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Last post on the subject of Swift build quality I stated that after 30 months of faults and failure the van was now more or less ok
Well quick wash before hose ban and more recurring "features" of Swift ownership - the reat wheel wheelarch skirts have once again detatched from the van body
This is a well known problem and our van has had "the fix"
I just can't be ar**d going back to the dealer and spending hours and diesel to have the arches refitted (are you aware they are fixed with stick on velcro patches?)
I have therfore gone out purchased a tube of Sika and refited them myself
Swift NEVER NEVER again and any Swift hugging doubters outthere I am happy to go over each and every single design/quality and build issue I have suffered with you or a factory rep if they dare?
Good luck
Ray
Cheers for that! I've heard of others too. We're hoping to own a ih eventually before retirement. It's not rocket science this coachbuilding malarky it just needs well thought out components and well paid conscientious employees to fit.
I cant believe what I read on the forum ????
After spending £XXXX on a new motorhome I am expected to supply and fit all new eletcrics, habitation door x 2, repair a cracked roof, continually refit body panels, ignore faulty water/waste gauges, change the carpets, seal over large gaps around the fridge to stop us being gassed by stray fumes , refix interior trim strips, - I could go on and on
I am new to this UK motorhoming having had 5 fault free German motorhomes
I bought the van to relax and enjoy NOT to refit and rebuild
You could always buy an old Autosleeper or even a coburn holdsworth vista lowline which we only sold because it wasn't big enough. Hold on though....my Symbol is built on the petrol boxer which gives new meaning to the word "basic" and the only automated warning is the speedo fails and tells you the gearbox is full of water
Chris
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So glad we bought a 'budget van' only fault we have really had is that we (being on the larger side) squashed the cushions but had them re foamed on warranty within 2 weeks of asking.
Maybe because we are cheap we don't have high expectations, I do feel for some on here who pay twice what we did had spend more time at the dealers than they do on holiday.
Mandy
______________________________________________________________ Work hard
Play hard
Be kind
First MH we had was a 2nd hand Bessacarr, and apart from the rear lighting wiring (stripped and done properly by an auto electrician) I used my previous piano building skills to repair all the trim, cabinets, hinges, and other bits
It seemed fun (to a degree) as it was our first van, I was on a learning curve, and I felt a had a heath robinson attitude to camping
The 2nd van a Trigano tribute, was bought new, and though I tried to paint in in a good light on MHF, in reality I could have bought the wood, foam, electrical stuff and swatted it in the van with a shovel - and probably made as good a job
Current van new Bessacarr in 2008 - problems already aired on another thread, but some are pretty significant
I can honestly state that every weekend and holiday in the van I have had to do some repair, adjustment et al that has eaten into our quality time
And/Or had to endure a problem that has spoiled our break
The whole purpose of the van is to enjoy using it for holidays and breaks; that is part of what we paid for
Gosh i must have been lucky with our autotrail.
The only problem we have encountered was the draws opening on roundabouts.. And that was on the way home from b/hills nearly five years ago.
Dave p
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