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I currently have a Powrtouch 4 x 4 AWD mover, which is about 3 years old, I use it to get the van from the end of our driveway where I have to disconnect from the car and up our drive on two tight turns to its parking place.

When I purchased it, our roadway was fairly quiet, apart from parked cars opposite and now due to extra houses being built near our road, the road outside our house has become quite busy with traffic and when crouching down to engage and disengage the manual rollers I have traffic flying by very close to me which is too close for compfort.

I rang Powrtouch to ask if I could pay for their engineer to fit the automatic engage system, but was told now they have the new Evolution mover with option auto engage they are no longer offering the upgrade to the older model unless it it a back order or already ordered from and existing dealer order.

I asked if they would take mine in part exchange if I upgraded to their new Evolution model but they no longer do this and suggested sticking it on E bay.

I called my local caravan dealer where I purchased our current van new last year (they moved the mover to the new van from our previous one) and nthey have quoted £2365 for the new Powertouch AWD 4x4 with auto engage and have offered me £500 part exchange on my current AWD mover. I was hoping for a better PX as my mover cost me around £2000 only 3 years ago, I found Powrtouch no help (although I find their product first class) they just want me to buy a new mover, when they do have an upgrade for mine.

It seems I will have to sell mine on E bay, does anyone have any idea if it would fetch more than the £500 offered by my local dealer in PX if I sell it?  although their fitted price seems on the new one seems higher than I would have expected?

Hi Dave Coaches and Birdman 101

Having a bar made may be a good idea, I will have a look round E bay / Preloved etc to see if I can obtain a actuator kit first.  

JTQU you have a good point, I spoke to another dealer not too far from us the other day to get a fitted price on the auto engage AWD new Evolution and he suggested getting the Evolution manual version as he told me they were getting problems with some units auto engage failing. 

Quote: Originally posted by JTQU on 05/9/2012

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I would simply buy two "high visibility" vests and get your partner standing in the road to slow the traffic down for the handful of seconds it takes to set the movers.

Undoubtedly you have to "stop" the traffic when you actually start the van manoeuvring so I cant see the problem other than making yourself more obvious.

Secondly you have the older well proven mover, why invest another nearly £2K for as yet an unproven product?

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 Dave11

£2365 for the new Powertouch AWD 4x4 This to dear they are about £500 cheaper than this. They are not offering you anything.!! for your old mover just inflated the price of the new one.

Good Luck

Shop Around.....

Hi Vandermalt

Thanks for the info, I was wondering if that was the case.

I am going to call a few more dealers