BBC Top Gear Magazine

VW bus

- OLLIE MARRIAGE

Report 2 £45,540/£52,606

The Caravelle stands !"#$%mm high& I know this off by heart now& Because height restrictor& As you can see" it fits perfectly in the undergroun­d car park at work" but slotting it into regular multistore­ys isn’t for the faint(hearted& Theoretica­lly" it should be fine with a two(metre limit" but that roof is very long and nudging up a ramp will increase that height in the mid(point&&&

I’m getting used to wincing at height barriers ) how accurately do they measure the clearance" I wonder? I’m just glad of the otherwise pointless sunroof so I can look up through the glass and check there is some sort of wriggle room available& And not only is it getting on for !%%mm taller than the new Discovery" it’s also *&+ metres long& I’ve never been more wary of concrete pillars& The old Gen, was never this nerve( wracking to manoeuvre&

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