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Does anyone know the legal position with regards to turning the gas off when driving..... or for that matter the insurance position?

I for one can fully understand your decision.

On my Renault Master, the sliding side door must have been opened a zillion times as it is an ex shop fitters van with over 100k under its' wheels and the door used to be quite noisy and quite stiff, however I now use a spray grease quite regularly. Normally before every trip away. I was...

I 100% agree @voyager The manufacturers are bad enough for allowing shoddy workmanship leave their (UK factories) passing the buck onto their mostly woefully dreadful dealers of which arguably about the worst is Brownhills! Oh so sadly it would appear from watching the various forums and...

Thank you for reminding me of my OP Trev., I am very pleased to say the Zafira my Niece ended up buying came from a garage just outside Ipswich, who, it would appear, are out of the very top most drawer of excellent customer service and honesty. The car she bought honestly was like new and was...

How on the earth, if it came to it could a garage prove categorically that "all aspects of the service and checks were carried out"?

As I have written before on this thread all the Master/Movano/Nissan?? had fully galvanised bodies from the 2004 model year onwards. One of the most important jobs for us converters to do when we cut holes in the sides or the roofs of our galvanised vans is to throughy smooth down the cut edges...

Your post above makes sense @HarryInHudds, I used to live in France where cars and vans simply don't depreciate like they do in other countries, most especially the UK. Because of this and as I preferred driving a RHD vehicle over there (as I felt it was safer to be as far away as possible from...

Dave; I did hear once that it was an optional extra to have Crafters treated

@HarryInHudds I know of a few Master/Movanos ambulances that have done over 500k on the same engine and gearbox, so my 'Millie' at 130k is almost still running in! Fuel consumption on my 2.5 dCi 100 is almost always in the mid 30's, however on one 5,000 mile tour of France I got it to nudge...

My daily driver is a BMW 1 Series, I also own a cherished very low mileage MGF and then I have my 'Millie' and quite amazingly out of the 3 of them, I get more enjoyment out of driving her than either of the others even with 130k miles under her wheels! But if I were to convert another van, I...

Hi @HarryInHudds The real bonus of the Sevel vans is that you can have a bed running across the width of the van which frees up an enormous amount of space. If you can, I would only go for the H2 version which are in far more demand so you will have far more choice, the advantage with them...

My Series 3 dripped or leaked oil like a sieve until I stripped and totally rebuilt the engine and gearboxes and from then on, not a drop, then I sold it and apparently 22 years of cossetted life later I am assured it is still oil tight. My 1995 300TDi Defender 90 also dripped like a good un...

This has been an exceptionally interesting read @Debs, I greatly admire your woodworking skills. Phil

Sounds good to me, just as long as you were able to get rid of the dreaded tin munching monster that came with all Sprinters.... As you have been on other forums, you might have come across a certain infamous mr brown who has done more very low budget conversions than most people have had hot...

And all this excellent exchange from a thread "Forum A Bit Quiet"

As a marketing man I know there is a lot of appeal which is as a direct result of the brand name. However in the case in point, Phil was very restricted by what names had already been registered most of which have never been used, so in the end Motorhome Builder was his very sensible and...

No need to tell me about that old chestnut, some days are good and some are unmentionably traumatic, thank heavens I have my 'Millie' to escape in! Phil

Hello @Red Dwarf good to see you have decided to swell our ranks and I hope you will become a very active fountain of knowledge. Phil

Now come on Dave, aren't you being ever so slightly OTT when you say "off the table then". If this amazing stuff lasts 5 to 7 years when subjected to not only damp, but the invasive acids of rotting vegetation, then your battery box which will be dry for the vast majority of the time and even...