Club 80-90 Forums

Hello All (Disclaimer: I don't know anything about vans / electrics but am doing my best to learn - apologies for any obvious mistakes...) I have a 1989 1.7D van and have been trying to solve a problem with the battery draining. I have followed the advice on the wiki but no luck yet. Thought I would...

Thanks fazzer. That does make me concerned as there's a big difference between being OK at 50 but not being able to do 60 and feeling like you're pushing it to the limit at 50!! Might have to rethink.

Thanks MM, very useful perspective. If it can make 55 on the flat then that's probably good enough for me. Not commuting but am hoping to do some longer trips down in Southern Europe - but I guess I'll just see more of the scenery, right?

Hello I am looking to buy my first campervan and have settled on a T25 hightop. Been looking at various options/ vans online and have come across something that looks promising but is a 1.7 Diesel. I have read bad things about the 1.6D but not much mention (if any) of the 1.7D. Does it suffer from s...