Hellski
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Hey that's the same as mine, you've got good taste; you'll be pleased you opted for the automatic.
I'm just waiting for Mick to fit my E&P levellers.
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Hey that's the same as mine, you've got good taste; you'll be pleased you opted for the automatic.
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One of the occasions when it's best to slip the Fiat Comfortmatic into manual I guess.Reversing with finesse is difficult.
That won't make any difference.One of the occasions when it's best to slip the Fiat Comfortmatic into manual I guess.
Use the brake to control it. Hold the van on the hand or foot brake, increase revs until it is trying hard to move, keep throttle steady, use brake to control movement. Don't spend too long doing it because, just as in a manual manual (as opposed to the Comfortmatic robotic manual) you are slipping the clutch.One of the occasions when it's best to slip the Fiat Comfortmatic into manual I guess.
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, I bought the merc auto so that my wife would drive it.BUT she absolutely refuses to even have it explained how the van function, luightd starter, etc,We had no choice, my wife couldn't push the clutch in all the way so we have to accomodate the extra expense and weight of the auto !
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The current comfortmatic has hill start assist - love it!roll back on hills
Sorry if this is a bit late after the original post, but am I missing something here? Is there any way of buying a new van in Europe (direct from factory?) at a reduced cost?Free if you use the money you save by buying your van from Europe
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You can potentially save lots of money if you buy from a European dealer.Sorry if this is a bit late after the original post, but am I missing something here? Is there any way of buying a new van in Europe (direct from factory?) at a reduced cost?
You would usually buy from a dealer in Europe BUT yes I believe it is possible to save some cash, dont take our word for it though and get a price of both.Sorry if this is a bit late after the original post, but am I missing something here? Is there any way of buying a new van in Europe (direct from factory?) at a reduced cost?
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Surely that depends how good the automatic is, in years gone by some were pretty dire and even now the Agile on the IVECO daily does not enjoy the best reputation and on that basis I would have a manual over it, or am I a "boy racer" can live in hopeI actually don’t know why anybody prefers a manual! Boy racers excepted
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Yes, you can buy one from any dealer in Europe, we dealt with Campirama in Belgium. Problem is, Brexit has so drastically reduced the value of the pound so savings are not so great. Just search their websites for prices, also look at Palmowski.de and Durrawang, which are also good, but there are many many more obviously.
Never heard that beforeFollowing on from above, we worked out an exact spec for what we wanted and simply emailed UK and continental dealers. We had a couple of good quotes back from the continentals within days, but NOT from the so called leading UK dealer !!!!
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Is that just motorhome or everything. At work if it’s a job with a lot of reversing I much prefer a manual, I guess it depends on the solar of driving you do.I actually don’t know why anybody prefers a manual! Boy racers excepted
Yes, you can buy one from any dealer in Europe, we dealt with Campirama in Belgium. Problem is, Brexit has so drastically reduced the value of the pound so savings are not so great. Just search their websites for prices, also look at Palmowski.de and Durrawang, which are also good, but there are many many more obviously.
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Brexit or not the £ is currently not worth what it was compared to the €, in 2006 for example when we bought our van the rate was about 1.45 so our £52K would have been €75k in Germany, now the same van is about €66k (OK gone down over 6 years) but that would now need around £58k to buy in Germany in €'s so do we sell for more than we paid for it this currency thing works two ways.But Brexit has not devalued the pound to a level it was back in late 2000's
Why do people always blame Brexit?
Just negotiate a better deal.
Apple, like many manufacturers blamed Brexit for Price increases. But I dont recall them doing the same back in the day, 30th December 2008 when £1 just about got you a Euro?, when we were almost at parity, long before "Brexit".
One of our Suppliers (liebherr) last year, hiked their prices to us by 20%. We just dont use them anymore, simple.
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Were talking proper autos Martin, none of your iffy Agile stuff mateSurely that depends how good the automatic is, in years gone by some were pretty dire and even now the Agile on the IVECO daily does not enjoy the best reputation and on that basis I would have a manual over it, or am I a "boy racer" can live in hope
Martin
Everything, why do you prefer reversing with a manual? Auto for everything with me apart from motorbikes!Is that just motorhome or everything. At work if it’s a job with a lot of reversing I much prefer a manual, I guess it depends on the solar of driving you do.
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