I'll be going cheap so will probably be going old!
Quote from: Paul B on March 03, 2023, 06:51:35 pmAutohold can be pretty nice though?My Expert van has 'autohold' without having a crap push-button electronic handbrake designed to malfunction when water gets into the caliper. It's a (seemingly... give it another 5 years) great design - manual handbrake with all the benefits of an autohold. Making hillstarts piss for those muppets that need it while still allowing handbrake turns in empty carparks.
Autohold can be pretty nice though?
Getting tempted by a Subaru Outback/Legacy...
non-hot?
How did you get on with the expert? We're going to live with a car for a bit, but might get back into van life in a few years.
Peewee's Toyota Avensis estate is pretty well spec'd and fits unreasonable amounts of stuff inside if you don't mind looking like a taxi.
I'll be in the market for something over the summer as the van needs a lot of welding doing which is too much to justify. Going to go back to a car, and need something which can fit bouldering pads in and also a labrador. In practice I won't have a problem with pads in the boot and labrador on the back seat.So, first question: what cars does a Moon Saturn fit in/ not fit in? I have one Saturn and an Ocun Dominator, which I doubt would be an issue. I'm thinking the usual estates (skoda octavia, ford focus etc) but also smaller things if they happen to have a cavernous boot. I could also flog the Saturn and get another normal sized pad, but I do like having a big one.Any advice or thoughts appreciated.
Might go in diagonally/stood up, maybe. Think the saturn was 1600 by 1200, the boot data for the berlingo is Length of boot floor - back row of seats folded down or removed 1356mmLength of boot floor - back row of seats upright 931mmVertical height of boot opening 1006mmBoot sill height to floor of car 0mmBoot sill height to ground 555mmWidth of boot floor at narrowest point 1201mmWidth of boot opening - bottom 1197mmThe 'cube' is roughly 931 x 1201 x 1006. Some trigonometry might be needed931mm door to back of seats is rather limiting(Edit: Doh, that'll be the unfolded dimensions. Probably 800 by 1200 folded, so i'm talking shite and the options are there)P.s. Yes, it will fit in a berlingo
Waving goodbye to the BMW The fuel pump went (apparently an increasing common issue) and the repair bill is £3300 on top of some other work that ideally needs doing. Doubt I’ll ever own such a nice car again