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Who does your habitation service once out of warranty?
Main Dealer
11%
 11%  [ 15 ]
Independent caravan/motorhome agent
42%
 42%  [ 57 ]
I do it myself
30%
 30%  [ 41 ]
It doesn't get a habitation service
14%
 14%  [ 20 ]
Other
1%
 1%  [ 2 ]
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 Hab servicing after warranty expires
920489 Post Posted: Thu Sep 30, 2010 8:48 pm Thank this member for this postReply with quote Back To Top

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That's our van almost 3 years old now, and it's due it's hab and cab service.

It's booked in to a local garage for it's first MOT and Cab service next week, but we're swithering about the habitation service.

What do you guys do?
Please vote!

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920507 Post Posted: Thu Sep 30, 2010 9:02 pm Thank this member for this postReply with quote Back To Top

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I;ve voted-but not wishing to be "picky" it's not really a "Service" but just a "check"....as I understand it?

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Hi,

Annual hab services are well worth doing for the peace of mind that comes with one providing of course they are carried out properly by trained technicians who know what to look for.

All electrical and gas appliances are tested and checked, gas leakage checks, damp checks for potential problems, window seals; the list is quite long.

A motorhome is expensive to buy in the first place, your life is valuable and the cost of damp rectification is considerable if not caught in time.

We give five years free hab checks on every van we supply for customers peace of mind.

Peter
 
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Ive seen it so many times where people have not had there van serviced and have had bad damp problems (costly). If the van had been checked annually the problems would be found a lot earlier and saved the customer a lot of money.

Phil
 
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Maybe I've missed something...

Is the damp warranty on motorhomes different/longer than the normal 3 year hab warranty?

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Different Manufactures offer different warranty terms on there damp from 1 year onwards

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Is the Habitation Service not a condition of insurance?

For example "If the van explodes due to no regular gas check being done the insurers have an opt out?"

Of course having it done for peace of mind is very worthwhile but the legal and insurance issues are unclear. Or can you enlighten us?

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JohnsCrossMotorHomes wrote:
Hi,

Annual hab services are well worth doing for the peace of mind that comes with one providing of course they are carried out properly by trained technicians who know what to look for.


Peter


And that's the problem.

There are countless threads on here and other boards, detailing poor service from dealers and others.

The last time I used a dealer ( a large country wide dealer at the time, now significantly smaller!!) my van came back with two torn seat cushions.

People who do their own work are often accused of being skinflints, but maybe, like me, they just want to be sure the job is done properly.

Not aimed at you JC, you seem to be trustworthy by what I read on here.
 
920742 Post Posted: Fri Oct 01, 2010 10:39 am Thank this member for this postReply with quote Back To Top

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Hezbez wrote:
Maybe I've missed something...

Is the damp warranty on motorhomes different/longer than the normal 3 year hab warranty?


Swift give a 6 year water ingress warranty subject to the van being serviced anually by main dealer or an approved service centre.

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we had our hab service done by swift approved dealer and they missed a gas leak, the wiring to the senders on the waste tank was broken, the back window would was sticking and would not open,there was water ingress around the door. and they said they had checked and re greased the spare wheel carrier and corner steadies, they had not.
so you takes your choice my guess all they did was wash it.
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