OK... photo time... a few from pick up and the shake down trip. Hope they are interesting because I still can't stop smiling. And yes, I was out in there this evening, just smelling the new van smell...
Hooked up for the first time, and I was surprised that the van didn't look bigger when we first looked at it. Mind you it was sitting next to some of the big boys in the New Age range.
Stopped over at BP Rockbank to get some lollies to reward #3 for being a trooper through a tough long for him. I took the opportunity to jump out and take some roadside pics...
Later that night took some internals. Strangely didn't take any internals on the shakedown trip so no daylight pics. Take my word for it that it's very light and open during the day, and thanks to a million LEDs, extremely bright at night...
As you can see, we went white with dark upholstery with dark tweed floor. It's quite neutral and perhaps sterile for some, but the absence of faux wood vinyl floor and light wood panelling it's a refreshing and welcome change.
L shape lounge... love the drop down panel, albeit it very dangerous with a trigger happy latch. Opens up lots of space when moving around the van.
A couple of mod-cons that we didn't have in the other van. A stero, which although perhaps basic by some Fusion standards, does what we need with CD, radio, Bluetooth, Pandora and the like. We're not big van tech heads but it does the job. Was great just having the footy on in the background on the weekend. The drifter panel is something I've always been jealous of in other vans. It's awesome... but something that I'm sure most of you are aware of... Forgive the "new guy" moment.
The crowning glory (or at least in our opinion) is our bunk beds/loft bed cupboard storage combo thingymajig. The pictures tell most of the story, but really it's a super amount of storage and more than ample from our perspective for our Big Trip. We haven't even come close to working out how to use it all, if at all, but it gives us the flexibility to chop and change.
OK, the few shakedown trip pics we took... sorry weather was terrible...
Like really terrible...
So all in all it was a great trip, and a good test of the vans ability to handle wet and cold (which it did quite well). The van is heavier and bigger than the last one and in the strong winds on the way home we hit new territory for fuel consumption (~20-21l/100km). Hopefully that's not the norm as it was more around the 16/17 on the way down.
All home...
And then it was a quick test of a few things... Weber doesn't fit in the front tunnel without removing the lid but the hatch under the bed seems perfectly sized... Would prefer it in the fully sealed front tunnel though so I reckon we might be taking the lid off. Still... nice to have options!
he he he ok I am not that crazy just
