- May 8, 2010
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Feeling very nervous and excited. Just getting the packing done and hoping we haven't missed anything vital. The glasses and corkscrew are in there, but Graham thinks we need to pack a spanner so we can disconnect the gas before boarding the return ferry. (A difference in priorities, I guess!)
We're flying to Dusseldorf from B'ham tomorrow evening, staying at an airport hotel, and the dealer is collecting us on Thursday morning.
From there, she's taking us to get the export plates, then back to the dealership for handover of our brand new Hymer Tramp SL 554.
What a leap of faith! We're buying a van unseen, from a dealer we've never met!
Granted, I have done research on them - read feedback on German forums etc - but it's still a bit scary when you send off a large sum of money via an FX company, and it disappears into the ether!
All being well, we'll stay at a campsite close to the dealership on Thursday night, so we can check everything is OK with the van, then do the 2-hour drive up to Dordrecht on Friday morning - very carefully on our 3rd party insurance! According to ADAC, this weekend promises to be one of the busiest on North German and Dutch roads, so we want to miss the weekend traffic.
We're booked on the Rotterdam/Hull ferry on Saturday evening - again, hoping the British roads will be fairly quiet on Sunday morning when we drive our new LHD toy down to the Midlands.
Don't know whether I'm more excited or frightened!
Wish us Luck!
Chris
We're flying to Dusseldorf from B'ham tomorrow evening, staying at an airport hotel, and the dealer is collecting us on Thursday morning.
From there, she's taking us to get the export plates, then back to the dealership for handover of our brand new Hymer Tramp SL 554.
What a leap of faith! We're buying a van unseen, from a dealer we've never met!
Granted, I have done research on them - read feedback on German forums etc - but it's still a bit scary when you send off a large sum of money via an FX company, and it disappears into the ether!
All being well, we'll stay at a campsite close to the dealership on Thursday night, so we can check everything is OK with the van, then do the 2-hour drive up to Dordrecht on Friday morning - very carefully on our 3rd party insurance! According to ADAC, this weekend promises to be one of the busiest on North German and Dutch roads, so we want to miss the weekend traffic.
We're booked on the Rotterdam/Hull ferry on Saturday evening - again, hoping the British roads will be fairly quiet on Sunday morning when we drive our new LHD toy down to the Midlands.
Don't know whether I'm more excited or frightened!
Wish us Luck!
Chris