Grandcruiser Caravans Questions & Answers

Hi, I usually travel with ½ a tank. Not too much weight to travel with, but enough to have a cuppa etc while traveling. Regards Peter

Thank you,ive just found the drain plug on the underside of the tanks ill drain the water thats in there as i dont know how long its been in there and fill to half with fresh water going for our first trip early feb cheers arne

You'll have to visit a caravan repair business I'm not sure what is behind the door frame... Be sad if the door fell off while travelling

Try switching on your 240 circuit breaker

Sounds like an issue with 12v power supply..... Only check 12v cables , then organise an auto electrician. Cheap peace of mind

The ATM is 2500. Do you have one?

Sorry for late reply. We bought ours new off the plan in 2013. Had a lot of teething issues. Aftersale service woeful. Call them and they would try to get you to fix yourself. After cutting our losses we took her to a private caravan repair service centre. Everything fixed and a great caravan. To be honest was hard parting with her after 7 years but decided to upgrade to a bigger van which we are having a few minor issues. We love the lifestyle but there are so many issues with them and you can spend a fortune on maintenance Insurance etc.

17.5 ft

We have a 2011 24ft Ritz weighed 320kg on ball. This was fully loaded and one tank of water. Tow with a Ranger Total weight of van was 3180kg, just under max

Hi yep easy I own a Jeep as well, but I don't own this van anymore,we brought a off road model caravan, and our van we have now weighs around 400kg more

I wouldn't buy a grandcruiser if i were you. It wouldn't be structurally strong enough for the oven anyway. I have had to fix and strengthen all of the cabinetry in my gc. The board they use is cheap chinese and impossible to colour match unless you get some spare with the van from new.

Won't be woth the trouble.

Obviously the reply above is an owner that bought a Chinese import that Grandcruiser did for a short period. We have had 2 Grandcruiser 21'6" caravans .The first one we had for 6 years buying it in 2008 and was a factory seconds . The only problem we had was water pipes bursting We probably did about 30,000 Klm in that one.The 2 nd one we had built and started touring in November 2014 It has acombined oven/ hot plates and front club lounge with the east/west bed in a slideout. We have just completed a 40,000 Klm round Australia trip with only very minor problems. The cupboards in this van are all marine ply with a 2 pack type finish and are of excellent quality. Both vans were built in Australia.

Thanks for your replys. I have spoken to other van repairers, since my enquiry and they can fit an oven, or remove the grill and put a complete unit in. We have checked out Sportcruisers personally in 2012 and we were impressed with the cabinetry.I guess if extra support needs putting internally, they will do that. Overall , it is do able, something to think about.Benf what year was GC using the cheap chinese imports?

Grand cruiser caravans are made in Newcastle and have nothing to do with Talvor or Apollo

Anything would probably be better than grandcruiser!