projector and some other stuff I don't need. Until I read this, I hadn't thought about it that way. I guess I've just figured I'm happy to pay for the convenience. I do wonder, though, when buying from Tesco or such for things like toys etc, is it any different?

 

[MarkVw2017]

Wheels got their treat last week, so bodywork and interior treated this week so got Autoglym Interior shampoo, Autoglym car Shampoo, Autoglym Detailer, Autoglym Clay bar, Autoglym polish and Autoglym HD wax. My gosh, took me 7 hours to clean (wash, dry, claybar, dry, polish, buff, HD wax, buff, then cleaned all inside :-0), but after it all, paintwork literally feels and shines like glass. Hardwork, but very happy with end result. And yes, i was tempted to go to the local £5 car 'hand wash', wouod have been much quicker but defo not as much love ;-)

 

[JohnF]

Got ourselves an Atera Genio Pro bike rack (2+1). With bike fitted and rack tilted, tailgate opens without obstruction. The rack comes with two brackets to allow full tilt (10mm spanner and fitted, less than 10 mins).

.

 

[Erbster]

Stove top toaster.
“GoSystem Dynasty Toaster”

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[studioTUNGSTEN]

A sliding door draught excluder

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We need that one!

 

[Vee]

Fairy lights

 

[Brian’s Dad]

1l of engine oil as the lamp lit up after being stationary for one night. 1000 normal miles to go before first 4K service. This is the first new vehicle I’ve had to fill up oil before the first service. However the 4K service interval is great as it’s cheaper than your average car, but, the service contract doesn’t include oil fill up before the first service which was expected but still a bit meh...

You’ve already had to top up the oil at 4000km? This doesn’t seem right

 

[Volkywagen]

You’ve already had to top up the oil at 4000km? This doesn’t seem right

A new engine will use oil until the piston rings seat properly in the cylinders. Mine did the same. Doesn’t use a drop now + 15k miles

 

[kave]

Never topped up any engine since I started with Motoman break in procedure

 

[BayCatOne]

You’ve already had to top up the oil at 4000km? This doesn’t seem right

No, I meant 40.000km is the first service and the clock was at roughly 30.000km when I needed to fill up.

 

[GillianC]

Originally bought this to store craft stuff in but it is brilliant for keeping bedding in and means you can lift it easily in and out of the van. It has handles each side and a strong zip that goes round three sides of the top.
As pictured it contains a double duvet and two pillows but you could squish a lot more in, possibly even a topper.
Advertised as a horse blanket storage bag!!

 

[kave]

No, I meant 40.000km is the first service and the clock was at roughly 30.000km when I needed to fill up.

Huh, mine is serviced every 20.000km or every year.

 

[Brian’s Dad]

No, I meant 40.000km is the first service and the clock was at roughly 30.000km when I needed to fill up.

ah that makes sense!

 

[DrJuanKerr]

I decided to rationalize my Kuggis IKea boxes. Previously I had 2x large and 2x small. The large ones just seemed to gather clutter and I never knew fully what each box contained until I opened them.

Tada!
Enter Kuggis_Arrangement V2.0
I now have 3x smaller and just 1x larger. More importantly I've had some fancy decals made up in the same font as the word "Ocean" on the side of my Cali [Font is Controlled Expanded Five]

 

[Gary&Heather]

I decided to rationalize my Kuggis IKea boxes. Previously I had 2x large and 2x small. The large ones just seemed to gather clutter and I never knew fully what each box contained until I opened them.

Tada!
Enter Kuggis_Arrangement V2.0
I now have 3x smaller and just 1x larger. More importantly I've had some fancy decals made up in the same font as the word "Ocean" on the side of my Cali [Font is Controlled Expanded Five]

That is brilliant it looks so organised is there any chance you could tell us the size of the boxes thanks in advance

 

[GillianC]

Originally bought this to store craft stuff in but it is brilliant for keeping bedding in and means you can lift it easily in and out of the van. It has handles each side and a strong zip that goes round three sides of the top.
As pictured it contains a double duvet and two pillows but you could squish a lot more in, possibly even a topper.
Advertised as a horse blanket storage bag!!
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Job accomplished! Duvet, two pillows and thick mattress topper from dunelm contained, all with sheets on. Still enough room for two more pillows too.
Excellent bit of kit.

 

[DrJuanKerr]

I decided to rationalize my Kuggis IKea boxes. Previously I had 2x large and 2x small. The large ones just seemed to gather clutter and I never knew fully what each box contained until I opened them.

Tada!
Enter Kuggis_Arrangement V2.0
I now have 3x smaller and just 1x larger. More importantly I've had some fancy decals made up in the same font as the word "Ocean" on the side of my Cali [Font is Controlled Expanded Five]

That is brilliant it looks so organised is there any chance you could tell us the size of the boxes thanks in advance

The larger one is this
https://www.ikea.com/gb/en/p/kuggis-box-with-lid-white-60280205/

The smaller ones
https://www.ikea.com/gb/en/p/kuggis-box-with-lid-white-50282304/