Off to Germany to collect our van! (1 Viewer)

[gerry mcg]

we are at the airport waiting for our flight to Dusseldorf!
Collecting our new Globecar PVC tomorrow from Dümo Riesenmobile in Dülmen.
Hoping the weather is not too bad on the way home!

 

[laird of Dunstan]

looks great gerry, i remember that feeling last year when i first drove ours ,it was a nervy time

 

[gerry mcg]

woft! well that was a rather uncomfortable night.(untili found my earplugs!) .. van buffetted bu gales an rattled by driving sleat, hail and snow .
roads seem clear(ish) this morning, so onwards to the Tunnel!

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[big map]

Have a safe journey.

 

[Anthea M]

Safe travels!

 

[gerry mcg]

a painless journey to Calais... on train..

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[Anthea M]

a painless journey to Calais... on train..

Is it all you expected and more!

 

[Vanman]

a painless journey to Calais... on train..

According to the news there were a few cancelled so you did well

 

[gerry mcg]

Tight chest, can't breathe ... need ........ PICTURES!!!

OK then! Some interior photos... It's a bit grubby on the outside because of the road salt!

Photos of the inside please!

Or it didn't happen and that's some random moho you found in a car park

haha! OK then... The outside is now manky due to the road salt!

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[bellabee]

Lovely van! One of the things which sticks in my mine about when we picked up ours, was the lovely 'new' smell, when we first opened the door.
I can almost smell that from looking at your photos.

 

[Vanman]

Great looking Van - does it get a name? Looking closely at all your pics trying to imagine what will be the same, or different on mine Like the rising bed arrangement - you have to fold ours up to access the top of the water tanks etc. Is yours an Automatic gearbox?

 

[Anthea M]

It looks wonderful!
Enjoy your adventures in her.!

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[gerry mcg]

Great looking Van - does it get a name? Looking closely at all your pics trying to imagine what will be the same, or different on mine Like the rising bed arrangement - you have to fold ours up to access the top of the water tanks etc. Is yours an Automatic gearbox?

for us, the advantage of the lifting bed “revolution” model is that we can keep our (rather expensive) bikes inside and away from prying exes and thieving scumbags when we sleep or leave the van parked up - the under bed area is long enough to accommodate the bikes in lengthwise with wheels still on - and we can lower the bed down so we can sleep above the bikes.

Yes, its a Fiat’s “comformatic” (robotised manual) automatic gearbox - I drive a BMW 335xd with the ZF8 sp auto gearbox, which is superb - this gearbox is nothing like the BMW gearbox, but it was very good in its own way - you just need to think of it for what it is, which is a manual gearbox shifting a diesel engine for you - quite different from the full 8sp Auto, but seemed satisfactory none the less. I really like the leather steering wheel - IMO, the plastic one feels felt terrible - and its the bit you hold onto all the time!

 

[wigster]

lovely van

 

[RogerThat]

Thanks for all the photos!

I'm soooo tempted by a PVC... this thread is like eye candy to me

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[davidathomas42]

Looks an awesome bit of kit. Happy Days.

I am scratching my head how it works though? With the bed up in the picture it looks not tall enough to stand up in and you cant get to the high cupboards? Does it fold up or to the side when not been used?

 

[Minxy]

Looks an awesome bit of kit. Happy Days.

I am scratching my head how it works though? With the bed up in the picture it looks not tall enough to stand up in and you cant get to the high cupboards? Does it fold up or to the side when not been used?

You're not meant to walk under it really, this is at the rear and separate from the half dinette front lounge. The upper bed is higher than it would normally be if it was in use otherwise you'd be curled up ... mind you even if it was a bit lower you'd have to watch you didn't bash your bonce on the bottom of the cupboard in the night!

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[Popeye]

I really like the leather steering wheel - IMO, the plastic one feels felt terrible - and its the bit you hold onto all the time!

No-one told me that, no wonder I get so many funny looks.

It looks lovely, nurse her home and enjoy the freedom.

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[Lenny HB]

I really like the leather steering wheel - IMO, the plastic one feels felt terrible - and its the bit you hold onto all the time!

My secret is out, now you know why I ordered another Hymer rather than a Carthago.
Order a Hymer with Comformatic box and you get a leather steering wheel and gear knob.
Ooooo so sexy.

 

[Garfields]

Gerry
Hope you made it back ok
Will only take about a day to get the grime off
As far as I know that makes two Revolution models in Scotland?

 

[gerry mcg]

made it home safely yesterday! just parked the van in the driveway. thought I'd wait until daylight to try it for the first time... it appears a squeeze... our Driveway is only 2.4m wide... that is why we needed a PVC! @lorger from Dumfries has a Campscout Revolution

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[Anthea M]

View attachment 141966 made it home safely yesterday! just parked the van in the driveway. thought I'd wait until daylight to try it for the first time... it appears a squeeze... our Driveway is only 2.4m wide... that is why we needed a PVC! @lorger from Dumfries has a Campscout Revolution

Glad you are back safely . Enjoy your adventures in her!

 

[lorger]

View attachment 141966 made it home safely yesterday! just parked the van in the driveway. thought I'd wait until daylight to try it for the first time... it appears a squeeze... our Driveway is only 2.4m wide... that is why we needed a PVC! @lorger from Dumfries has a Campscout Revolution

I bet it feel's real now after the long wait, once you spend the night on a French Aire you'll think you've loads of room on your drive . I have the Roadcruiser not the Revolution although it was originally the Revolution we thought about with the 2 double beds.

 

[Vanman]

it appears a squeeze... our Driveway is only 2.4m wide... that is why we needed a PVC!

Ours is a squeeze as much in length as width. I've measured it about six times though (once in the middle of the night ) Fingers crossed!

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[Minxy]

View attachment 141966 made it home safely yesterday! just parked the van in the driveway. thought I'd wait until daylight to try it for the first time... it appears a squeeze... our Driveway is only 2.4m wide... that is why we needed a PVC! @lorger from Dumfries has a Campscout Revolution

Could you not trim the hedge back or put a fence there instead?

 

[gerry mcg]

Could you not trim the hedge back or put a fence there instead?

Yes, I'm looking into that option. We cut the hedge hard back on the driveway side last year and I hoped it would have been enough but I might need to look again. I hate cutting hedges anyway!

 

[Minxy]

Yes, I'm looking into that option. We cut the hedge hard back on the driveway side last year and I hoped it would have been enough but I might need to look again. I hate cutting hedges anyway!

You could also put up a nice carport for your new buddy too as I'm sure he'll be feeling the cold!

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[gerry mcg]

that's the VAT paid to HMRC - they quite generously assessed the van at a rate of 1.186 (rather that the current 1.138) but even with that, the fall in the value of the pound against the euro cost us approx. £500 extra VAT from when our initial sums were done.
so all in once landed, we have saved £8k / 15% compared to buying in UK - now to get the thing registered with DVLA!

 

[jezport]

Looks an awesome bit of kit. Happy Days.

I am scratching my head how it works though? With the bed up in the picture it looks not tall enough to stand up in and you cant get to the high cupboards? Does it fold up or to the side when not been used?

You're not meant to walk under it really, this is at the rear and separate from the half dinette front lounge. The upper bed is higher than it would normally be if it was in use otherwise you'd be curled up ... mind you even if it was a bit lower you'd have to watch you didn't bash your bonce on the bottom of the cupboard in the night!

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I have the longer version the Campscout Revolution. The rear bed lifts up enough for an average height person to walk under to load etc, maybe by bending slightly but very handy for loading.

You can drop the bed to the cupboards or leave higher and add a second bed below, making 2 large double bunk beds with similar space above each bed as an over cab luton bed but with more space as no sloped roof.

Its very versatile as you can stop the bed at any height, meaning that you can carry all types of load and still keep a double bed.

 

[Kingham]

View attachment 141512 View attachment 141513 A couple of photos! We've made it to nr Ghent... dry most of the way but pissy wet now. stopped for the night and Heating on !

Lovely looking van

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[gerry mcg]

that's the VAT paid to HMRC - they quite generously assessed the van at a rate of 1.186 (rather that the current 1.138) but even with that, the fall in the value of the pound against the euro cost us approx. £500 extra VAT from when our initial sums were done.
so all in once landed, we have saved £8k / 15% compared to buying in UK - now to get the thing registered with DVLA!

Edit...
I redid my calculations based on the UK 2017 pricelist and we saved £10,968.44 or 19.2% over an equivalent spec UK van.