The Diff erence is Auto-Sleepers

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Auto-Sleepers are delighted to introduce for 2012 a new look Broadway and Nuevo range with the addition of a further Broadway derivative to enhance the model collection to suit all lifestyles - the Broadway EB (End Bathroom Low Profile). Features across the Broadway and Nuevo Ranges include:

• New Crystal upholstery • Aluminium bed boxes with gas struts • Low profile Luton with opening sky view • Slate style worktops • Additional bathroom storage • Removable mocha carpets • LED lighting throughout • 4KW Blown air heating • TV mast aerial & external TV aerial socket • New graphics • LED marker lights/ new rear main lights • Enhanced conversion door with integrated waste bin • Redesigned GRP with improved aerodynamics • Weight saving of approx 50Kg • Optional colour coded side panels

01386 853 338 www.auto-sleepers.co.uk PRACTICALMO OME

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YOUR TOURS: YORKSHIRE Alan Kidd takes a VW camper deep into the North York Moors

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TALK Your letters and more Your shout, on a life-changing decision, conquering bumper rust and praise for a tyre-safety system Ask Jack Our sage advises newbies and returners in this basics special Subscribe to Practical Motorhome and save Plus, receive an AA breakdown kit worth .

TOURING Tour smarter Sarah Wakely’s travel digest: join us on a Christmas tour to Paris, and two new Nightstop locations COVER STORIES Tours of the year We round up some of your best tours of the past year. Featuring: Luxembourg Nick Harding enjoys a costfriendly tour away from the crowds France & Switzerland Irene & Doug Sergent embark on a motorhome and cycling grand tour Christmas markets Karen McCulloch visits northern Europe for a spot of Xmas shopping Denmark David and Karen Allcock discover a motorhome-friendly haven Northumberland Rob Ganley and family tour England’s unspoilt north east Your Tours: North York Moors Alan Kidd explores this lovely area in a VW California Motion ’van Good sites guide to… Anglesey Ten top island sites visited, reviewed and rated by our team Tours that change lives A windy site convinced George Davidson ’vans were for him

TECHNICAL Workshop Our team answers your questions. This month, mystery power sockets, fitting on-road accommodation heating, and extending Wi-Fi range Watching your wipers Follow our guide to ensuring that your motorhome’s windscreen stays clean and clear Project Sherpa: part VIII Our Gentleman Jack makes and trims rear door cards on a budget, for our project ’van Self-build spotlight One reader’s Vivaro van conversion, plus Doug King on underslung gas tanks

BUY & OWN Marketplace news Our buying and owning expert on VW’s Beach, and a bold acquisition for Choose Leisure Düsseldorf round-up We reveal all the highlights and must-sees from the enormous annual Caravan Salon in Germany Examining tachographs Will motorhomes ever need to be fitted with tachographs? John Parsons investigates Personal shopper We help Practical Motorhome readers to find the perfect motorhome for their needs

PMH investigates Are warranties worth the paper that they’re written on? We tell you everything you need to know

LIVE IN TEST We deliver our full live-in test verdict on Adria’s Coral SU

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TESTED Tested column Jeremiah Mahadevan on buying at the NEC Show, and Bailey safety Tested: Auto-Trail Tracker FB The Grimsby-outfit’s new lowprofile comes under our spotlight Live-in test: Adria Coral SU An end-lounge Slovenian threeberth is tested by our expert team Gear: cleaning products Keep your ’van sparkling with our selection of cleaning products

Secondhand challenge Nick Harding hunts down a pair of , starter coachbuilts, including a CI Riviera and an Autohomes Wanderer Equipe Used-’van buyer Follow our guide to buying a Hobby low-profile motorhome, from all-new www.practicalmotorhome.com | December 2011 | 5