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Hybrids

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838 posts

250 months

Monday 30th June 2014
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Partly prompted by the "Caravan layouts..." thread, but also when I posted on the Show us your gear thread someone asked what the interior was like and I had no pictures, so to remedy that and give the MH/RV owners chance to show off their units.















Covers on the dinette area and plastic floor covering is to stop the 3 dogs getting mud everywhere

Reminder of what the outside looks like


Lets see what you have

Edited by Hybrids on Tuesday 1st July 08:45

Busterbulldog

670 posts

138 months

Sunday 6th July 2014
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nagsheadwarrior

2,789 posts

186 months

Monday 7th July 2014
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710?
Always really liked them, lots of nice things in a practical size.

Rosscow

9,013 posts

170 months

Monday 7th July 2014
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Hybrids,

That looks like a bit of a beast! Can't help but notice left hand drive and automatic - is it petrol?

Must drink like a fish!?

Hybrids

Original Poster:

838 posts

250 months

Monday 7th July 2014
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Rosscow said:
Hybrids,

That looks like a bit of a beast! Can't help but notice left hand drive and automatic - is it petrol?

Must drink like a fish!?
A bit...
I get around 9mpg all loaded up and towing (around 6500kg), but still making reasonable progress. I can nurse it along and eek out 12mpg. We only do around 3k miles PA so not worth getting LPG.
It's V10 6.8Ltr, IIRC they are just over 300bhp and around 400Lbs ft. torque.


Rosscow

9,013 posts

170 months

Monday 7th July 2014
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Hybrids said:
Rosscow said:
Hybrids,

That looks like a bit of a beast! Can't help but notice left hand drive and automatic - is it petrol?

Must drink like a fish!?
A bit...
I get around 9mpg all loaded up and towing (around 6500kg), but still making reasonable progress. I can nurse it along and eek out 12mpg. We only do around 3k miles PA so not worth getting LPG.
It's V10 6.8Ltr, IIRC they are just over 300bhp and around 400Lbs ft. torque.
Wowsers - 9mpg!!! eek

So you'd be nudging £2000 of fuel for your 3000 miles a year. How much is an LPG conversion?

Makes my 28-30mpg I get with the caravan positively frugal!!

Hybrids

Original Poster:

838 posts

250 months

Monday 7th July 2014
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I seem to recall around £3500 to £4000 at the time with a decent size tank.
A few things put me off; some V10 owners were having issues, though that may have been down to a non suitable LPG kit.
Even on LPG the equivalency only seemed to work of to 14mpg at best and not the "double your mpg" often banded around.
It's a hell of an upfront cost and a long time to recover. The fuel economy does not bother me, it's just something else that goes on the racing budget or holiday budget.

Rosscow

9,013 posts

170 months

Monday 7th July 2014
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Hybrids said:
I seem to recall around £3500 to £4000 at the time with a decent size tank.
A few things put me off; some V10 owners were having issues, though that may have been down to a non suitable LPG kit.
Even on LPG the equivalency only seemed to work of to 14mpg at best and not the "double your mpg" often banded around.
It's a hell of an upfront cost and a long time to recover. The fuel economy does not bother me, it's just something else that goes on the racing budget or holiday budget.
Yeah, 14mpg isn't exactly a deal breaker is it laugh

Cotty

40,311 posts

291 months

Monday 7th July 2014
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I would love to buy an Autocruise Rythum. The layout is this. Bench seats can be used as two singles or make a huge double

Busterbulldog

670 posts

138 months

Monday 7th July 2014
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nagsheadwarrior said:
710?
Always really liked them, lots of nice things in a practical size.
Yes its the 710..top spotting , its a very good package for 2.

nagsheadwarrior

2,789 posts

186 months

Monday 7th July 2014
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Cotty said:
I would love to buy an Autocruise Rythum. The layout is this. Bench seats can be used as two singles or make a huge double
If I were buying a van conversion that's what I'd buy, just like a bigger coachbuilt inside.
We've a 2013 one in stock that's coming on holiday with me in a few weeks if no one snaps it up first.