First VW California Coast

[California sally]

New member from Staffordshire
Just purchased a Cali coast in grey
And her name is sally

 

[Jenny H]

How exciting - any pics would be most welcome for us that are on the long endurance trail of awaiting delivery of their Coasts & anything else you have to add about your first impressions etc.

 

[davidgmo]

Welcome. We nearly named ours Sally but then fell in love with our Flo.

Do send pics when she's yours!

 

[California sally]

How exciting - any pics would be most welcome for us that are on the long endurance trail of awaiting delivery of their Coasts & anything else you have to add about your first impressions etc.

 

[California sally]

Hi, Hope you like the photo we have waited months for the van and just love it . Amazing
Purchased the duvalay topper Brilliant. Thinking of purchasing the Kampa Cuboid heater heard brilliant reviews.

 

[Jenny H]

Hi, Hope you like the photo we have waited months for the van and just love it . Amazing
Purchased the duvalay topper Brilliant. Thinking of purchasing the Kampa Cuboid heater heard brilliant reviews.

Sally looks super smart & well worth the wait.
Will take a look at both those thanks.

 

[steverob55]

Looks beautiful!

Can't wait for ours to arrive.

Did you spec any options? Looks like you've got the privacy glass (unless you've done that aftermarket).

Any first impressions, niggles or interesting things you've found since taking delivery?

 

[California sally]

The options we went for was
Privacy glass
Indium grey
Reversing camera,
The only other option if I had known was the front fog lights, not sure but VW may be able to fit at a later date , someone may know on here
This our first California so everything is new and a learning process,try everything before you go on site.?
But apart from that really happy with Sally
Regards

 

[steverob55]

We kept the options to a minimum, otherwise you get too close to Ocean money.
Just a few choice ones: Starlight blue, Front fogs, Devonport alloys, pop top bellow front window, comfort mattress. Going to get the glass done aftermarket as wanted a slightly darker tint.
I’d imagine fogs can be retro fitted if you speak to your dealer.

thanks for sharing. Enjoy your van!

 

[DoctorCP]

Looks almost exactly what we have ordered, same colour too! Thanks for posting. We’re only one month into the potential wait of 6-9 months and we’re already getting impatient. Think we may need to set up a support group on here to help us all through the waiting!
Would love to hear more stories and see more photos as you get to know your lovely new van Sally!

 

[steverob55]

Looks almost exactly what we have ordered, same colour too! Thanks for posting. We’re only one month into the potential wait of 6-9 months and we’re already getting impatient. Think we may need to set up a support group on here to help us all through the waiting!
Would love to hear more stories and see more photos as you get to know your lovely new van Sally!

What expected date did your dealer give you?

 

[DoctorCP]

What expected date did your dealer give you?

Just the blanket “6-9 months from order” date from VW at the moment. Not got a build date yet. Only ordered at the start of November.

 

[steverob55]

I ordered end of October and got told expected delivery of March.

 

[DoctorCP]

I ordered end of October and got told expected delivery of March.

Our dealer is hopeful that it will be March/April but understandably doesn’t want to commit until VW pass back a build date. Will be what it will be I guess!

 

[South Coaster']

The options we went for was
Privacy glass
Indium grey
Reversing camera,
The only other option if I had known was the front fog lights, not sure but VW may be able to fit at a later date , someone may know on here
This our first California so everything is new and a learning process,try everything before you go on site.?
But apart from that really happy with Sally
Regards

Thanks for sharing the photo. We are awaiting a Coast too- considerable delay from build week- but seeing yours has got me very excited!

 

[Ladymuck]

New member from Staffordshire
Just purchased a Cali coast in grey
And her name is sally

Hey, I'm a Cali owner to be in Cheshire, not too far from you, we are expecting 'Gisela' our starlight blue Coast in early Feb welcome to the Group

 

[Ladymuck]

I ordered end of October and got told expected delivery of March.

Hi, I ordered end of September, got a confirmed build date last week of 14th Dec and told to expect it 1st Feb

 

[davidgmo]

Hi, Hope you like the photo we have waited months for the van and just love it . Amazing
Purchased the duvalay topper Brilliant. Thinking of purchasing the Kampa Cuboid heater heard brilliant reviews.

We went for a Mylek Skirting Board heater which fits perfectly in front of the sink cabinets (under the table when in position)and has a temp display and remote control. You need to slip the end fascia panel off under the seat but the vents are clear of everything with the seat back and it seems to maintain temp to within one degree of that you set. Can drop temp required to 5 degrees to prevent freezing at night. Stores for travel further back in the same line towards the back under the seats.

Plus its also silent as a convector heater so no fan to dry you out/bother you with noise.

 

[Sean Fallon]

We went for a Mylek Skirting Board heater which fits perfectly in front of the sink cabinets (under the table when in position)and has a temp display and remote control. You need to slip the end fascia panel off under the seat but the vents are clear of everything with the seat back and it seems to maintain temp to within one degree of that you set. Can drop temp required to 5 degrees to prevent freezing at night. Stores for travel further back in the same line towards the back under the seats.

Plus its also silent as a convector heater so no fan to dry you out/bother you with noise.

Can you have the bed set up and still have the heater on ? Or would it be to dangerous

 

[davidgmo]

Can you have the bed set up and still have the heater on ? Or would it be to dangerous

Yes you can.with the bed down, I position it at the foot of the front seats turned around towards the cabin, so that it is parallel with the pop top opening, so the heat goes straight up if you have that raised. It has three settings, low, medium and high output and you could set it at a very low temp (5 degrees C is the lowest).The lowest setting MIGHT allow it to go under the bed (alongside cabinets) towards the rear, although this might take experimentation. With the rear seat in place it fits perfectly in front of the seats and the heater vent clear. I am so fond of this heater that in lockdown I use it in a study room to keep me warm during the day to save having the full house central heating on. David