2007 Trigano Tribute INFORMATION Forums

ingram

Just received the January issue of Motorhome Monthly ( the free one)
Full page ad, for the new 2007 Tribute. I think it must be a repro. of the front page of their brochure because it refers to 'specification overleaf' and it's not there.

What is also not there, is any info. on their website advertised as being:-

www.tributemotorhomes.co.uk

which is still the old 2006 site. .... but 'watch that space' I guess.

Harvey

DABurleigh

Does this help?

http://www.tribute-motorhomes.co.uk/

Dave

geraldandannie · Moderator

Good spot, Dave. I wonder who the second people are, who badly scan a brochure?

Interesting vans, though. It's a shame that TTs have a bad name for quality of build. I know it's probably rivalry, but almost every van conversion owner I speak to say "Trigano Tribute?" and then take an sharp intake of breath.

Gerald

DABurleigh

Horses for courses Gerald. I reckon they offer excellent value-for-money, and gave the panel van conversion sector a damned good fillip.

Now, I'm very happy with my own van and its build quality, but I'd rather not mull for too long its cost divided by that of a TT.

Dave

ingram

Thanks Dave,
If only the manufacturer would put *their* correct website address in *their* advert!!!

This looks good enough for me to want to view one even if it is only to pick it to bits in detail .... as usual. Smile

Gerald,
All those Tribute owners who have discussed theirs on this forum seem happy with them with the exception of a very minor niggle or two. I haven't heard any 'quality' complaints, and considering the likes of Timberland and IH can be 40 to 50 thousand pounds the TT looks like value for money on the face of it. I wonder if it has a decent sized kitchen area .... hard to see from that brochure repro. .... and no interior photo's.. appetite whetted though ... Smile

Harvey

ingram

An aditional point that I have just noticed. The new Tribute is based on a 3300 mam Fiat whereas the IH Tio R uses the presumably more expensive 3500 base and Timberland and IH use the 3500 Renault base. I don't know what Fiat Timberland use.

Harvey

Pammy

We had a new Autosleeper Nuevo which leaked like a sieve right from the start. Good build quality, shame about the leaking roof. Couldn't wait to get rid.

We now have a 2006 Trigano Tribute, which cost less, but at least it doesn't leak!!

As to build quality, we have no gripes at all. Nothing as dropped off, broken, stuck etc. We looked at all the new more expensive panel vans at the NEC in October but couldn't see how they could warrant the thousands of pounds extra cost as compared to ours.

We wouldn't have bought the new Tribute though as the layout wasn't as good as ours mainly because the sliding door section opened immediately after the passenger door. If you wanted to use single beds, you would have had to incorporate the front seats whereas on ours you don't.

Pammy

oldenstar

At the Excel show the two new Tributes were there, but they had badly botched the longer version! Perhaps rushing for the show, but all the seats were far too high. Also they have installed a full height wardrobe on the offside rear, opposite the washroom, and it looked awful from the back with a very narrow passage between. The upshot is that they are doing several mods before it is shown again.
Personally I still haven't decided which van. but the smaller Tribute is still
one of the front runners
Paul

Don Madge

ingram

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According to a Dometic engineer at the NEC to remove a fridge from a Tribute some of the fixtures/fittings have to be removed.
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That was the old one surely ..... Confused

....anyway I'm used to that. I have had to dismantle cupboards in mine twice to access the fridge top: once to seal it 'as per book' to prevent draughts and once to repair a gas leak.
Mine cost a quarter of the price of a Tribute though and I / we love it. Very Happy

There isn't a perfect 'van though ...
Getting a bit off track here now ....

Harvey