Van life in Europe | Morocco trip… it ENDS before it even starts!

Wow. Great video guys! With all the problems you face, still beats K town! Can’t wait to see Morocco’s vid, we are also off there soon 😊

Great video, well done !

Just stumbled across you ! Enjoyed this video and to watching more from you!

Just stumbled upon you great video you've had a tough start with the gears on Betty but fingers crossed your trip will be trouble free.

those kids are delightful...x

Hi just stumbled on your video that clock tower always reminds me of the one in totnes where I live.....sounds like you have the dreaded auto box as long as you keep up with oil and filter change on it you should be fine glad you got it sorted 😊

Hi Em, Stu and the three "brilliantly named" kids. What a bunch they are ! they could give you more trouble than that gearbox. LOL. My wife and I only saw your vid last night, and we were as frustrated as you were with the gearbox issue, I think you now know for sure there are many of us watching and holding our breaths for a great success story ending to your adventures, whenever that may be. You are young, but we wonder how you funded your travels, did you sell your house or saved massively for it ? Do you have an "end game" plan for the end of your adventure, or are you just "going along with it". Massive credit to you all, each and every one of you, good luck, we are very much looking forward to the next instalment.

Lovely family, all the best of luck for you ,getting out of the rat race your kids will have some great memories

Just happened upon your channel today. We are fellow auto trailers too with a comfortmatic box which so far has been fine. We were shouting at the telly "tell us how much it cost, dont leave us guessing " lol. Came on the comments to find out. Hopefully hapoy driving from this point :)

Good video

Sadly you just learned that ‘servicing’ means different things to different people. These days most garages do an engine oil and filter change, air filter and pollen filter change, check the levels under the bonnet and visually inspect the brakes without removing the wheels. Thankfully I am able to do all my own servicing so each winter I do all the above, drain and refill the gearbox, strip, clean and lubricate the brakes, lube and adjust hand break system, lube locks and hinges, and generally clean check and lube any moving parts like the winch for the spare wheel etc.

With what you are planning to do you really need a big contingency fund to cover mechanical failures.👍

Thanks for the video What year was your Ducato? Not sure if the transmission oil is on the standard service list.

Can’t really blame the dealer. Fiat, Citroen, Peugeot all terrible for reliability. Check out all the issues the happy days had with their engines (two!)

There’s only one place that really knows what they’re doing in the U.K. to have the regular service on the comfortmatic and/or any work done, and that’s Adams Morey at Portsmouth, they really know their stuff with comfortmatics, I travel there from Yorkshire to have mine serviced there👍

I normally use the algeciras tanger med ferry

Hi i have a comfortmatic gearbox what mileage did yours give problems?and did you change the oil and filter on the gearbox.out of interest what did it cost to repair or did they do an exchange gearbox, like your blogs be lucky.

for sure the best education system :) not just books and shit

Is it a Comfortmatic gearbox you have ? There seem to be sooo many problems with them

Hi was it a auto or manual gearbox?