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Touring With Riva
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Приєднався 6 гру 2013
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We are a Family of 4, Touring with our Elddis Avante 866 "Riva" Black edition caravan
We have been caravanning for many years, well before the children came along,
Now we have two young children we have renewed our love for caravanning and escaping to the great outdoors
You can Follow us on Instagram and Tiktok @touringwithriva , the majority of our content is on TikTok, we look forward to sharing our adventures .
We are a Family of 4, Touring with our Elddis Avante 866 "Riva" Black edition caravan
We have been caravanning for many years, well before the children came along,
Now we have two young children we have renewed our love for caravanning and escaping to the great outdoors
You can Follow us on Instagram and Tiktok @touringwithriva , the majority of our content is on TikTok, we look forward to sharing our adventures .
WHAT HAVE I DONE!
IN THIS VIDEO I EXPLAIN WHAT I HAVE DONE BASED ON THE PREVIOUS VIDEO AND WHAT WE ARE / ARENT DOING #caravan #touringcaravan #caravaning #touringwithriva #camping #caravan #sitereview #airawning
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NEW TOW CAR? + WE CELEBRATE REACHING 500 SUBSCRIBERS, THANK YOU!!
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IN THIS VIDEO WE HAVE A QUESTION TO ASK, WHAT WOULD YOU DO IN OUR POSITION? ALSO WE CELEBRATE 500 SUBSCRIBERS. #caravaning #caravan #touringcaravan #camping #touringwithriva #sitereview #airawning #autobrite FOLLOW OUR ADVENTURES ▶ Instagram : @TouringWithRiva ▶ Facebook : @TouringWithRiva ▶Amazon Storefront : www.amazon.co.uk/shop/touringwithriva
CARAVAN, MOTORHOME AND HOLIDAY SHOW 2025, MANCHESTER
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IN THIS VIDEO WE TAKE A LOOK AROUND THE CARAVAN SHOW IN MANCHESTER #caravaning #caravan #touringcaravan #camping #touringwithriva #sitereview #airawning FOLLOW OUR ADVENTURES ▶ Instagram : @TouringWithRiva ▶ Facebook : @TouringWithRiva ▶Amazon Storefront : www.amazon.co.uk/shop/touringwithriva
CARAVAN SHOW SEASON IS HERE!!
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IN THIS VIDEO WE LOOK FORWARD TO VISITING THE CARAVAN, MOTORHOME AND HOLIDAY SHOW IN MANCHESTER #caravaning #touringwithriva #shows #showseaon #caravan #camping #touringcaravan #events #motorhome #theoutdoors
WATERSIDE HOUSE CAMPSITE, ULLSWATER REVIEW!!
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In this video we take a look around Waterside house campsite on ullswater in the Lake District Come with us as we take a look around and review the site from our perspective whilst touring the lakes with Riva. On the lake you can kayak and paddle board until your hearts content. There is an on site shop aswell as a hire centre for paddle boards Location maps.app.goo.gl/c8q25XY729LvE6cYA #carava...
WINTER IN THE CARAVAN + 2025 PLANS
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In this video we welcome in the new year and discuss our plans for 2025, we have abit of winter Caravanning planned aswell as a trip to the caravan show at the NEC #caravaning #touringwithriva #sitereview #caravan #camping #touringcaravan FOLLOW OUR ADVENTURES ▶ Instagram : @TouringWithRiva ▶ Facebook : @TouringWithRiva ▶Amazon Storefront : www.amazon.co.uk/shop/touringwithriva
OUR SETUP! A LOOK AT RIVA AND HOW WE SET OUR CARAVAN UP!
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OUR SETUP! A LOOK AT RIVA AND HOW WE SET OUR CARAVAN UP!
SHERWOOD PINES REVIEW! CAMPING IN THE FOREST!
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SHERWOOD PINES REVIEW! CAMPING IN THE FOREST!
A LOOK AROUND OUR ELDDIS 866 AVANTE "RIVA"
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A LOOK AROUND OUR ELDDIS 866 AVANTE "RIVA"
Hi. After 30 years of owning driving the Land Rover brand, I moved away due to high insurance and reliability. I did have a big list for my next car, and I ended up with the Mazda Cx60 3.3 diesel...it's not been without its issue, which were quickly sorted, but I'm glad I changed It's powerful, and it's brilliant on mpg.
Good decision, plenty more cars out there 👍
Feel abit sad about it but you're right. I'll find another I'm sure
I bet you went for the Rexton..... I knew you would 🤣 7 seats, 4x4 3.5 towing rating. 😂🤣
Never say never I'm still undecided, you're convincing me it's the motor to have 😂
good decision Oliver ,you'd kick yourself if you bought it and it had problem,
Yeah that's what rung in my head, I thought how am I going to feel when this car goes wrong
I tow my caravan with a D300 Defender 110 23 plate. Fabulous tow car. However sounds like that Discovery has been traded in due to a problem so walk away from it. Plenty more out there.
@@gt8578 I agree, see my next video which I've just posted 👍, I wish I could afford the defender, great cars
I'd definitely Walk (running for the hills eg Toyota landcruiser may be sound opposite option) before anyone says it but you got a volvo xc70 d5 yes I love it 200k 2011auto does everything well for me and my needs but a landcruiser is that bit more to me I don't not dislike land-rover at all but that particular one smells of a bag lemons don't have to like my opinion either each to their own 😊😊not all land-rover are bad either some good ones made it out the factory 😇👀
@@richroadin I appreciate your comments here rich thanks
Personally I wouldn't get that car, new turbo 900 miles ago and it's now for sale....and coolant light being on you would think they would have topped it up before. I'm a mechanic for VW and for what you are wanting you can't go wrong with a Touareg or maybe even Amarok they are both brilliant for towing. Have you considered getting a truck? I have a Amarok as my tow car and I love it! Good luck with what ever you decide to do though 😊👍🏻
Thanks mark, it's had full dealer service history, on paper it's a good car, the dealership selling it are reputable having won a fair few awards, you'll see on my next video what I'm going to do. I like the vw amarok but I don't want to pay commercial insurance anymore, my transit is on commercial and it's expensive for what it is, I can't wait to get out of the transit 😂
Walk away buddy plenty more about. Could be the start of something. Most warranties when it's land rover aren't worth anything. I would steer clear of land rover too many issues and expensive service and parts
your comments echo everyone else, you could be right thanks for sharing your thoughts, lets see what happens in the next video
Crystal clear after 😎
Looks great 👍🏼 what polish did you use?
@@Anne-MarieWatkins-bt7xf a cutting compound from Autobrite Direct followed by vuplex cleaner, be careful not to burn the window, don't let heat build up keep moving the polisher 👍
Keep it. There WILL be a time that you'd use it.
We agree
Nice job 👌🏼
Needed doing for a long time mate, sit in the caravan it was like looking through a spiders Web on a frosty morning
I bought a 71 plate Discovery with the D300 engine. Absolutely brilliant car, tows my Swift Elegance like it wasn't there! What I would say though is if you have any alarm bells ringing, walk away - there's lots of them out there. Just do your due diligence first. I love Land Rovers - had a Freelander 2 for 16 trouble free years - so I know how you feel, but head needs to rule heart.
Thank you for taking the time to share your experience Peter, it's valued and I appreciate it, you seem similar to me, once a land rover fan it's really really hard to kick the habit!! Even if they do give you issues. I'm glad you liked your disco I agree nothing tows like a land rover ❤
Hi, we upgraded our car nearly 2 years ago and was stuck between the Discovery 5, Audi Q7 and Volvo XC90. We went with the 2020 Q7 Black Edition so would be a similar year to the Disco you are looking at, might be worth a look at the Q7 too as it a 3 litre diesel, air suspension, 7 seats and 3.5t towing capacity 👍🏼 When we bought ours we didn’t have a caravan but it came with the electric deployable tow bar which is so worth the money! But we picked our caravan up last feb (Bailey Unicorn Segovia) and it tows the 1800 mtplm a dream! Only downside is MPG with the caravan on the back is around 20 but who cares when you’re on holiday 🤙🏼 without the caravan you can get high 40’s on a run though. I would say the boot space is less than the disco though as it’s a more sleek design but that hasn’t ever bothered us even with 2 kids and all the gear they come with! It’s been a faultless car in the time we’ve had it and we’ve added nearly 20k miles onto it, the only issue we’ve had was the alternator recently gave up but it was covered by Audi for 7 years so all changed under manufactures warranty along with a courtesy car so we can’t complain, anyway hope this helps and hope you find the right new car!
Hi, thanks for taking the time to add such a valuable opinion, I hadn't considered the q7, I agree they are great cars, as for the fuel I think we can all forget about figures because they all seem to be doing around the same 20mpg mark, your audi sounds like it's been a good investment and I'm glad the hear you're now Caravanning, enjoy it and thanks for the feedback I'll take a look at used audi prices
stunning cars and amazing tow vehicle but they don't have the reputation for no reason, I'm of course biased but if you don't need 7 seats I'd recommend the VW Touareg, a lot of motor for the money, 3ltr with a 3.5t towing capacity, I'd just recommend finding one with air suspension, a rare option unless you get a black edition which has it as standard
Been looking at those tonight, the problem I have is my head won't allow me to divert away from the landrover brand.. The vw is a really good option and one im looking into actively, thank you for taking the time to give your feedback
Hi I would walk away something ringing my alarm bell
Totally agree Paul, thank you for taking the time to comment
I have a Discovery Sport and got my fingers burnt with a Warranty Wise Warranty. I swapped to a Land Rover Warranty. I suppose in short I would say if it's not a Land Rover Warranty walk away.
@@markmason7959 funnily enough I think it is a warranty wise warranty 😂
@@TouringWithRivaAll I would say with Warranty Wise is buyer beware! If you can get a Land Rover Warranty. There is an inspection fee (was £200) before they take it on and a monthly fee (mine is £85)
Have you looked at the Ssangyong Rexton? 3.5 towing rating, and lots of toys.... Keep up the good work 👍🏻
@@gooney71 I have my only issue is resale value. I think I'm going to make a decision tonight and go from there. Await the next upload 👍 thanks for taking the time to comment
It looks a beauty pal, but I think I'd keep looking, try Oakdene Cars at Alfreton he has some right beauties, happy searching,🙂
Walk right away, fast. Hyundai Santa Fe or Kia Sorrento.
@@simonworsley8551 the general opinion here is to leave the car, I think I may do that. Look out for the next video for an update thanks Simon
I would walk away and find a better one. Also if salesmen say yes the warranty covers this, that and everything else ask for it in writing as they always find a loop hole somewhere. They can make you pay for a warranty, only recommend. I won’t buy one I have been bitten in the past.
@@elainegough1038 I think you're speaking wise words Elaine, look out for the next video for the outcome to this quandary
Hi congrats on 500 subscribers with regards to the disco I highly recommend buying one we bought ours a year and half ago but I’m assuming the one your looking at isn’t from a Landrover dealer we brought ours from Synter it is a 68 plate hse Luxury and was just short of 40000 miles and we had a few issues but I have to say Synter we’re very good and sorted everything out and gave us a replacement car (a brand new defender) to use while they took the necessary time to sort our car to our satisfaction the we have a Bailey unicorn Cabrera at 1600kg the car pulls it with absolutely no effort whatsoever and although fuel economy is a little on the high side in general but we hardly notice the difference when towing and as for space inside the car we just couldn’t be happier so if I were in your shoes if i am correct in saying that the car your interested in isn’t from a Landrover dealer I would consider not buying that one but look at Landrover dealers as you seem to get a proper warranty all be it only a year but you can extend it as we’ve done it is expensive but at least you have peace of mind I hope this helps and good luck
@@Peter-v9c9f thank you for this, my last land rover was from land rover and that had warranty, this one does too have warranty but I've had to pay for the three years, I want the car but I don't want the drama, it's a really really tough one, I know if I go and buy a vw I won't truly be happy because I will see discos and think that should be me I just don't want the drama. Thanks for your comment it's insightful, I wish you happy Caravanning with your disco 😎
Avoid it like the plague. An overnight run by the manager will not give an accurate condition of the coolant level. Don’t let them con you!!
Julie I thought exactly the same, little 20 mile run they have given it, that won't tell me anything, slap a caravan behind it and put it under some load let's see what happens then, seems they want me to have the warranty so they can wash their hands of it once I sign for it, you'll see what I'm going to do In the next video Julie., be sure to subscribe
I think deep down you do know, I’m sure they’ll be others. But not good if it’s already showing problems, We’ve just bought a Discovery Sport ourselves but would’ve walked away if something was suss Congratulations on your 500 subs it’s lovely to see more caravan vloggers out there 😊
@@teresaemmerson9599 in my next video we will see what I decide to do, thank you for taking the time to comment be sure to subscribe, I hope you enjoy your discovery they are a great vehicle.
Please please please pull the plug on the LR thats the one we had before the RR sport it was in the garage 17 times in 12 months! We rejected it back and lost a lot of money on it
@@wanderwiththebevans well they still haven't called me which I think is shocking.. Im going to walk away I think.
@ yeah that’s bad! There is so many more nice land rovers out there I would even buy a discovery 4 over this model if I was going to
@wanderwiththebevans discovery 4 is very nice had one and loved it
Have a look at the GLE 7 seater 👍🏼 our 5 seater toes our van like a dream!!!
@@Anne-MarieWatkins-bt7xf I had the gle and really liked it, only down side was I couldn't get on with the drivers seat position, being tall I felt like the seat wouldn't go low enough and I sold it because I couldn't get comfortable, thank you for the recommendation 👍
Walk away from the deal
@@jasogolledge4929 you could be right Jason, I'd hate to go ahead and have egg on my face here with everyone saying a similar thing to leave the car where it is
@TouringWithRiva My feeling if it doesn't feel right walk away there are plenty more about but stay away from the 2ltr engines there pants
@jasogolledge4929 I wouldn't go near the 2 litre when towing, this one is the 3 litre diesel but on today's advice I doubt I'll be having it
Congratulations on your subscribers! 🎉 We had a Land Rover for nearly 10 years and never thought we’d not have a Land Rover but last year we swapped to a R Line VW Touareg and have to say we’re really impressed with it and you get a lot for your money. We needed to make sure we had something that could pull our twin axle over the alps/ Pyrenees in the summer heat. Good luck with the tow car search! ✨
@@Neverenoughholidays this is the kind of reason I want another 4x4, if we go to Europe I want the comfort for the whole family, your trips sound amazing, I do like the vw range of cars alot maybe I'll take a look instead of this land rover. Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts
Huge congrats on getting to 500 subs pal. As per the car - just walk away. The market is full of good vehicles at the moment - find another one. 👍
@@TheTrudgians thanks Dan, I think you're right, I'm waiting for the dealership to call me today, finding another one might be the right choice given what we know about this one. I'd still go for land rover because I'm a fan and always will be
there is an opinion that if you see a Land Rover on the road, it means it is going for repairs
@@fly901 i hear what you're saying, I can't argue on that basis I don't even own this one yet and it's making me nervous
Congratulations on the subs and watched hours 🎉 Keep up the good work and loving the content! Me personally would probably avoid that one as it wouldn't sit right, With Land Rover having that stigma on reliability issues sounds like the car is a bit of a lemon and you'll buying a can of worms, A vehicle like that needs to have no warning light and full service history with belts etc, I would highly recommend looking at the Volvos as I was in a similar position and ended up with a XC90, Good luck with the search
@@madbikez5 see you're making me think now! Should I go volvo, how do you find the power? I wanted the land rover because it's 3 litre
Been looking at tow vehicles, probably go phev as we also have a tesla so 50 miles day to day would be great. Xc90 or the merc gle would be good it's diesel phev.
@@paulhilling6208 did look at phev, however we had a range rover evoque and that was phev, it didn't quite do the range stated by land rover, also it was very expensive to charge at home albeit we only had the three pin house plug which I know costs more to charge on. I also like the volvo xc90 but don't like how the value depreciates on them, land rover and BMW seem to hold their money aswell as Mercedes
@TouringWithRiva yeah u need an ev tarrif to benefit really 7pkw overnight for the house as well. We charge our home battery at the same time and run the house on cheap rate for the day
@@paulhilling6208 my brother has two tesla so fitted lots of solar to the roof of his house, he said to me without the solar it would be an expensive exercise running the cars now the price of electric has risen
@@TouringWithRiva mmm we play the game , fill everything up at 7pkw dishwasher, home battery, hot tub. and sell any solar back at 15pkw. Octopus pay more for your solar than you buy it in at on the cheap rate. It becomes a bit of a game.
@paulhilling6208 I can imagine it's quite addictive Paul 😂
Hi. Congratulations on your subs. I've been caravaning for years. In all that time . I've towed with a van like you. It's a renault trafic sport with an coachman acadia xtra. Not everyone's cut of tea. But it works for me,I live in Scotland and use it all season. And in all that time I have never been stuck or bogged down. I can accommodate 6 people all my gear bikes dog etc. And still get great mileage with it. Personally it's up to you . Wether you go for luxury or reliability. It's just your luck with motors as you probably know. Some good some bad. But good luck. And I'm sure you will make the right decision. Keep up the great with videos really enjoy them.
Hi Ian, great to hear youre our there enjoying Caravanning like us and you tow with a van, I really don't know what to do, the van is deal for all our kit and bikes etc but it just can't tow the caravan in a field, I do alot of work at events throughout the year so need the offroad ability Ive got to make a decision on this land rover today and I'm still very much unsure what to do, part of me Is like go for it and the other part is like no this is stupid it's already causing you stress 😂😂 I don't even own it yet
go with your gut. I think you already know the answer
I hear what you're saying, I just don't want to let the car go because it's perfect, I can't decide if I will regret buying it and it breaking down or not buying it and never knowing!
@TouringWithRiva yeah totally understand.
@@mrtommyP80 as it stands I've still mot decided what to do, I've not heard back off the dealership to hear if the car lost water whilst the manager took it home.
Have a look at a BMW X5
I have done but I'm not a bmw fan, don't know why I just love land rover
Congratulations on hitting 500!! 🎉 We’ve just bought a discovery, beautiful cars.. we pick it up this week. We did a lot of research into the engines because of this. Hubby knows more but it’s the newer 2L they seem to be having trouble with.
They are beautiful cars for sure and it's the styling I love, I've always been a huge land rover fan, despite the hate they get I feel any car can cause you issues, the land rover in question is the 3 litre diesel model, I've got or make a decision this morning, buy the car or pull the plug on it! Hard one because I want it
@ tough decision, the extended warranty seems a good shout but I’d definitely go through it with a fine-tooth comb.
@@Touringwiththemarshalls I'm going to today, I guess the facts are anything can happen to any car at any time. I'm the short of person once my hearts set on a car that's it!! I could end up with egg on my face here though
i would say check warranty with a fine tooth comb, then do a milage check and visual inspection of high wear areas to see how its been looked after ask your self could i get another one just like it for the same money, if not is the saving enough to cover a heavy bill From JLR if anything did go wrong ,
That's one of my concerns Roy, buy the car only to find out the warranty won't cover turbos or other major components, I've been told it will but I guess you don't know until you come to make a claim
Congratulations mate well done. That’s a hard one with the car lovely motor but I don’t know if that would sit right with me. If I found out about the turbo like you did and they couldn’t provide proof that that problem was solved I don’t think I would go for it personally. At least you found that out though, buying a car is such a minefield mate! When I got my Volvo I cut my hands open from window glass under the passenger seat alarm bells start ringing I thought it had been stolen or something why else would there be glass everywhere so I went back to the dealer and they had know idea it was there! 🤔ps it wasn’t stolen 🤦🏼♂️😆
Thanks for the support mate, in terms of the car I guess the bit I find most concerning is why is it low on coolant unless there is an issue and why have I not been told about the issues in November that's presuming the dealership selling the car actually know about the problems back then or they genuinely have no idea! Either way I've got Brandon my friend who has said to me the car is full land rover service history and it's not looking a bad one, he's actually said get it and he will look after it for me so I'm not totally against buying it yet.
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Good to see you back on Ollie. Bit too Holiday stand heavy for us but worth a visit and it was free. Keep the content coming 👍
I can appreciate what you're saying we didn't even look at that end of the show. It was good for what it was and I liked the fact it wasn't packed. More content coming soon bud
Great video. We love taking our caravan abroad. We’ve taken our twin axle caravan to France, Germany, Switzerland, Italy and Spain. Definitely best to book the ferry/tunnel as soon as possible as it only gets more expensive the closer you get to your date of travel. ✨
@@Neverenoughholidays that's great info thank you for sharing and taking the time to comment
The 'van will get you away from watching the Kardashians on TV, you've caught their vocal fry really badly and it sounds like a chunk of coal trapped under a shithouse door.
So far silverdale south lakes , plassey Llangollen , greenacres Porthmadog, polmanter cornwall. All have pools etc
@@paulhilling6208 we love plassey but sadly the pool was out of action when we went last time. Lovely clean site thought.
@@TouringWithRiva that's a shame. Greenacres is a haven, apparently the only 1 with a decent touring area. We have booked 5 nights fully serviced awning and dog. All onsite entertainment and activities included £140 !!
@paulhilling6208 when have you booked that for? Alot of the haven sites we have found we can't get on because they are always fully booked
@TouringWithRiva the 2nd weekend in may after the BH Thursday to Tuesday. I was looking at the start of April which was 170 for the 5 days. There are a few walk around vlogs on UA-cam
Looks a good show. Like you say, NEC is soooo hectic! Thanks for sharing N&Nx
its a good show especially if you live north of Stafford, also you can tie a visit to the show in with a walk around Manchester City as its right in the centre, thank you for your feedback
Great video as always guys! Looks like you had a great time! 😊
it was great to Gert out the house as we look forward to camping next weekend, plenty more content to come and hopefully my video creation will only improve :)