Camping in Dorset!

[Doggy]

E-bay 280554032416 or 320579822737, 300459831815

You can't give 'em away....

[teamster1975]

Cheers doggy, when it comes to buying I'll be bending all your ears as I'll be in unknown territory!

[mjb]

I'm not sure whether to go for a D8 or D9; now that Matt and Doggy have cracked PP2000 I might take the plunge

Grab an early 2001 D9 V6 Exec estate with an ES9J4S but no COM2000 If you get a car from before 1st March 2001 you'll just be paying the flat tax rate of £205 (same as a 1.6 fiesta!), whereas after that you're paying £245

[plod]

E-bay 280554032416 or 320579822737, 300459831815

You can't give 'em away....

mmm, if I had the cash i'd be tempted to have a punt on the third one

[Frenzy406]

Pffft camping in the rain is fun! You just need a tent with a decent porch area or a £10 tesco value gazebo, beer, a stove and pot noodles

Check on all counts, I had my first "bombay bad boy" pot noodle whilst away & I'm hooked! That and they were selling local cider dirt cheap at the camp shop

You're right chaps, I do need to get an estate. Especially with no 3 on the way!
I haven't started looking yet, it breaks my heart as I've put so much work into the tubby but needs must and all that
I'm not sure whether to go for a D8 or D9; now that Matt and Doggy have cracked PP2000 I might take the plunge

Hi m8, I'm quite new on here , altho i've owned my Beloved Hdi (90) saloon for 6 years now. Parked it up last year at 205K miles and went for a 7-seater estate 2.2 Hdi 136, and a 7-seater 2.0 Hdi 110 for my girlfriend, which come in very handy as we have 3 kids each the space is everything, i've caried a single bed in there, 23 binbags of grass, 3 tall adults squeezed in the 6/7th seat (oops lol). Seriously it's definitely worth considering, and I believe that Estates can actually be quite cool, i've done a few mods 2 mine (with an ever growing list i must add), but i'm definitely in need of a considerable remap soon !

Just can't part with the old saloon tho, handy for "borrowing" the modded parts off, but i'm sure i'll revive it some day

Btw my pot noodle habit has recently revived, maybe it's part of my midlife crisis too ! lol

But that's just me, lol

[mjb]

The 406 estate is great for going to far-away concerts... just slap a single mattress, pillow and duvet in the back, then find a multistorey

[Welly]

That's not a tent that's a garage for the 406 to stop in getting all wet

Glad you had a nice time teamy.

[neildavies]

Well done for getting all of you and the gear in the car. I don't think there's any way we're going camping without the roof box (I'd even contemplated a tow bar and trailer, but then came to my senses)

[teamster1975]

It was one hell of a squeeze, that's for sure! The car was spot on though, I would have been a bit miffed if it misbehaved after all the mot lark!
Welly you're right about the tent, it's huge! And that's the 5 man version! Bloody brilliant bit of kit though, highly recommended especially if you're away with the family. Vango Aspen 500.