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Why dont Japanese manufacturers target the motorhome market. We know that they make good reliable vehicles. There has to be a gap in the market for a company that makes reliable vans and gives good customer service like Mazda, Isuzu, Toyota, Misubishi etc.
We buy vans for tens of thousands of pounds that judder and break down and accept the manufacturer telling us that it is normal and acceptable. If there was more competition from the East things would have to change!
one of our local garages had a few grey imports only had a look from outside the compound but didn't look bad perhaps a tad top heavy on the narrow wheelbase, but if there available grey they are making them!!
Japanese vans eg Toyota Hiace tend to be less than 3000kg GVW and are rather narrow hence are no good for all but the smallest motor homes.
The next step up in weight eg Mitsubishi Cantor are small trucks, built on high frame truck chassis. They drive and handle like trucks due to the higher centre of gravity and tend to have very cheap looking plasticky interiors.
I believe the is a larger Toyota Hiace available in the far east but for some reason it is not imported into Europe hence there would be no backup. Not worth the small numbers involved for the motor home market perhaps.
Much prefer a Sprinter/Transit/Master/Ducato base myself.
Trevor
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I have ran many Japanese Cars (Designed and Built in Japan for the UK Market). Never skipped a beat apart form one needing a dizzy cap. The only problem I had in over 1/2 million miles in them.
But I understand that Japanese commercials are not so good over the 3500kG limit. So I am led to believe.
Why dont Japanese manufacturers target the motorhome market. We know that they make good reliable vehicles. There has to be a gap in the market for a company that makes reliable vans and gives good customer service like Mazda, Isuzu, Toyota, Misubishi etc.
We buy vans for tens of thousands of pounds that judder and break down and accept the manufacturer telling us that it is normal and acceptable. If there was more competition from the East things would have to change!
Yep, my thoughts entirely. I drive a Jap motor so know how good they could be - motorhomes that is.
We work on a number of Japanese commercials and they are truly awful to drive and work on, too complicated when trying to be simple.
Parts are dear too, not really built for this weather climate lots of rust and the engineering is very old fashioned.
Mitsubishi Canter and Isuzu NPR/NQR trucks aren't the most reliable things in the world. A friend ran a couple for his business a few years back and both suffered gearbox failures, had ECU issues, and one did an engine.
I would rather have a Citroen/Peugeot/Renault/Fiat any day.
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