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Terrier

We took delivery on Saturday of our new Adria Twin , after a delay on handover, the guy who was to hand over went off sick! so they could not find the keys! he apparently left them with the valeters, they were very apologetic, but after we went for some lunch and came back it was ready, and they (Barrons Coppul) put in a full tank of diesel (70 odd litres)

The drive home lived up to expectations, smooth, quiet, comfortable, although I haven't yet got the optimum driving position as there are so many seat adjustment combinations! we chose the 2.3L engine with the six speed gearbox, at first six gears seems an awful lot! but you soon find yourself skipping through them, and in sixth you can still tootall along at 30mph! and the trip computer tells you that you are doing 60 or 70 mpg!

Quality wise everything seems to be spot on, apart from a warning light on the dash for the fuel injection system, and the engine would not rev, but after a short time it was ok and the engine seemed to run well and the light went out, I will have to get that checked out.

We went out on Sunday for a day trip, and thoroughly enjoyed it! a nice day out in the South Lakes.

We plan to take our first proper trip out this coming weekend to to give it a proper test, if any one has any questions I will try to answer them.

from a very "chuffed" Terrier

Chigman

Sounds like a nice motor you got there fella. Very Happy

Go out the weekend and give her a good shake down and have a great time.
I know all about the excitement,mines due by the end of the month,and I cant wait... Laughing

griffly16

If you get as much enjoyment out of it as we have out of our 2005 model, you'll be well pleased. Good choice - just been looking at the review of it in this month's MMM. Quite a few improvements over our model; not sure about the bed hinging that way though. Will be interesting to see how you get on.

Griff

rowley

I collect my Twin in mid July. It is already at Broad Lane Leisure but I need to retain my private number first. I have gone for the 2.2 and hope that it will be powerful enough.
I noticed that the reviews in Which Motorcaravan and MMM raised some points which I believe have been addressed on the production model

b6x · Last edited by b6x on Tue Jun 26, 2007 8:10 pm; edited 1 time in total

At last!!! I've found someone else that has ordered a Twin!! And one thats taken delivery too... you could be in for alot of questions Very Happy

We're expecting ours late July and have found very little in terms of information and help. The dealers have been pretty good answering questions, but the literature from Adria is very poor.

Reading the article in MMM today didn't instill me with a lot of confidence either. I assume the bed can be in the up position with the rear doors closed?

Regards,
b6x

Spacerunner

rowley

I am sure that the Salesman raised the bed for me with the doors closed. The article in MMM did point out that they were testing a prototype. The Which Motorcaravan report said that there was only one powerpoint, in fact there are two. I believe that they were testing on the same vehicle. When I came back after putting down the deposit, my wife said, "I hope that the windows are not too tinted" I then read the MMM report and it mentioned the window tint as a "Dislike" Oh well!!
The third bed is around 62" in length and it uses a cushion that seemed to be missing in the report..
The main disappointment for me was to find that what is described in the brochure as a grill/oven is really only a grill.

Terrier

Thanks for the replys, the bed can indeed be raised with doors closed, there is a strap on the ceiling to hold it up, we have actually used it like this up to now (not having slept in it yet anyway) this enables you to walk around and through the van and gives a feeling of roominess, and would also be great for carrying large loads e.g. the trip to Ikea!

The tinted windows I think are great, looking out from inside you can hardly tell they are tinted, but from outside looking in even with the lights on you can hardly see in, unless you press your face up against the window, you could sit and watch the caravaners struggling with the awning without having to peep from behind the curtains!

The third bed is very small suitable only for children or very short people.

I also read the MMM report, they mentioned the lack of provision for a TV, but there is now a reinforced panel on the wall above the passenger seats with a power point 240v or 12v and an aerial socket which is wired through to the wardrobe ready to fit a rooftop aerial, also they mentioned the wardrobe door opening the wrong way, it does actually open the wright way the same as the fridge door i.e. right to left.

Feel free to ask any more questions.

Terrier.

b6x

Cool. Thanks for the information. It's good to know some people are enjoying it. I can't wait! Laughing

Appreciate the offer of assistance... just things I've thought of really after the rather impulsive signing of the dotted line....

For example:
a) the brochure seems to read (from memory) something like "gas/electric hot water and heating - which to me reads thst both run on both - however I have since been told the water is gas/electric and the heating gas only. Is that correct? If so, I can probably live with that - by MMM seems to state both as "gas only" - darn magazine reports!

b) we also ordered the optional carpets and read in MMM about them making the pan door under the grill redundant due to it getting in the way. You have carpets? If not, would you see this an issue if there was carpets installed?

c) Do you think it would be possible to install Remis blinds to the front cab *side* windows? Or would the seats swivvle get in the way? I do agree with the MMM tester that the silver fabric curtains on the side are a bit naff.

d) As above post really, there are two 240V mains sockets?

e) Do you think there would be enough space in the battery compartment to fit another? Or a bigger single one?

f) would be interested to hear what your solution to the tv and aerial issues are... I need to get this solved also but not too keen on the flying saucer aerials

See, told you they'd be alot! I realise that alot could be solved by taking a look at a van, but my dealer very rarely has them in stock for very long and it's a bit of a distance way.

I too was very disappointed to see that the stated grill/oven was only a grill. Apparently the cabinet is too narrow to install an oven in in it's place.

Thanks alot in advance!
Steve

Terrier

Hi Steve, I'll try to answer some of your questions but as you know I have not been able to fully evaluate everything yet!

Heating, I think heating and hot water are both but heating on electric is reduced whilst heating the water

We do