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Hi, Probably being a complete thickie but if you dont ask.. Looking at going away for our first trip in the Westie soon, thought we would head off to this place... http://www.searles.co.uk/touringandtenting.asp" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Just because we love going to th...

Hi, Loving my new camper, however I seem to have developed two faults (Hopefully not the start of the end)... Firstly the handbrake light no longer comes on (Not sure if its the light thats gone or the handbrake not working 100% so the light is not coming on, although I have parked on a slight incli...

Hi, New to ownership (89 1.6TD Westfalia) and trying to get a feel for things... Anyways I have noticed a few oddities which I am trying to work out... Firstly the water tank cap... it has a key slot and I have a key but it does not appear to do anything? ie I turn the key a half turn but I can stil...

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I have a Westfalia California 1.6TD (89 model) as factory...

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Just a quickie..

When hooked to mains on a camp site.. does this charge the main battery as well as the leisure battery?

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Does anyone have a UK copy of a manual in English which would suit a Westfalia T25? Something like this but complete?

http://pagesperso-orange.fr/humbert.sa/vanagon.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

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Hi all, Well I got up early today and visited the van (Had to delay the first visit). I was most impressed with it, in particular the speed of it ... wasnt expecting it to be so nippy to be honest. My only reservation is 1st gear... I found it a bit difficult to put it into gear? Now I am not sure i...

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Thanks for clearing the Tax mystery up..

Vehicle in question is a standard california with eberspacher etc...

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Thanks for the great info... I was also wondering about road tax, basically how much is it and is it affected by this £400 road tax I keep hearing about... the van in question is a westy 88 1.6TD...

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I am looking for a little bit of advice. After a few months searching I am about to take a look at a very promising T25 camper (Thursday night)..

As it is my first camper, does anyone have any more advice as to what to look out for and watch out for etc..

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Hi, I am looking for my first camper, and after having been at Vanfest I am very eager to pick one up! I have a maximum budget of 10k (Would rather not hit this high if possible!) and was thinking in the T25/T4 range. I am not mechanically minded at all so therefore buying a panel van and fitting it...

God this place is great, I never knew Westfalia's were LHD (I mean I know they were German based - I just assumed they made some for the UK market)... OK, I shall keep looking.. its good in a way because I can really now cross them off the list (Narrowing the decision pool) And thanks for the link t...

Hi, I posted a message in the General Chat section yesterday and received replies so quickly I was amazed!! Anyways I have decided to post here with greater information as to what I think I would like and wanted some feedback! First of all let me say I did not realise there were quite so many models...