Greetings

So I have just put a deposit down on a 1998 Pan Fam 320 van and pick it up weekend of 24th June as we have had to wait for a towbar to be fitted to my car. I'll be dragging it with a 2017 BMW 118d Sport and we've planned our first trip away for a long weekend 20th July. We've booked to go to Sandwich, so looking forward to it.

I have towed a number of trailers over the years (some heavier than this van) so not too worried about that generally, but we are virgin 'caravanners', so any hints or tips greatly appreciated.

I know the owner, so he'll be handing 'Mabel' over to us. My wife has named the van and cue how many people who have a van of the same name to get in touch!

Speak soon!

Gordon & Karen

Many happy outings!!!

Thanks Colin,

Towbar is sorted and with 13 pin leccy. Also vehicle dedicated connection, so hopefully be pain free usage. Didn't opt for the £60 box to silence rear parking sensors, I'll live with that and hopefully everything will work okay.

I had seen PF Jones but found someone local (West Sussex) who sounded like they knew what they were doing! Gets fitted Monday and pick up the van on Sunday.

Do I really need the wing mirrors? Is it a legal requirement? With the relative narrowness of the van, I thought it was okay without.

Cheers.

to family Eriba. We wish you happy Eribaing.

we didn’t need mirrors legally with our PuckL and Multipla but got them when we changed tow car. Now have a Troll so I believe we need them. They do make a difference and even if you don’t need them legally do you really want to waste your time arguing with the nice policeman who pulls you over for not having them. Especially if you’re abroad.