We had a Jayco Discovery pop top, although not an outback model and we were very pleased with it. Took it over some rather rough stuff and plenty of corrugations and met all our expectations. Thanks for any help you can give! Did you have to isolate BOTH pairs or just the heavy duty pair? Chief One Feather (Losing feathers with age). Keep it coming in guys & girlsThank you Gwynnie from matildatraveller. E.g. Thank you !!! Yes we did accidentally leave the switch on. it is advisable to discuss with your Avan representative. Suggest you join this Nationalclub also, only $20 a year (plust$10joining fee)and you can attend any rally in Oz when travelling around, irrespective of what statebranch you belong to. It makes it easier when putting the new stuff back on in the correct place. Was told by the dealer that they all look like that. Most Avanners I know handle the trips into National Parks on the dirt OK Just take it easy, There are quite a few Tweaks and Modifications needed before doing those bigger sort of trips with any Avan Folding Camper. We tried the van for 2 days. Duh , thanks for the reminder "windy condition ", Thanks for posting the photo of the clips.. Welcome to the forum Frannie, I was talking to a committee member of the WA branch of the A'van Club a few days ago about this, he said some of them had telescopic struts fitted on the outside to assist in lifting. WebAvan Model: Cruiseliner 1D AD PLUS Price: $52,836 Year: 2022 Transmission: Auto Warranty: 2 Years Fa Stock Number: N2013 Cabins/ Features Seating Capacity: 2 Sleeping Capacity: 3 Air Conditioning: Yes Toilet: No Shower: Yes Fridge: Yes Microwave: Yes Stereo: Yes Suspension: Full Off-road Technical Specifications Garage Length: 5765 mm The acetone was as useless as the proverbial you know what.it barely budged the remnants, whereas good old wd40 worked a treat. Hi Didi, Jennie is right on the money, it's mandatory to remain within the specifications (car & van). I had an A'liner (2B floor plan) for 7 years and the times with that were the most enjoyable in our camping experience. I contacted Avan and was told that the foam is 3/4 x3/4 h/density..maybe I took it on dirt and corrigated roads, SLOWLY. Hi Franniemac, sounds like you are on top of things, the Xtrail is an excellent vehicle, my last one was an Xtrail and I used it to pull a small Jayco and laterCoromal caravan with no problems. 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. Web searches have not revealed anyone havingsimiliar difficulties, nor solutions to my problem.Does anyone here have this problem, and if so, how do you manage? Someone should be held accountable. 2000 3.0L Auto GU Patrol and a Goldstream RV Cutaway. You dont pay over $50,000 to a dealer to get chicken $!?t. fell in love with van, problem roll out awning it fell to bits and crap tyres only did about 5000 km, had to remove pipe from twin tanks hitting axel now have seperate tank fillers and piping to water pump, Will never enter this place again Michael is the rudest most arrogant salesman I have ever dealt with. Have checked outside the van for leaks, but no problems. Also dumb question maybe but do the lights/toilet flush only work on 12v? http://www.tracktrailer.com.au/tvan_overview1.html. 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. I think it might be the fridge. It would flatten a battery in 227 days in theory. Or, would a grooved piece of pipe (or timber) placed in a vertical position between the body of the van and the bottom sloping edge of the roof be more efficient? (ieWhile still in the vertical position, pull, push or shoveittoward the back of the van so that itincreases the angle of the roof). the reason why they come open is the spline on the butterfly handle is stripped, when you wined down the roof vents you will notice that the butterfly handle keeps turning when they are down instead of stopping and locking. That is interesting what you say about the tyre pressures and maybe the reason is as you have suggested. Welcome and safe travels. 2. just now found that during raising or lowering the roof, the vent surrounds contact the Vickie, ex Bricklayer 20 years & 33 years Carpet Cleaning. If its not the above and you've eliminated the extension cord and the power source is definitely live, sounds like it's service centre time. Transport has no borders. Cruiser is the more compact length-wise; Cruiseliner features a large front storage boot allowing you to take away all your holiday essentials. What a joke. The retailer keeps referring back to A-van.It is not integral. On the road it is subjected to water, grit, oils etc and probably worth checking out in your maintainence schedule. View our Avan awning erection video View our 3 minute video that shows how simple it is to erect our Avan Awnings. , http://www.avanclubaust.org.au/images/DL_477_.pdf. ProductReview.com.au has affiliate partnerships. My mate rolled up with his brand new Avan Adventurer and it's really nice. Incidentally a quick Google shows, there are some older X-Trail models (up to 2014) that only have a 1300kg towing capacity. The Cruiseliner (with the boot on the front) have a very heavy ball weight (100kg)so suggest you check to see if your vehicle is suitable for towing it and is able to cope with the ball weight or have devices to help with the download etc. Promises broken, lied to and delivered a brake defective dangerous vehicle. Easy job. 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. In case I am indisposed while away in the van, Ellie can put the roof up with ease. * Pricing is based on a standard 2019 model. I took the battery to Battery Workd who kindly replaced it after testing. DOUG Chief One Feather (Losing feathers with age), TUG.2014 Holden LT Colorado Twin Cab Ute with Canopy, DEN. 2014 "Chief" Arrow CV (with some changes). http://www.aroundoz.com/a_clinic.htm Another interesting site. I would like to fit an extra watertank to an Avan Cruiser. There also seems to be an increasing Police/Road Authority interest in the overloading area. My forward panel looks ok, however the rear panel definately needs to be replaced. WebA'van Cruiser & Cruiseliner (Caravan): 3.3 out of 5 stars from 46 genuine reviews on Australia's largest opinion site ieatwords.com.au. With additional size and living space, the Cruiser and Cruiseliner models feature higher road clearance, upgraded chassis and bigger tyres than the Aliner model. Going into remote areas without the skills to handle minor maintenance and failures needs to be considered. (1) Many are "armstrong models" (need muscles) and (2) does not offer much personal safety and protection for a lone traveller. My rear over axle weight capacity is 1570 kg, With a small budget of between $15,000- $20,000 does anyone have any suggestion that maybe the best option I should be looking at please? to figure out how to deal with this situation. Donohue, Plenty, and lots of others over the years. Thanks, Terry Barr. Other van with aluminum everywhere, and OFF ROAD everything, again a maiden voyage. This is the hooks on my pop top to hold it down. Turn the tap off and the pump then appears to stop however somehow the pump continues on its merry way whirring very very quietly in the background almost silently draining the battery. Finance available. VerticalScope Inc., 111 Peter Street, Suite 600, Toronto, Ontario, M5V 2H1, Canada. Hi guys, by now I realise that there are a few Avan owners on the the forum and I am wondering if anyone has had to replace the high density adhesivefoam on side roof panels? 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. 2019 Isuzu D-Max dual cab, canopy, Fulcrum suspension; 2011 17' Jayco Discovery poptop Outback, We have a 2005 Avan Cruiseliner. It was ok. On the 2nd trip out, neither the pump, nor the solar lights were working. I have placed the instructions I put together. Camping gear has unsurprisingly been at the top of a lot of shopping lists this summer. We bought a good Fiat Ducato Avan from Avan Nowra Steve was the Sales person who sold us the M6. Avan Campers Avan Campers Caravans amp Motorhomes. I've just, recently bought a 12volt battery powered caravan unit which has proved a godsend as our driveway, at the gate end is only 2400mm wide so we have only about 150mm clearance each side. With a single axle van marketed as suitable to bush camp, it would seem reasonable for an extra water tank, extra battery and solar to be optioned. You also learn a lot from other members at their rallies and get to see what others have done to their vans and how they have solved problems such as yours etc.. 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. ALKO IRS standard axle. The walls have styrofoam cores but the forces can be now transferred to stronger locations inside the trailer (see article below). You can see how this is done in pictures for the problematic refrigerator vent area of my trailer. It took the combined effort of many engineers, etc. I will never buy another product from this company. *Add 200mm travel height and allow for extra weight with 'Adventure Pack' option. We have sealed the hinge and put new rubber around to no avail.Dont know if we have used the correct seal so any help would be appreciated. Yes it was smaller but build wise the same. These do not influence our content moderation policies in any way, though ProductReview.com.au may earn commissions for products/services purchased via affiliate links. Personally if I was interested in a car I'd contact the RACV technical dept, my local mechanic if I use one, and use online forums to tease out my knowledge base. Could I suggest that you weigh the van on a weighbridge first to check/confirm the weights. Trip Reports posted on feathersandphotos.com.au Go to Forums then Trip Reports. General disclaimer: All third party trademarks, images and copyrights on this page are used for the purpose of comparative advertising, criticism or review. The budget we are looking at is $20K to $25K. How do you open the 12v fuse boxcover in 2015 avan cruiseliner? Hi Alan, there has been a lot of online conversations of late around the 'baggage' allowance. Damn ,,, we need an Avan ,,, you guys have so much fun with them, There are 3 types of people in this world, Ones who make it happen, the second who watches what happens and the third who wonders what happened. A. G'day Mike, thank you very much for the idea's/tips on replacing the foam strips and the links. A'van Cruiseliner 2011 - Model 5 2022-12-03 $31,000 A'van Cruiseliner 2019 - Model 3C 2022-12-01 $38,500 A'van Cruiseliner Adventure Plus 2017 - Model 1D Drive Away $44,650* Excl. My vehicle is a 2.8lt Toyota Hilux 4x4 utility with over axle leaf shocks together with ENCORE BIG BORE 4X4 shock absorbers. Charges Caravan 19ft / 5.79m 2 people Ensuite Private Seller NSW Contact seller View details 26 Compare 2008 Avan OSCAR $25,990 On the back of my AlinerI had a large (long) wind out window, when visiting the cliff tops on the Nullabor, there was a howling northerly wind blowing out to sea. We drove in ok and parked sideways in the parking lot near the cliffs. As we were walking back to the van SWMBO said she thought the rear window was lifting. I had tighly closed with the chain and the window levers were down inside (I also had something on them to stop them fromvibrating up when down- Velcro I think). - Thomas Szasz, Hi MT, I had a 'Sportliner' for 3 years. Hi Mike, I sourced the tape from Clark Rubber and as per your suggestion chose the closed cell tape. Camper Trailer. We have an Avan "Cruiser" which is identical to the "Cruiseliner" but does not have the front boot and have owned this camper for about 5 years. It has the raised suspension which I think basically just raised the ground clearance of the van and has a slightly heavier chassis. Without it I don't think it would last long. That upgrade might help. 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. Does anyone know or have any experience with this type of small camper please:? I have difficulty getting the hooks back in place to hold it down. Here are some highly rated camping products you can buy, and some of the best stores to buy them at. 2023 ProductReview.com.au Pty. Cheers Bob. We currently use a softfloor camper trailer, that is built like the proverbial brick outhouse, to which I have fitted shockies, 10" electric brakes and a set of 16" sunraysia wheels and tyres the same as fitted to my tow vehicle and it will follow just about anyplace the Troopy can go. . 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. No worries Hans, I nearly got caught a couple of times both putting up and pulling down in windy conditions. Age is an attitudeNOT a condition. Since I plan to go off road touring I am now leaning back towards either a small Jayco (Flite or Finch) or a customised light weight slide on for my ute. If it has leaked the dealer will certainly be aware of it and Im very curious to know that I finally finished the job this morning, went with original quoted size of 3/4 inch (nearest metric) as the degraded foam had compressed. Absolutely disgusting customer service. My question is the weight and towing. 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. Love what you do Do what you Love!! They managed to make that happen for us and we were very grateful. , I would certainly recommend joining the Avan Club of Australia http://www.avanclubaust.org.au/479/Home/. The Cruiseliner is fine and car fully loaded is well within GVM. , http://alinerownersclub.org/diy/roof-springs-and-bungees/, Also something I wrote a while back. - Short North is the railwayman's nickname for the NSWGR main line between Sydney and Newcastle. Mitsubishi Outlander and rear end tent. Chief One Feather (Losing feathers with age), http://www.avanclubaust.org.au/501/Contact_Us/, http://www.avan.com.au/products_cruiser.html, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TO1zqeizxHM. http://www.tracktrailer.com.au/tvan_overview1.html. They are easily changed. Also is does the damaged foam cause a problem or is it cosmetic or may cause a problem? Avan cruiseliner Ducted A/C will never work as it should. The air conditioner is not large enough to cool the van. The van volume is quite small and has a 2.2 KW air conditioner fitted as standard which is sized correctly but in practice does not work. Although smaller than bigger A'van models I can't see why it would not work with them. Thanks Sam.Good advice.I'm still wondering why Avan has limited the ATM (the total weight of the unit) to 1,350kg, when the axles can take much more.With the tow ball mass rated at 160kg, why not match that with an ATM of 1,600kg?As you say, the van/trailer should operate satisfactorily beyond 1,350kg.Cheers,Alan. You could also try standing on a caravan step to get more leverage being higher off the ground with more push power. G'day Hako, yes, the damaged foam can be a problem as it is a weatherproofing seal and not cosmetic. It might simply be tightening or resealing a joint. Especially important are what weight your car can tow and what weight it can accept on the towball. You could also email this Canberra branch (see link in text for email contact) and ask them what you could do, also lots of good mods and advice on their site, see; http://members.ozemail.com.au/~ekthomas/. 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). Once they have your money they don't care, while we like the caravan would never buy another avan or recommend them, Best Caravan & Camper Trailer Shops in 2023, Camping essentials for your next road trip and where you can buy them. After this I will begin to get serious about finding an 'outback rig' and will take all comments and suggestions as a learning curve to begin the next stage. Just a tip Hans, if you are able to choose the way you park your van (in a caravan park allocated bayyou may not be able to) and there are extremely high winds, park the van towing end first facing the wind, not the rear of the van facing the wind. If you don't have a choice on the way you face your van, best to wait until the wind has died down. -- Edited by Brian Hovander on Monday 8th of May 2017 12:32:28 PM. 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. Nice tight seal but a proper PITA job as access is not easy. Our suspension is pretty tired (2004) so after years of uming and ahing we're going to upgrade the suspension and redo the ATM certification. Keeps opening in transit. Your lights won't only work on 12v but also 240v when you plug it into say a caravan site. This is a public forum presenting user opinions on selected products and businesses, and as such the views expressed do not reflect the opinion of ProductReview.com.au. Is this a known problem? I know other Avanners with both Off Road vans and standard jobs like ours who travel on dirt a lot. My friend from the Avan Club also told me that one of their members over east have made a lifting device and sells them, suggest you contact the Avan Club and ask them for details of this blokes device, also about the gas struts, here are the contact details; http://www.avanclubaust.org.au/501/Contact_Us/. Outback travel heights increase by 250mm. It will be a bit limiting not to have that capability with the Avan when we want to get off the beaten track. All switches are off but still the battery drains.There are two heavy duty leads going to the battery, but also a pair of thin leads. e abusive manager in Bathurst, I definitely would not recommend anybody go there, after sales service is non existent, and not worth the effort. They do not have a true off roader, but do/did have ones with higher and stronger chassis and larger tyres (commercial tyres rather than car tyres - talking about the Aliner. 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