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The outcome from my visit to a large motorhome dealership was no damp present, continue with annual habitation checks. On the day of test it had been raining badly, and in fairness to them they attempted to dry van out in spray shop first. The recent bout of dry weather gave me the chance to have a good crawl around underneath, and soggy floor is present in areas as highlighted by 'airstream'.
Second opinion has now been sought by another swift approved garage not too far away so awaiting outcome.
The ironic part is I really like the Bessacarr Marque and this was my first taster van. Spent ages trying to find a nice clean low mileage example, 420 miles first two years of its life, 2600 miles third and fourth year.
To top it all I manufactured and fitted some bespoke mudflaps to keep my pride and joys underside free of debris and water.....
So low mileage and not alot of use is nothing to base your decisions on when spending your hard earned cash.
Regarding my last post, does anybody know if damp test equipment is non invasive or invasive to penetrate surface to get reading? Pin prick holes in trim and underside would be the result and would cause problems in itself.
If non invasive how would reading be achieved in material covered in a non-porous material?
Just had our 2008 [first registered Mar 09] Ace Siena back from Swift for repairs to the floor for this problem. They had it for 3 and a half weeks, good service. Van collected from local dealer on low loader and hire car provided for us to collect from Hull.
we are awaiting answers on the sealing of the bumper.
I have been following these threads for a while now, i had a look under our 2006 Bessacarr over the weekend and the floor seemed to look ok. It has a brown/black formica type covering on it? Does any one have any photographs of the affected areas to enable a comparison to be made and is there any way i can find out if it has already had any work done on it?
I contacted Swift in november regarding this problem and they had my van(Sundance 630L 2005) back in the factory in march. When I discovered the problem I was so worried as I was the 4th owner and had bought privately. I have no complaints whatsoever about the way Swift dealt with this problem. They admit it was a design problem with the coated plywood used for the hab. flooring. I am very pleased with the results of their remedial works. Good luck with getting yours sorted.
My van has a problem as found by second visit to a Swift approved dealer. Its booked in for repairs at the Swift factory in September, hope i get a good quality result.
Hi Cje101, Try pressing the underfloor with your finger/fingernail and see if there are any softspots. The area to check are all along the underside of hab floor where the aluminium side skirts fit over the edge of flooring and in the step area.
Hi All,
Update on my soggy bottom
Customer services at Swift sorted repairs which involved removing approx 12" of floor from the perimeter of the hab area and replacing with new ply that has a painted finish
Good quick service once the problem and action required had been agreed
Regards Ray
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