What have you done with your California today?

[Polobear1959]

We took our Cali Beach 4 motion to a lovely local beach with grandson…. Lots of fun

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[clarinetbcn]

Gerdar mountain hut, Baqueira ski resort, Aran valley, Spanish Pyrenees. As the hut was full, I slept in the van. The diesel parking heater meant sleeping in light pjs. Anybody considering using the van in winter should know that this equipment is absolutely fit for purpose. Notice that the other vehicles are frozen while my van is snow free. That means that the van has almost no insulation, but the parking heater works so well that it doesn't matter. Roof was down, with only the factory side and rear blinds down. Powder was epic.

Edit: I have Michelin Crossclimate Agilis fitted, and even in these conditions I didn't have to use chains, while every other car in this pic did.

 

[BeagleMum]

Gerdar mountain hut, Baqueira ski resort, Aran valley, Spanish Pyrenees. As the hut was full, I slept in the van. The diesel parking heater meant sleeping in light pjs. Anybody considering using the van in winter should know that this equipment is absolutely fit for purpose. Notice that the other vehicles are frozen while my van is snow free. That means that the van has almost no insulation, but the parking heater works so well that it doesn't matter. Roof was down, with only the factory side and rear blinds down. Powder was epic.

Edit: I have Michelin Crossclimate Agilis fitted, and even in these conditions I didn't have to use chains, while every other car in this pic did.
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‘Snowdon’ today.

 

[RosscoPCole74]

Cleaned it. First free day for months that it has been sunny and warm.

 

[m10chkcalifornia]

Its been doing great service as a general utility vehicle. Got us and dogs from Edinburgh to York with a picnic (with sea views) at Alnmouth and just now as a party transport getting my rather infirm 90 year old mother in law to her birthday lunch.

 

[Mattsv]

Given it a good clean - definitely needed it!

 

[The Little Red Cali]

Cleaning Day. Ruby looking amazing.

 

[tedgina]

This idea is copied from several other fora where it always seems popular.
I'll kick it off and say this morning I chauffeured my wife 50 miles to a meeting and visited the local VW retail centre whilst I waited for her meeting to conclude. Had a look over the new Tiguan, it seems practical and fairly well equipped.
The journey there and back was smooth and relaxing, confirming that the Cali. is just as versatile as a run around as it is camper van.

Repair the screen wash .All of the fluid had drained out as I was filling the bottle up, a pipe had come off the washer pump hidden behind the front left wheel arch cover .There is a small inspection flap to get to the pump small hands are needed and hot water to soften the pipe.

 

[clarinetbcn]

12 days skiing in French, Italian and Swiss Alps. Got a beautiful flat in La Thuile through House Exchange app.




If you zoom in on the Breithorn (3rd photo) you can see people walking up to the peak. The weather was like this the whole trip except for one cloudy day, snow above 2500m was perfect. We only waited in line once, at a lift in Coermayeur. Cervinia has spectacularly well organized lift infrastructure. Our very entertaining ski area at La Thuile was a 5 min walk from the flat. We even got out the mountain skis and skins and walked up to Belvedere peak. Sometimes everything just falls into place…this was memorable.

 

[AdamsFamily]

Loving all the "Clean Cali" posts now we have this glorious weather (long may it continue), and you not what they say - if you can't beat them, join them - so here's ours just starting out on a two hour cleaning spree...

 

[pchmlk]

Beautiful day at West Wittering today. Saw a couple of Calis there too, as ever.

 

[giarra86]

Oggi è un giorno di coccole per Cali. Ho fatto un pre-lavaggio, 2 secchi, decontaminazione chimica e meccanica, lucidatura in un passaggio e applicazione di sigillante fusso coat.
Cosa posso dire, sembra più nuovo di quando l'ho preso

 

[The Tall Luthier]

Oggi è un giorno di coccole per Cali. Ho fatto un pre-lavaggio, 2 secchi, decontaminazione chimica e meccanica, lucidatura in un passaggio e applicazione di sigillante fusso coat.
Cosa posso dire, sembra più nuovo di quando l'ho preso

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Wow! È davvero molto brillante @giarra86 buon lavoro.

 

[Black Forest]

Today we removed the 3 seat bench to open up the back for bikes and stuff. Now researching a slider system and recovering from removing the bench which weighs as much as a small moon. A factory Cali with transporter style click in seats would be a boon. I'm never doing this again!

I would wash the van but it's sunday + its forbidden to wash cars at home here in Germanyshireland.

 

[Georgeo]

Today we removed the 3 seat bench to open up the back for bikes and stuff. Now researching a slider system and recovering from removing the bench which weighs as much as a small moon. A factory Cali with transporter style click in seats would be a boon. I'm never doing this again!

I would wash the van but it's sunday + its forbidden to wash cars at home here in Germanyshireland.

What a great excuse to have for not washing your car. All I hear around us on Sunday is pressure washers and leaf blowers. What a great law.

 

[colintfcolintf]

Wiped some bird poo off and stuck some more miles on it

 

[Ceric77]

Popravljeno propuštanje ventila.

 

[Black Forest]

Fitted some carpet in the back to protect the inside when mountain bikes go in. 130cm x 300cm €17 from Toom dyi

Waiting for a 90mm slider kit on Monday then make another board with fork mounts and job will be done. Will accommodate fatbikes and full suss.

I prefer bikes inside not on the Thule towball carrier and ebikes on the rear door is a non-starter...

 

[KevH]

Visited the Battle of Normandy Museum in Bayeux, which I heartily recommend.
Parked close to another red Cali reg J3GAL; looked very smart.

 

[Lequimper]

Isle of Purbeck - visited Corfe Castle, Studland Bay and, after a stunning section of the south west coastal path walk, we visited the legendary Square and Compass Inn in Worth Matravers for a pie and a pint. Staying at Burnbake campsite - busy but very nice.