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Caravan Show returnsto Mystery Creek

The Camper Care Motorhome, Caravan& Leisure Show returns to MysteryCreek next Friday — Sunday,

September 16-18.This three day event will showcase major

brands, exciting new product launches, greatinnovations and unbeatable deals.

Significantly bigger this year, with over10,000m2 jam packed with the best theindustry has to offer, with a wider variety ofmotorhomes and caravans, including newproducts launched from international brandsnever before seen in New Zealand, an arrayof accessory products and some amazingprizes to be won.

“Formerly in March, moving the show tospring has opened up so many newopportunities for customers as we lead intothe busy summer holiday period”, saysgeneral manager Michele Connell.

“We are thrilled with the increasednumber of exhibitors we have coming to theshow, there is something for everyone to getexcited about over the three days.”.

You could even make a weekend of it andstay at the show for free for the three days.No need to be self-contained, there aremultiple showers and toilets for your use, andplenty of powered sites available for anadditional fee.

This show caters for all tastes. Sit in on oneof the free seminars to help enhance youroutdoor lifestyle , learn how to cook gourmetmeals while on the road with our show chefShannon Katipa in the Off the Beaten TrackTheatre.

Then sit down and relax for lunch in ourdelicious new Seat and Eat Zone.

The Resene Caravan Do Up Challenge isback (below), with two families battling it outto transform their much loved family caravansfrom drab to fab. The Fosters and theRurehes will compete over the three days, torefresh and beautify their caravans usingResene products, with challenges thrown inalong the way.

They will be judged on design andworkmanship, with one family taking homethe Caravan Do Up Challenge Title and somegreat prizes.

And if you are a show VIP this year is thechance for you to reap your rewards as partof the VIP Club.

“We understand purchasing aMotorhome, Caravan or other leisureproduct is a great investment and we want toreward and thank these customers by invitingthem to join our VIP club at the show whenthey make their big purchase. Big buyers canlook forward to hospitality, special deals andfree entry to the show, amongst lots of otherexclusive opportunities”.

If unadulterated leisure is your thing, thenyou’ll be blown away by the array of outdoorand leisure exhibitors at the Show, fromfishing to camping equipment to inflatableboats, they will all be there. Make sure you hitour show, before you hit the road.

Come with dreams and make them yourreality, this is the show you cannot miss, theCamper Care NZ Motorhome, Caravan &Leisure Show, Mystery Creek, Friday andSaturday, 9am-5pm, Sunday, 9am-4pm.

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Limited EditionHolden 7-seaterLimited EditionHolden 7-seater

Holden New Zealand haslaunched a limited edition,family friendly SUV just in

time for our ‘get out and about’warmer months.

The Captiva Equipe builds onthe entry-level 2.4-litre petrolengined Captiva seven-seat SUVwith enhanced aesthetics and extraequipment — all for under $36K(plus ORC).

I drove the Holden CaptivaEquipe from Rosetown Holden —an attractive looking package thatgains factory fitted electric sunroof,18” alloys, roof rails and front foglamps.

Inside there is leather seat trimand the 7” multifunction colourtouchscreen provides the rear view

camera display.Once you have had a reversing

camera it is essential for everythingfrom parking to hooking up theboat.

But mainly they provide a hugeamount of extra safety for thedriver when little bodies might bepresent and in danger.

The safety features whenreversing are further enhanced byRear Cross Traffic Alert — startbacking and it looks for cross trafficand warns of approaching vehicles.

Similar technology is applied toBlind Spot Alert for changing lanes.Radars mounted on the sides of theCaptiva monitor blind spots forapproaching traffic and warningsare displayed in the side mirrors.

The Captiva Equipe alsofeatures Apple CarPlay andAndroid Auto connectivity,whichmakes it easier for drivers to stayconnected when they're in the car.

Extra convenience comes in theform of passive entry and start withsensor key, although push button

start and stopwould be nice, and anelectric eight-way driver'sseat.

The Captiva already has heapsof storage, but the roof racks addanother possibility — especially forgrowing families or people withmany friends.

It can easily be configured for upto seven people, but despite thecapabilities for carrying people andstuff, it is surprisingly compact andmaneuverable.

There are seven advertisedseating configurations — but

effectively there are also threemore options by folding seats onone side or the other to combine along load and passengers.

The Equipe comes with the fourcylinder, DOHC petrol engine,which has variable valve timing andis a proven smooth performer.

It has 123kW of power and230Nm of torque — delivered via a

six-speed automatic transmission.The 2.2L four cylinder diesel and

3.0L petrol V6 offer more powerand torque — but the 2WD Equipeis designed for on-road use and thesmaller of the petrol engineshandles the job perfectly, plus it ischeaper to register and run. It hasan EcoMode and according toRightCar uses 8.8l/100km.

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Coromandel Rally sortsT e Awamutu Driven editor Dean Taylor took in the firstof three runs through Coromandel’s notorious 309 at theNew Zealand Rally Championship decider MahindraGoldrush Rally recently. As well getting some shots ofthe best Kiwis in action — as well as an interloping Aussie— I wanted to see my daughter’s boyfriend up fromWellington to have his first go as a navigator. After twohours the pair came through — and went off on the tightcorner (below), the only pair to do so on the stage.However, it was only a minor off and they completed thestage, and the rally, for an enjoyable weekend.

Australian Brendan Reeves took outthe Mahindra Goldrush Rally ofCoromandel in style, driving the new

generation of Force Motorsport’s Mazda2AP4 spec cars with his sister RhianonGelsomino in the co-driver seat.

Matt and Nicole Summerfield were thebest of the Kiwi crews, taking second placein their Subaru.

But it was other placing that were ofinterest in sorting out the NZ Championshipat the last event of the year.

The biggest losers were Emma Gilmourand Anthony McLoughlin who held secondoverall, but couldn’t start the rally becauseof engine problems. And third placedWaikato pairing of Graham Featherstoneand Dave Devonport dropped to fourthwith their eighth place finish.

Mt Maunganui’s David Holder andHuntly’s Jason farmer (Lancer Evo8) hadsecured the national title at the penultimateround — and sealed it with a sixth placefinish.

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Fitting Falcon farewell■ Fairview Motors Te Awamutu, Driven Te Awamutu and Waipa Workingmen’s Club are combining to give the FordFalcon a fitting farewell — and you are invited. On Sunday, October 9 from 10am — 2pm the Waipa Workingmen’sClub will host a display of Ford Falcons covering seven generations, from the 1960 XK to the latest FGX. Withmostly locally owned cars, the display will represent everything we love about Falcons, from standard models to the‘wild’ modifieds. The event coincides with The Great Race — the Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 — which will be onthe screens in the club. Waipa Workingmen’s Club will be running give-aways for youngsters who come with adultsand the Te Awamutu Volunteer Fire Brigade will also have a display and will be handing around the bucket fordonations to maintain their life saving service. If you have a Ford Falcon you would like considered for the display,contact Fairview Ford Te Awamutu sales manager Grant McConnachie — 870 2535 or grant@fairviews.co.nz

I t is one of the world’s oldestautomotive nameplates, but fromFriday, October 7 there will be no

new Ford Falcons coming off theBroadmeadows production line.

Coincidence, or not, that isSupercheap Auto Bathurst 1000Friday. The iconic V8 Supercar eventruns from Thursday, October 6 toSunday, October 9.

The Mount Panorama circuit wasbuilt and opened in 1938 and firstused for the Australian Grand Prix.

While it has hosted numerousclasses over nearly 80 years, it is bestknown for the annual ‘Great Race’ —the pinnacle of Australian motorsport— as teams raced over 500 miles,and now 1000 kilometres.

Various classes have competedover the years as the class we nowknow as V8 Supercars developed —and for much of the past threedecades it has been the rivalrybetween Australian manufacturersFord and Holden that has broughtfans to fever pitch.

The two brands dominate thewinner’s list, not surprising given thatfor a number of years only theHolden Commodore and FordFalcon were able to compete.

Lately Nissan, Volvo and, briefly,Mercedes have joined the class — ina year when Holden closes it’s doorsV8 Supercars will have a completelynew look..

The Ford Falcon was born in 1960

in America, a compact, low pricedsaloon.

The Australians built a derivativeof the American design, butengineered for harsher conditionsdownunder.

America dropped the Falcon afterthe 1971 XY model, so from the 1972XA until now the Falcon has been afully developed and manufacturedAussie car.

Ironically one of its replacementsis the Mustang — ironic becausewhen the race to produce the ‘PonyCar’ was on in the 1960s, Ford wonby using the Falcon platform tospeed up the process. Mustang DNAcan bee seen in many of theAmerican Falcon designs.

Ford Australia employs about 800

staff at the Broadmeadowsproduction line and Geelong engineand stamping plants.

All but about 160 will be out ofwork by October 7. The remainingemployees will be redeployed to thecompany’s local engineering divisionto work on foreign cars.

When the factory closes it willmark the end of 91 years of FordAustralia manufacture, and 56 yearsof Falcon.

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Following last month’s ‘tripdown memory lane’ when Irevisited my old workplace

at the Thames Toyota plant —now home of Signature Class —this month’s test drive is acurrent model camry that hasbeen given the Signature Classtreatment.

The 2014 Toyota Camry GLon the Te Awamutu yard ofWaikato Toyota is an example ofthe fine work undertaken atThames.

When I first drove the newseventh generation Camry Idescribed it as the ‘best yet’.

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The GL is the base model —but it has plenty to offer.

In terms of looks, the maingive-away are the 16” steelwheels — but at the price a setof second hand genuine 16”alloys (from the current GL) or17” alloys (from the Atararange), or even aftermarketwheels, would smarten up thelook for a relatively small outlay.

The Camry is a roomy car,with a proven 2.5litre fourcylinder petrol powerplant thatmakes 133kW of power and231Nm of torque.

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The engine is matched to asix speed automatic gearbox —a responsive unit with manualover-ride.

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The exterior is in perfectcondition — the ‘factory’ finishis something the Thames plant isproud of.

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