TomSawyer
Hi,
I've been googling a lot about Californias recently to try to get a better understanding of the basic spec and options and in lots of occasions the search has taken me to this forum. I've joined so I can see the photos and the like and the joining process has asked me to post an introduction so here goes.
I'm in my late 40s with 3 kids (19, 17 and 13) and we've always liked the outdoors. Before the kids, we would go away every Saturday afternoon to the mountains, pitch the tent, have a pub meal and get up on the hill early before heading home Sunday afternoon. We fancy starting to do a bit more of that but neither of us sleep as well on the ground as we used to, hence the California.
In later years, we may want to spend longer periods (a week or more) in it, but for the time being, we see it as a hit and run vehicle. What we may do is book a week's accommodation somewhere and take 3 days to get there with the California, and 3 days to get back, stopping at a different place each night, but we see it as a tent on wheels rather than a home from home if that makes sense.
We think specifying it so it doesn't "scream" camper van is our thing and we want it to be able to go anywhere our current car will. Given the hit and run nature of our weekends, we also think for now we'll spend as much time driving it as sleeping in it, so we're looking at a lot of driver based options. Our spec is as follows, appreciate any insights that might be helpful to us.
204PS 4Motion DSG
Diff lock
Hill assist/descent
Discovery Navigation
LED lights - doesn't seem to be a Xenon option
Lights and vision pack - auto wipers is the driver here
Towbar - we'll use a Thule bike rack when necessary
Parking sensors all round
Adaptive cruise
No model badges - don't mind engine as they're common to transporters
No awning
Shower connection - cleaning bikes and boots
Thanks and Best.
I've been googling a lot about Californias recently to try to get a better understanding of the basic spec and options and in lots of occasions the search has taken me to this forum. I've joined so I can see the photos and the like and the joining process has asked me to post an introduction so here goes.
I'm in my late 40s with 3 kids (19, 17 and 13) and we've always liked the outdoors. Before the kids, we would go away every Saturday afternoon to the mountains, pitch the tent, have a pub meal and get up on the hill early before heading home Sunday afternoon. We fancy starting to do a bit more of that but neither of us sleep as well on the ground as we used to, hence the California.
In later years, we may want to spend longer periods (a week or more) in it, but for the time being, we see it as a hit and run vehicle. What we may do is book a week's accommodation somewhere and take 3 days to get there with the California, and 3 days to get back, stopping at a different place each night, but we see it as a tent on wheels rather than a home from home if that makes sense.
We think specifying it so it doesn't "scream" camper van is our thing and we want it to be able to go anywhere our current car will. Given the hit and run nature of our weekends, we also think for now we'll spend as much time driving it as sleeping in it, so we're looking at a lot of driver based options. Our spec is as follows, appreciate any insights that might be helpful to us.
204PS 4Motion DSG
Diff lock
Hill assist/descent
Discovery Navigation
LED lights - doesn't seem to be a Xenon option
Lights and vision pack - auto wipers is the driver here
Towbar - we'll use a Thule bike rack when necessary
Parking sensors all round
Adaptive cruise
No model badges - don't mind engine as they're common to transporters
No awning
Shower connection - cleaning bikes and boots
Thanks and Best.
