I received my tintent a week ago and thought I would post a picture in my gallery and also some findings.
I averaged using the little display 25.1mpg, I normally get about 28.5 on my usual drive. I have owned previously an automatic and found it great even though I felt I was being lazy so this disco is a manual and the drive with the tintent was great, no issues pulling it, no problems going past lorries and overtaking on the motorway was simple.
So the only thing I need to do now is work out how to reverse as pushing the thing onto the pitch is hard work...
By the way would have posted a picture here but gave up working out how to do it.
Now I have worked out how to add the picture to the message, hopefully it looks ok.
31st May 2009 7:46 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
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Looks very 8)
31st May 2009 7:49 pm
MacLeod 313
Member Since: 18 Apr 2008
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8) a very cool set up there, one to be proud of
31st May 2009 7:53 pm
TazDaz
Member Since: 07 May 2007
Location: South East Essex
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nice outfit
welcome to the D3 Tintent Club
31st May 2009 10:22 pm
chris ace
Member Since: 10 May 2007
Location: ESSEX
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looks very nice, you didnt by any chance go through the dartford crossing sat 30th @ around 9.30 am followed by another shogun. I saw an 05 tonga, with bikes and windsurf boards on the roof, thought it looked pretty impressive, regards, Chris.
Welcome to another member of the TinTent club. Nice looking outfit you have there.
Do you have Tyron Safety bands fitted to the wheels? If not, I urge you to get some fitted. Why
Coming home from Cornwall on Friday after a week away with our tintent, saw a caravan ahead of us on the M5 just south of Brum suffer a total blowout with other drivers swerving to avoid the bits of tyre flying off the van. The driver slowed down and pulled over onto the hard shoulder with no fuss and no dramatic snaking. As we went past, I could see he had no tyre left on the offside wheel of the van and could see that there was something fitted to the wheel - a Tyron band.
My son saw the same thing happen to a van on the A1(M). This one was being towed by a large 4x4 and when the tyre blew, the wheel dug into the road causing the caravan to snake so much that it very quickly pulled the 4x4 completely around to face the wrong way up the motorway.
I'm not trying to be a killjoy or anything but I've seen too many caravans on their sides in ditches or in pieces all over the road and often as not, they are like that because of a blowout. Tyron bands won't stop a blowout but they should prevent any dramatic consequences. As an added bonus, most insurance companies also give you a discount if you have them fitted.
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1st Jun 2009 8:24 am
ad15
Member Since: 14 Dec 2008
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looks nice 8)
for reversing nothing beats practice, go find a big open space and just keep on having a go at it, once you get your head round how it works it's actually real easy and a lot of fun
1st Jun 2009 9:09 am
highbayrack
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Albourneboy, Great tip there about the Tyron Bands i'm going to order some today for my twin axle You can't take chances especially when you have young kids in the car On a mission to find the perfect Pork Pie. Just Found it (I think)..(Yes I have)
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1st Jun 2009 9:54 am
Frodo
Member Since: 25 Oct 2008
Location: Pennsylvania
Posts: 377
Well now I know what a Tintent is...
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1st Jun 2009 10:41 pm
paulJ1
Member Since: 17 Mar 2009
Location: Stewarton, Scotland
Posts: 268
Hi there newtolr,
Are you new to caravaning ?
Dont forget to join the september meet up.
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1st Jun 2009 11:28 pm
paulJ1
Member Since: 17 Mar 2009
Location: Stewarton, Scotland
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HBR,
Given your past history of getting a good deal, you challenge if you choose to accept it is...... get a group buy from Tyron ??? Or at least me a good deal.... This message will blow our in 5 seconds...
PaulGot our Disco... Love it.....
1st Jun 2009 11:30 pm
Pelyma
Member Since: 06 Jan 2005
Location: Patching, Sussex
Posts: 15496
I had them on my SA but not on the TA we have now. We were advised not to on the TA but I can't remember why, you also have the issue if you get a puncture you need a specialist tool that most tyre places don't have to be able to get the tyre off. This is a big issue abroad apparently.
An industrial estate on a Sunday is a good place to master reversing or do a Caravan Club course. If you think pushing yours is difficult try man handling a TA, you soon learn to master reversing DS3 TDV6 HSE - Silver with Alpaca (old one) Gone
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Must admit, I don't have Tyrons on my TA either, the reason being that the chances of a double blow out are pretty slim and if one tyre did blow, there are 3 others supporting the van so the consequences of a blow out shouldn't be as severe on a TA as on a SA.
Like Pelyma says, when you have a TA, you soon learn to reverse the thing as pushing it is next to impossible. Mind you, ours also has a mover fitted as there are times when the combination of D3 and 8 metre van are just too long to manoeuvre in tight situations.Now an ex-D3 owner after 7 happy years. Miss the car but not the big bills
2nd Jun 2009 9:38 am
Pelyma
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Our storage site is so tight I have to use the mover.DS3 TDV6 HSE - Silver with Alpaca (old one) Gone
DS3 TDV6 HSE- Silver with Alpaca (new one) Gone
D4 HSE Lux - Montalcino Red Gone
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i'm going to order some today for my twin axle You can't take chances especially when you have young kids in the car 
