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. "We have our Avan Pressurised when on the dirt for that very reason.". My vehicle and I will be put through some rather intense demonstrations of 'off road' driving. The Avan Club USA. This most recent modification was accomplished by a lady who enjoys such projects. The attached article is on my 2005 Aliner that was desperately needing a simple method of raising the roof panels. My panels raise up to 15" when the latches are released. Then I need to add a minor effort to raise them up to the fully up location. I used 40 pound springs on the first three. Today I would have used 30 pound springs (fully extended rating) on all four springs. Hope this helps. Be sure to keep the steel rod facing down so that the inner oil lubes the seals and the pressure is not lost. Information on this is included in my attached article. Avan themselves dont seem to care about there products once it leaves the factory. Web2005 Avan Cruiseliner, excellent condition (all books and receipts), 3 berth, stored under cover. Also dumb question maybe but do the lights/toilet flush only work on 12v? There have been a couple of cases of people raising the roof in high winds with the rear facing the wind, when the top (larger) side of the roof is raised the roof has been caught by wind and flipped outwards, breaking the bungee. Thanks, Terry Barr. Someone should be held accountable. So it's normal to come of and on but if it's spending a lot of time on then I'd check to see if all the joints are holding their pressure. . WebAvan Cruiseliner 5 Adventure Plus Single Beds. If in WA there are two places to buy the foam in the Perth area, George Day Caravans http://www.georgeday.com.au/or WA Avan at Guildford (also known as Offshore Marine) closing soon I believe and all parts going to GD). Whether youre hiking, car camping, or caravanning, youll need supplies for your getaway. Ours has never been off the bitumen. You need to read all the facts about weight before buying the new vehicle. As I am a female solo traveler subject to the environment the canvas camper trailers (which would be ideal) are not an option for me. 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. I've not seen an Avan roof, but I did have a HiAce with a pop top, and also a Kombi. Is this a known problem? Can a power mover be fitted to a 2019 Cruiseliner? Vickie, ex Bricklayer 20 years & 33 years Carpet Cleaning. 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. Below. Keeps opening in transit. Recieved bunk ladder from factory with an appaling message on the package (and also a part missing from the ladder) Steer clear of this company, i wish we did. If you search on the net for PRESSURIZING Caravans or something similar you will find pictures and articles about this subject. JavaScript is disabled. Bit late, but having had an A'Van Camper Trailer (A shape) and a Jayco pop top I found that both had some initial teething problems (quality control issues) however Jayco wins on the repair/warrant issues hands down and is known for being one of the best in Oz even making good on things after expiry of the warranty for me and I have heard others say that too.You can ask other Jayco owners by going to the Jayco Website www.jayco.com.au (put in au or you'll get the US website) and look up Travel Diary under owners info. All of the must not exceed the GVM, gross vehicle mass, allowed for your car. 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. Enquire More Info. Hi Bruce think about joining the Facebook group Avan Motorhomes. http://alinerownersclub.org/ The American Site. E.g. When switch turned on and the tap is opened the the pump is clearly audible. Here are some highly rated camping products you can buy, and some of the best stores to buy them at. From the reviews I see A-van have known about this for years but continue to sell an inferior product.The Finch HB9000 underbunk air conditioner barely works. Choose a good setup that meets Most of your needs and expectations. It was in my car manual.I pull with an old Hilux, which can only tow 1800kg and 150kg on the ball. This is an Adventure Plus with Solar Panel.The battery capacity has been a problem from day one. Welcome and safe travels. Brian, that is a very comprehensive webpage, and it looks like you have yours set up well to suit your needs. Ive seen a PDF copy of an Aliner model owners manual, which does help, but I thought there would a similar manual available for the other models? So just replacing the factory springs could destroy your roof panels. Hi Didi, Jennie is right on the money, it's mandatory to remain within the specifications (car & van). 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? 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. Does anyone have any advice on this subjectwe want to do a few short tripsnext year before doing a lap around Aus, thanks for your input., Retired Engineer, ExPark Owner & Caravan Consultant.Holden 2.8 Colorado- Roma Elegance 17'6" Pop Top.Location: Mornington Peninsula Vic.. Even being well PREPARED and things come loose $h!t happens also to the best of off roaders. It would not be worth your time talking with Michael at AVAN Super Centre in Campbellfield. , Due to the overwhelming negative responses everyone has passed onto me regarding the AVAN it is DEFINITELY NOT a consideration off road option for me. I havent joined Avan club yet but at $30 initial joining fee it wont be a burden given the knowledge base available on how to jobs. Vic - Mitsubishi Outlander and rear end tent. G'day Duh, thank you for your post and comments; along with fellow posters I have been able to source the tape for the job.now comes the messy bit of cleaning old adhesive and fiddly access but a pretty cheap outcome at around $40.00 for all items including acetone, scraper. IMHO for a long time allowances have been inadequate and probably unethical. There were deaths in Qld and a driver charged earlier this year. ?His alternative was to design a see-saw arrangement to assist the lift. Go and hire a Cabin in the Campground and spend time talking to the members for advice. my motto in life ! 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. Charges Caravan 19ft / 5.79m 2 people Ensuite Private Seller NSW Contact seller View details 26 Compare 2008 Avan OSCAR $25,990 Your lights won't only work on 12v but also 240v when you plug it into say a caravan site. How do you open the 12v fuse boxcover in 2015 avan cruiseliner? Although I feel the Adventure Pack suspension is a bit softer than the Independent Rubber Suspension of the Alko Axle. Dealer offered to fix defects with silicone. I just use a Bilge Blower Fan drawing in outside air through a dust filter. If you don't get it done today, there's always tomorrow! . Management makes the decisions, but is not affected by the decisions it makes. The budget we are looking at is $20K to $25K. -- Edited by elliemike on Wednesday 12th of December 2012 08:34:44 PM. 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/. We bought a brand new A-Van Cruiseliner Adventure Plus.Within days the door handle fell off in our hands. What I need though is something that can handle some offroad camping and would need to get one that has the upgraded chassis/suspension. I charged monthly to keep the battery topped up but eventually found the battery was totally dead. Hope it's a simple fix :), Manual on how to use heater in avan cruiseliner. Hi Ace Pop Top Campervan & A'Van A'Lite Camper Trailer.. Khalil Gibran says "We tarry forward - not backward". 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. Govt. The retailer keeps referring back to A-van.It is not integral. 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. The Fora platform includes forum software by XenForo. What a magic area you travelled , we adore those areas, brings back memories of some of our great treks. I am in the process of buying a (new to me) car. You can buy airbags that will lift the roof at the touch of a buttoncosts about $745 and was featured in the last Avan Club magazine.See the link belowlast page.Good Luck.EDIT club link removed - PM me if you want me to email you a copy of the advert. 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. Can I suggest you join Avaners 2 sites on Facebook where a whole lot if Avaners are happy to help! MY'03 XS AT offroad; MY10 Triton / L200 GLX-R MY'97 Outback RIP. 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. Particularly unethical in the cases where vans/trailers are optioned up without the purchaser being aware that the options are coming out of the ATM, not being added on to the AGM total (our first van situation). Hi Julie, that's an easy fix just use a small door stopper jam it in between the handle and the side of the dome base then the handle won't come down when your travelling along. Try to get one with windout windows both back and front, and two or three roof hatches for flow through ventilation and better still with aircon if you can. I had a Heron 2.2 fitted to mine under the table, later many went with the ducted under bed aircon. Don't believe the guff about the peaked roof acting like a chimney to make it cooler inside, like any van, in hot weather they are hot. Mine had the normal independent suspension, later Avan boosted these with hydraulic shockies.. http://members.ozemail.com.au/~ekthomas/tips.html, http://www.avan.com.au/products_aliner.html (See floor layouts), http://members.ozemail.com.au/~ekthomas/mods.html, -- Edited by Duh on Sunday 7th of July 2013 09:18:51 PM. The Australian AVAN CLUB is a great organisation with clubs in each state. I push the pop-top of our caravan up internally, and wouldnt want anything heavier than that its a straight push up though. 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. Gibb River Road, GCR, Strzelecki, Oodnadatta, Savannah Way (The dirt Bits) and lots more. Govt. Dougwe, yes the upgraded chassis/suspension would be a minimum I think also, and I did have a look underneath and agree that the axle is still a bit low. Wondering about ShortNorth ? For interestedforum members the closed cell adhesive code number is EPDM 414. Thanks for any help you can give! Hi Terry, we're pretty ancient with a 2004 model so it might have changed, but there was no manual with ours. For the information of non Avan owners, the front roof panel folds "over"rear panel, therefore the gap is greater at the front and narrower at the rear, but the rear measure's between 12-15mm (some distortion ). Just purchased the Avan Aspire 555 from Nowra. My forward panel looks ok, however the rear panel definately needs to be replaced. I would like to fit an extra watertank to an Avan Cruiser. I get around 11L/100km with my 07 XT man towing my camper trailer but it is only 450kg fully loaded and sits lower than the A-Vans with less wind resistance. It 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. 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