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-- Edited by elliemike on Wednesday 12th of December 2012 08:34:44 PM. Thanks, Terry Barr. Why such a miserable 330 payload, which will not be enough when the water tanks are filled, cooking gear and food added, etc., when the suspension is clearly capable of much more? Holden 2.8 Colorado- Roma Elegance 17'6" Pop Top. Given th, When contacting this dealer with regard to warranty problems I was referred to Pakenham. Salesman used Misleading and Deceptive Conduct when selling me a van. http://alinerownersclub.org/ The American Site. WebAvan RVs have Centurion Chassis made with hot dipped galvanised steel that protects them from corrosion. Thanks for the info guys, some good information there. (see below link). The awning also was not properly installed as the led lights were not wired in. Thankyou everyone who responded i have heaps of info you guys have made our decision a lot easier, cheers Powercasta. This seller works with a finance partner to offer you finance options to buy this caravan. Ltd. All Rights Reserved. In case I am indisposed while away in the van, Ellie can put the roof up with ease. The acetone was as useless as the proverbial you know what.it barely budged the remnants, whereas good old wd40 worked a treat. $44,910. Yes it was smaller but build wise the same. Embraer 170 System Manual seowebservices net. http://www.tracktrailer.com.au/tvan_overview1.html. Cupboards fallen off the wall, Three way fridge came adrift and the condenser unit split and fridge written off. Retired Engineer, ExPark Owner & Caravan Consultant.. Avan themselves dont seem to care about there products once it leaves the factory. We took the caravan over on that date an hour and a half drive , the manager was not there , another employee told me that it he didn't think it was under warranty, but would find out, after waiting about an half hour he, Bob Jan Scott and all the staff were extremely helpful with the purchase of our new Avan 564 everything we asked for was carried out with fo fuss would recomend Avan Adelaideto anyone looking for a new vanThanksAndrew and Jenny Ba0, Hi Teddy if you have a Fiat Ducato the fuses are to the right of the steering wheel. We had an earlier 2000 model and it had the lower walls which meant it had the smaller fridge, around about that time they started to bring them out with higher walls and a larger fridge, can't remember the capacity now, will be on the A'van website somewhere. Avan is 4 years old and some compression has taken place.Looking around at Bunnings I couldnt find anything around the 15mm x 15mm mark. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. Despite numerous attempts at contact no effort to return calls and emails to had resulted. (1) Many are "armstrong models" (need muscles) and (2) does not offer much personal safety and protection for a lone traveller. My 2008 avan cruiseliner small dome windows won't open with winder, just clunks. Not stuck on seals. We have a cruiseliner and it has split/cracked down the handles on the back of the van why has this happened and how can it be fixed? Its possible the screws have been tightened too much on the handles, causing them to split. However, I am puzzled about what is written on the compliance plates. I hope that there is somebody out there who could benefit from the experimenting we are doing down under in the United States! You have more ways to consider mounting your gas springs. And please keep others informed of future breakthroughs in this developing technology. For years I looked for a method to deal with this aging spring issue. Now the issue is resolved. For my purposes I chose 12 x 12mm tape for rear roof panel gap, your gap sizes could vary so best to measure before purchase. foam seals., Good for getting selastic or sikaflex off your hands as well. Ihave the abilityto get more glue, sealantor paint on me, than on the job when using these items., WD40 is my hand cleaner when doing those sort of jobs.. They cost about $50 each maybe. Lights on the internal charger were on and there were flashing lights on the solar charger (a-van was in a shed with no sun). This means less for you to worry about while you are on the road. My biggest issue really is getting the best size foam as it varies front to back on rear roof panel , ie 15mm down to 12mm, I guess this is down to movement in the frame. My forward panel looks ok, however the rear panel definately needs to be replaced. Finance available. Goes through the Adventure Plus pack in detail. . Went to update our 2005 avan only to find the quality of production has gone down hill dramatically. CRUISELINER ALINER Avan SPORTLINER A van Tasmania May 11th, 2018 - electrical wiring running By default it's also a stone guard :) Hope this helps :). On the other hand, a friend of mine kept his at the tyre pressures recommended by Avan and his tyres shredded part way around on his Around Oz adventure. Avan Cruiseliner awning and shade walls 2022-09-16 $125 plus freight For sale, Folding Shelf 2022-09-12 $990 Electric Bike 2022-08-29 $500 Avan Cruiseliner Awninging 2022-06-08 $50 3 Aliner Cushions 2022-04-11 $100 Mini Mover Jockey wheel 2022-04-09 $450 Cover to fit Aliner 2022-04-03 $1,200 Cruiseliner Awning 2022-03-15 I am now currently speaking to the ACCC and trying to get this resolved to get my money back. If you search on the net for PRESSURIZING Caravans or something similar you will find pictures and articles about this subject. Like Doug said, the height when folded down is a bonus as it can fit into the average carport/garage when down, unlike some caravans etc, however unless the roof is particularly high or has been modified (I saw one that had the middle of the carport roof raised in an A shape) it cannot have the roof raised, although a partial raising can be achieved if you don't mind crawling in and out. One thing I like with having the roof down for travel, is the door cannot open and swing out as the roof slides over the top of the door, better security too if the roof is padlocked at the locking points. Cheers Bob. Enquire More Info. I can't comment on a water reservoir's impact as I've never had one. Mike, thank you for your input and advice. Although smaller than bigger A'van models I can't see why it would not work with them. ALKO IRS standard axle. Management makes the decisions, but is not affected by the decisions it makes. Torsion and compression are reduced by pressed hole cross-members, with intelligent engineering also increasing strength and protecting electrical wiring. That being said, I am seriously considering converting a Toyota Troop Carrier into a small expedition type vehicle which I know will tackle any situation I'm brave enough to try. Could you please tell me more about this, thank you. * Pricing is based on a standard 2019 model. we are powering it with a small Mower battery 100amp hr. Nissan Xtrail and despite having a heavy duty towbar the sticker inside the door says Automatic 1300kg towing. The salesman also pointed out the different dome options you mention as well, and I can definitely see the benefits of the larger ones. Thanks Mike for all your thoughts, muchly appreciated, I'm country breed and have been living in the bush most of my life. So there was no way we could put an extra water or grey water tank on. I think you are right. We had some sun blind vinyl at hand, so covered the boot front and angled sides (just cut and glued) and it flops down as weather proofing or just sits on top of the boot door when the doors open. Welcome Fran. Sorry about the green. That was the colour of the link 'till I made it clickable, so I'm stuck with it for the rest of this post. ie water, food, clothes etc. Super Strength Smooth Panel Construction INTERIOR FEAT Tow Away $37,390 Enquire More Info ASPIRE 402 Composite Aluminium One-Piece Panels Hot Dipped Galvanized Chassis Gas Electric Hot Water Gas Cooktop 12v Range Hood 3 Web2005 Avan Cruiseliner, excellent condition (all books and receipts), 3 berth, stored under cover. Thanks for your suggestions though.Duh - I'll follow up your suggestions regarding gas struts, the nylon flat strips and the lifting device. A. Things hadnt been finished properly, and they had no intention of fixing it. Or get the Avan agent near you to replace them, they have to replace the Bungee Cord as well when doing this job. They can be stiffened up to do it. What is the best cover to buy for our cruiseliner 5 2016 please. I charged monthly to keep the battery topped up but eventually found the battery was totally dead. I have placed the instructions I put together (that also includes those of the founder of the concept) with very detailed procedures and lots of photos for those who want to see instead of just read words on how to do it. I added these instructions on several each Yahoo and Facebook A-Frame groups in the US. In case you can't find it anywhere you are free to join the open yahoo group I put together to post this file at: https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/A-FrameTeam/info, Here is a link to the grand roof raising ceremony to the most recent US older A-Frame trailer that had these installed a week ago: ttps://youtu.be/izTm3Y7bzqI. Fridge come out of its cabinet, Dust ingress, Stone Damage. Age is an attitudeNOT a condition. This 'Carrying Load' is for the customers individual weight requirements and can be made up of 'any' additional weight they propose to load the unit up of. WebThe standard unit carrying load Avan applies is: Single Axle; 300kg. We had a Avan WA club workshop over this weekend and changed the springs on one of our solo members Aliner. *Both Cruiser and Cruiseliner now offer optional titanium finish with black checkerplate protection for your camper. Cheers, Does anyone have a PDF copy of the Avan Cruiseliner (2B) Owner's/User's Manual? Then fill your fresh water to see which gauge has changed so that is Fredh water. Wouldn't they be able to adapt it somehow ?. Web2022 Avan Cruiseliner 1D. Cheers,Ron & Shirleywww.ronshirl.net2000 3.0L Auto GU Patrol and a Goldstream RV Cutaway. Hope it's a simple fix :), Manual on how to use heater in avan cruiseliner. It Vic - Mitsubishi Outlander and rear end tent. G'day Duh, thank you for your post and comments; along with fellow posters I have been able to source the tape for the job.now comes the messy bit of cleaning old adhesive and fiddly access but a pretty cheap outcome at around $40.00 for all items including acetone, scraper. I have noted in my travels a Brand new Kimberley Camper with a broken suspension, Large new off road you beut caravan with fridge fallen out of its cabinet, sky domes ripped off in slip stream. Thank you !!! On inspecting the window from outside, I saw that thealuminium rivets holding the hinges on top of the window had worn through and all three hinges had nothing holding them except for the lower window locks. If I had turned out of the carpark into the wind I have no doubt that the window would have ripped off and would have gone over the cliff into the drink. We only detected this when laying on the bed it could be heard purring through the pillow. The adventure pack has a coil spring Trailing Arm Suspension and more ground clearance. There is one in each corner. Outback travel heights increase by 250mm. Gwynnie- Matildatraveller, 'The self is not something one finds, it is something one creates.' When travelling folded, the roof vent surrounds are rubbing on the rear roof section - rubbed thru paint onto alloy. I hope this post helps you overcome the problem facing all A-frame trailer owners with ever deforming roof springs as they age and bend. There is little resale value to a trailer when the panels cannot be easily lifted. Any other info (suggestions) at all on using these for off road would be appreciated. We have a huge network across Australia.View our dealer network page to locate your nearest dealer location. My mate rolled up with his brand new Avan Adventurer and it's really nice. So no matter what the obstacle you can put a gas spring at each corner. You may just need to find one that has the correct parameters to do the job. Most trailers should need about 30 pound force springs (give or take). 12V Camper Modifications CamperTrailerAustralia com au. The worst comments nearly everyone made was their 'so called after sales service (or lack of)..very worrying if considering buying newstill researching.Gwynnie from matildatraveller in Queensland, Your answer islooking you straight in the face, can it be any simper? - Thomas Szasz, Hi MT, I had a 'Sportliner' for 3 years. Govt. These high mobility campers are available in a range of layouts to suit the single adventurer or full family. But Why doesn't the pump STOP, Hi Bea, I'm no expert just handy :) My understanding is the pump maintains pressure in the line if it's left on. Govt. My vehicle is a 2.8lt Toyota Hilux 4x4 utility with over axle leaf shocks together with ENCORE BIG BORE 4X4 shock absorbers. VerticalScope Inc., 111 Peter Street, Suite 600, Toronto, Ontario, M5V 2H1, Canada. This is the hooks on my pop top to hold it down. All the bits that come loose in a standard unit will come loose in the Adventure Package unit. Here are some highly rated camping products you can buy, and some of the best stores to buy them at. The tare and tow ball weight is only a guide and will change That's only 60 odd ks but with the extras in the car it keeps us legal. I've had two poptop campervans in the past, along with a poptop caravan, but the Avan series of campers are totally different arrangement to any of these. ProductReview.com.au has affiliate partnerships. Govt. IMO they are not built well enough. Michael took my credit card details and said he would hold the van for 2 weeks while we waited for our insurance to process. Had no trouble lifting the roof section on any of these. I shudder to think of how people go with some of the big ball weights. We have just picked up a 2012 Avan Cruiseliner and towed it from Bundaberg to Kingaroy with our auto 2011 Forester X to camp for the night and then back home to the Sunshine coast. (inside/lower edge of L shaped aluminium facing down when closed and latched). A van Aliner 2018 Model Brand New Camper Trailers. General disclaimer: All third party trademarks, images and copyrights on this page are used for the purpose of comparative advertising, criticism or review. Lots of help available there, Hi we have a new to us avan Frances. We are unable to get the ac power to work. Driving me crazy! Thanks again and enjoy your trip. How do you keep front dome window locked. The Avan Club USA. I had left the porer lead plugged in almost the whole time during the 2 months. Love what you do Do what you Love!! Thanks to David Hall (of Australia) the solution has been invented to raise roof panels with the supplemental assistance of gas springs. Several US A-frame manufacturers have carried his technique forward. ?? I have been told that even with the offroad pack, these trailers will come home a bit loose inside..any opinions? Another thing to consider is, there are a lot of areas of the avan roof that when closed down will let in dust if the Seals are not up to scratch. So many choices.. Put some masking tape on the panels at the ends of the tapeto mark the positions. I've not seen an Avan roof, but I did have a HiAce with a pop top, and also a Kombi. Have checked outside the van for leaks, but no problems. They managed to make that happen for us and we were very grateful. Hi, I am just doing some research regarding Avan Cruiseliner or Bush Pack Aliner Campers and the do's & don'ts when considering them as an towing option. Lots more research for me to do by the looks. Not quite exactly sure what piece you mean (we have an Avan Cruiser)picture? Any answers ? Drive Away $44,650* Excl. Check everything and think "is that going to be a problem over e.g. General Troubleshooting and Technical Help. They all have their little problems. Web2008 Avan CRUISELINER 5.9m (19ft) $24,500* Excl. With this in mind I found an AVAN forum that is very helpful in 'Doctor Google' with the words.' taking an AVAN off road.' On the road it is subjected to water, grit, oils etc and probably worth checking out in your maintainence schedule. Our old van has done most off the roads such as GRR four times , GCR three times, Borroloola Roper Road. Choose a good setup that meets Most of your needs and expectations. not hard to do. G'day Powercasta,I've got a Jayco Discovery Outback bought new last September,had a couple of small problems the first trip but have had no trouble since I did have attachments at the bottom but not necessary with the attached wooden bead. My rear foam both sides has totally disintegrated and needs replacing. Incidentally a quick Google shows, there are some older X-Trail models (up to 2014) that only have a 1300kg towing capacity. Nice tight seal but a proper PITA job as access is not easy. Personally I wouldn't use acetone anywhere near the van as it will damage paint and lift transfers/stickers if spilt - kero or turps will soften and remove the old adhesive and not dry as rapidly as acetone. Mitsubishi Outlander and rear end tent. http://www.sccavanners.com/modifications.htm. Now with my circumstances sadly changed I am keen to tour country regions in all states of the outback, (I detest city driving) My next step begins with some 4X4 training courses next week. The van is 2.4 years old, not many problems previously, but this time the bumper bar broke from the tack welding, which is only about an inch long on all four spots and will not tolerate-too much jarring, it was a shock to us, could have been serious if it had released entirely from the van totally re traffic following. It was also handed over in a filthy state, despite being brand new. We have our Avan Pressurised when on the dirt for that very reason. Do I need to replace the internal charger? I had an Aliner for 7 years (no front boot) but even that collapsed the rear springs of my Camry I was towing with, had to get heavy duty ones fitted. I also briefly had an Avan Alite (superceded bythe Sportsliner) which had after market gas struts fitted to aid lifting. See pic below; Thank you all - Happy Wanderer, Duh, Gerty Dancer, Dougwe, Cruising Cruze, Sheba and VK6TNC. You'll find lots of good info and help there. It makes it easier when putting the new stuff back on in the correct place. Ask the salesperson or do an online search. If you go on any rough road things will come loose in any van if you are not prepared. Drove to BorderVillage but no mechanic there or help, and at Eucla the mechanic was playing golf on a bush gold link somewhere (not the NullaborLinks) and was not expected back for some time. When I got to the border inspection they made me undo all the ropes and lift the roof a bit so they could inspect inside (bummer), the girl inspector crawled inside the partly open roof to check the fridge, at least I didn't have to lift the whole roof and only had to re-secure the ropes. Contact Us for an obligation free quote! Hi Didi, Jennie is right on the money, it's mandatory to remain within the specifications (car & van). 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