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Wannabecamperman
Morning all,
So I'm finally seeing some of the MY23 Oceans dropping to around the £65k mark (which is my absolute max budget)
However when viewing one last week I was told by the guy at VW Van Centre that I shouldn't travel on the motorway with the water tanks more than 20% full as the weight cause instability at speed and it can invalidate the warranty. Straight to the CC forums I thought, for a second, possibly more reliable opinion based on actual experience...
Is this the case in reality? Has anyone travelled on bends at 70mph with a full water tank, and if so was there an issue? Or is it a case of VW being over cautious, perhaps?
I intend using the vehicle for several weeks long solar-powered off grid summer adventures, mostly using Brit Stops (mainly pub carparks) and had envisaged filling the water and fuel tanks at a garage or motorway services, then heading down A roads and similar, to the eventual overnight destination, as not all of the advertised locations have water available.
All advice / tips and real life experience of driving with a full water tank appreciated. Thanks in advance.
So I'm finally seeing some of the MY23 Oceans dropping to around the £65k mark (which is my absolute max budget)
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However when viewing one last week I was told by the guy at VW Van Centre that I shouldn't travel on the motorway with the water tanks more than 20% full as the weight cause instability at speed and it can invalidate the warranty. Straight to the CC forums I thought, for a second, possibly more reliable opinion based on actual experience...
Is this the case in reality? Has anyone travelled on bends at 70mph with a full water tank, and if so was there an issue? Or is it a case of VW being over cautious, perhaps?
I intend using the vehicle for several weeks long solar-powered off grid summer adventures, mostly using Brit Stops (mainly pub carparks) and had envisaged filling the water and fuel tanks at a garage or motorway services, then heading down A roads and similar, to the eventual overnight destination, as not all of the advertised locations have water available.
All advice / tips and real life experience of driving with a full water tank appreciated. Thanks in advance.