VW Camper & Bus

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Name: Ian Cushway
Job: Editor
Fleet: VW Polo Mk6, VW Passat B6, 1985 T25 Westfalia Club Joker
Jobs this month: replacing a duff tyre valve, enjoying touring Brittany

These days I am a lot less of a hoodlum and enjoy taking it easy in my wheezy 1985 1.6D T25; not least because when travelling at 60km/h you get to see more of the beautiful Brittany countryside. That’s why, at the beginning of August, we decided to set off and explore some of the bits we hadn’t had the pleasure of visiting before.

Understandably, before leaving with the family on-board, I wanted to do as much as I could to avoid any embarrassing mishaps on route. I’d recently changed the engine oil and filter (a doddle on the T25), checked the coolant and got everything tickety-boo in readiness for our trip. I still hadn’t

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