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Sundowners

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Hi
As many of you know, we have run a fantastic beast of a truck for a few years:),---- well due to Pamala's poor mobility we have made the drastic decision to change our camping wheels, a few weeks ago we bought a Neismann+Bischoff Flair------the 5.9 Cummins diesel engine has been replaced by a lawnmower engine (2.8 Iveco) but the fuel consumption will be about the same, and the 6 speed hi/low range manual gearbox is now 'just' a standard 6 speed 'box-----the incredible traction of the 4x4 is now just simple RWD---I don't think we even have limited slip diff of the Dodge.------We were so unsure of life without our so faithful truck we couldn't even try to sell it----------BUT now we think that life, for us, will be able to continue without the Dodge/camper and it's incredible power. :(:(:cry::cry::cry::cry:
If you are interested in looking at what we are going to live without look at this
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Nigel & Pamala
 
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Sundowners

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Thanks-----We are still not 100% sure we can see it go--------we haven't done much this year

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movan

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Good luck in your new beginnings and well done for being able to make a decision which must have been difficult.
 

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good luck with your new chapter Nigel and Pamela.enjoyyyyyyyyyyyy
best wishes Brian and Jo

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All the best with your new Motor, and the sale of the old-un..

I`m sure you have done right... (y)

Watch this, Nigel = Payment is to be by cash only...

Lot of forged money floating about out there.. :(
 

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Just think of all the money you'll save on fuel though. More money to spend on more trips. Enjoy your new van.

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Sundowners

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Just think of all the money you'll save on fuel though. More money to spend on more trips. Enjoy your new van.


Sorry to disappoint you--us--- but we will only get about the same MPG----I don't know why everyone thinks that a big diesel running so easy will use so much fuel-----but on the other hand a small under-powered engine working hard all the time is going to use a lot. The Dodge is the same running weight as the Iveco.
 

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Enjoy your new toy :) Good luck with the sale too ! I am sure it will sell easily .

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Really , Well I'd never have known that , your right. I stand corrected.;)
A 5.9 and a 2.8 diesel using the same amount of fuel ?

I know our new 2015 pvc is only a 2.3 but it's got the same brake horse power as our present 2006 2.8jtd.
All down to new engine efficiency the dealer said.
But I just expect to get in and drive it.
Ralph's the one who bothers about things like that.

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Hi you two, we know its hard for you, but you have many happy memories of the trips you did, like most things in life, they change for a reason.................. ;) Ours did and we ended up with another frontwheel drive. :ROFLMAO:
Good luck with the sale, and if you manage to get away this winter you know where we are, if not see you in the summer.(y)
Bob and Janie.

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Good luck with your new van, it was a brilliant beast you had, a few months ago now since we met you at Totana, sure lots of more adventures in your new van.
 
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Good luck with your new van and hope to meet you again in the future.

Kath and Howie
 

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