Hi all

HI all,

I'm Diane and i'm looking forward to picking up my new 1998 VW Trident. nice and small like me, tis my first and naturally i shall be a very nervous driver! only drove it briefly so will take me some getting used to. hope i cope. needs a new timing belt i think, last done in 2004. has done 62,000 miles and i hope to add many to that. shall be looking forward to some hols and complete freedom.

i'm sure like other newbie campervan drivers i shall be asking loads of questions. hope you all don't mind.

Hi and welcome to the forum Diane

I'm sure you will soon feel at home with your new AS,

Plenty of helpful people on here ... so fire away

Hope i'm 'nice' but have never been called "small"

Brian & Chris

Hi both,

thanks for the welcome i'm busy finding out all that i can. hope i don't wreck it in first few weeks. haven't been away for years, so i'm so looking forward to it. I also hope to use it to have a nosey at cornwall as ill health keeps me in. not any more lol.

Welcome from Paul and Carol in North Wales

thanks Paul and Carol, if i manage to drive the thing perhaps i'll make a trip to wales. its so beautiful there

Diane1 wrote: perhaps i'll make a trip to wales. its so beautiful there

Thats some compliment coming from Cornwall (we were at Veryan Bay this July)

Hi Diane1

I'm sure you'll love your Trident more and more each day - I do mine



Waves117

Hi Diane 1.



Welcome to the forum from Nottinghamshire. Don't worry you will get lots of support here.



Cheers. Whisky.

ooooh thanks all, i appreciate the welcome. just got to get that insurance, can't believe my car insurance company quoted me over £500, fortunately highway with LV are just over 200, i'm getting used to this site actually. i bet i can navigate it easier than the Trident. must also get something called a Timing belt. didn't know they existed!!! its a 1998 model and hasn't had new since 2004. aside from that its got loads of service history and i'm hopeful it doesn't breakdown lol

hi all,

have now nervously returned home with campervan and will take some getting used to and not to mention the handbreak extension from someone will tell me where.

shall give it a good look over and hopefully begin to take her out once serviced and timing belt added with tlc.

Welcome Diane1 from a fellow a VW Trident owner.
We had our timing belt done as soon as we got ours at 36K. It's now got 61K on the clock and plan to have it done again at 80K
Enjoy your Trident
Cheers
Stevo

have just found out from garage that a timing belt is a cam belt, is this right? labour about £120.00 belt about £56.00 full service £90 plus parts. i think it needs a full service as it only has part services written in its service history since 2004.

i was wondering though, why i had never heard of a timing belt.

its booked in for this tlc next tuesday and i think i shall just clean it up (with help of neice) and learn about what is where etc
perhaps pootle it around the locality.

was very pleased with insurance at £217. so on the whole having paid £10,750 i think i should be pleased.

Hi
A cambelt on yours is a timing belt.
If you've been quoted 176 pounds(120 plus 56) to have it changed then that is very cheap.
Make sure the parts include the tensioner and ask the garage to check the water pump whilst they're working in that area and if there's any doubt about it get it changed.
Cheers
Stevo