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Hi , We are about to take the plunge and shell out an awful lot of money on Saturday when we go and pick up our brand new Swift Bolero 600EK . I absolutely love the van and can't wait ,but, After reading posts on this forum I am now expecting the battery to be drained by the reversing camera and the control panel to play up Neither of which I wish to experience on our first couple of trips away on weekends before Xmas
I have PM'd Kath at Swift who will get back to us as we wondered whether there was anything the Dealer could do before we pick up I don't mind waiting another week!
I just need some reassurance from anyone who has a Bolero and has had no problems with it? I we are very happy with the dealer as we are buying from them a second time and find them very good Tyne Valley Motorhomes .
However I would love just to drive the van away after hand over and not need to go back and forth to the dealer until we need our servicing and Habitation check next year. Is that too much to ask???
We are also picking up our first motorhome, a Swift Voyager on Friday and I have also been reading the post on here and worrying a bit. Of course I hope we don't have any problems but one thing has become clear, if we don't have problems it will be a miracle.
That doesn't mean it's going to be a disaster. Of course having paid this much money we should get a good product with no faults shouldn't we? Have you ever bought a new house? If not I can tell you the house builders have a huge department called the snagging department and it's there specifically to fix all the problems with your house after you've moved in. The last house I bought was ten times the value of my motorhome and I don't remember making such a fuss with them
Just be pragmatic, hopefully there will be no serious problems and you're buying from a manufacture who seems to understand what customer service is and from a dealer who cares too.
That's more than I got from George Wimpey.
Don't worry too much and enjoy it, just expect to have some niggles. If you are worried about those specific things ask the dealer to check them before you take delivery.
Hi, we picked up a new Bolero 630EW in September, and no, the battery hasn't been drained by the reversing camera and the control panel hasn't had a fit either.
Yes, there have been a few issues with it, but, they have all been minor things none of which have stopped us using the van. Some I have sorted myself and the remainder will be sorted out in one go when we take the van in to the dealer in a couple of weeks time.
Most of the "faults" have been minor adjustments to door hinges/catches etc. which to be fair to the dealer only came to light after a period of use.
Previous to this van we bought an Autosleeper Gatcombe which had an horrendous list of faults (many of which were down to the dealer and not Autosleeper) and took months to finally resolve.
So no, I can't promise you that you won't be fault free but the Bolero is a great van and as long as you've got a good dealer any thing that does come to light should be just a molehill and not a mountain!
I bought my Voyager about 2 months ago and I love it.There has been a couple of issues but they are all sorted,and Kath at Swifts was very helpful.Don't worry and enjoy your new van.
Hi Colonel I know of course your right! I think I am just winding myself up looking at these other posts . Of course there will be niggles this is our third motohome and our most expensive!! I just don't want to have any of our precious leisure time spoilt!
I know we will get a very thorough hand over The Dealer is very good even though they are a very small company so no worries there . I think I might move into it on the driveway for a few days before we go away just to make sure everything is ok
Good luck with your Voyager on Friday bet you don't sleep on Thursday!
I am impressed at Swifts prescence on the Forum it is reassuring
Happy Touring
Nichola
I will be reading this post with interest as we might be about to change our van for a Swift Group van.
I have been reading the posts about Swift since they started posting on here and there service and commitment is a big reason why we have been looking at Swifts for the last few weeks.
We were originally looking at getting an Autotrail but now have some concerns about there back up if it all goes wrong.
It is possible to have a trouble free Swift. We bought ours (Kon Tiki) in early September with 8 miles on the clock. We took it out fot a trial run the following day and set off for the South of France 10 days later with 140 miles on the clock.
We had a fantastic trip through France and returned home two and a half weeks later. We tried out everything in the motorhome and everything worked as it should. We have now done a little over 3000 miles and have not had the slightest little niggle with it. Not even a judder reversing uphill.
It does what it says on the tin, I hope you're as fortunate as we have been.
This sort of thread does show the danger of the internet and open forums. There are far more happy owners that those with issues, but you wouldn't beleive it if all you did was read the forums.
The fact is that Swift are a very successful manufacturer of caravans and motorhomes and have been in business for over 40 years.
If you are satisfied with the quality of the van then why question your own decision.
Gerry
We were originally looking at getting an Autotrail but now have some concerns about there back up if it all goes wrong.
Richard...
As said about Swift vans later, many (probably most?) Autotrails are fine -we bought a Cheyenne from Tyne Valley and yes, some problems but nothing so far that's not been fixed. A small(ish) number of vans present major problems and for their unfortunate owners become a nightmare - if you look at user satisfaction surveys (CC etc) I think all makes score 70%+ (and that doesn't take into account that if you're unhappy you're more likely to respond?)
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Neither of which I wish to experience on our first couple of trips away on weekends before Xmas
